“But ... so many of we “conservatives” will dutifully vote for Romney and wonder why the GOP ignores us.”
I have no idea what you mean by “dutifully,” but I will vote for Romney because he is preferable to Obama, just like I will vote for Cruz in the run-off election because he is preferable to Dewhurst. I will keep voting for whomever I think is the best candidate, just like I have done for the past 40-some-odd years. I doubt I will ever get to vote for someone I think is the perfect candidate; and if I do and he or she wins, it will likely turn out that my evaluation of him or her was wrong.
But what I won’t do is wonder why the GOP or anybody else “ignores” me. Folks in the minority tend to get ignored (or much worse) in a democracy. You just keep truckin’ in a lifelong effort of voting for the candidates you think are best and trying to convince others of the merits of your positions.
Very well said.
Thanks for posting.
Earth to olrtex, conservatives are the majority in the Republican Party, in votes, but not in money. Guess which one the leadership cares about? The consultants and hacks would rather spend more in defeat than less in victory.
That's the real problem, and as long as you and people like you assume the attitude of passive acceptance, it will so remain.