[CA Conservative]

No one will hit ALL the Conservative checklist items (even Reagan could not).

Good point. And can I add, if you have a problem with a candidate's specific policies, argue against those - it is not necessary to make a candidate into the Anti-Christ just because you disagree on certain issues.

There are some of the expected candidates with whom I broadly agree on most issues; other with whom I have more disagreement, but could still support; and others who would make me write-in a candidate before I would vote for them. But I don't consider any of them evil; I just think some of them are wrong on important issues. And there are NO candidates with whom I am in agreement on ALL issues (not even my wife could meet that standard).

So feel free to talk about the issues that are important to you, and why a candidate's stand would make you more or less willing to vote for them. But don't try to put horns and a red suit on them, and even more importantly, don't attack another poster because they disagree with you about the candidate or the issue. Let's try to make FR a little more classy than DU - I see way too many personal attacks over policy disagreements than we should have on a conservative site.

[Responsibility2nd]

But don’t try to put horns and a red suit on them....

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Unless it’s Huckabee.

THEN it’s open season!

lolol

[freedumb2003]

>>ut don’t try to put horns and a red suit on them, and even more importantly, don’t attack another poster because they disagree with you about the candidate or the issue. Let’s try to make FR a little more classy than DU - I see way too many personal attacks over policy disagreements than we should have on a conservative site.<<

The Paulbot wars were pretty grim and the “stay at home” non-vote follow-ups from (and lead-ups to) 2008 and 2012 were pretty turbulent.

I am unsure if FR can follow your sage advice.

[wbill]

And can I add, if you have a problem with a candidate's specific policies, argue against those

Seconded.

'Tis easier to move a candidate on one issue, than move a party on all of their issues.

[trebb]

Get ready to get flamed by those who only need a single gripe to override 100 good points - some act as if they really want the Dems to destroy us but think they can fool us by whining about all the RINOs - They remind me of the RINOs themselves who give lip service while selling the People down the river. Of course, while they mock the "blame it on Bush" folks, they also have no problem using GOPe and RINOs as their own scapegoat - "They made me ensure Obama got a second term; They made it impossible for me to oppose Hillary".

They call it a principled game plan and when they shoot down a Walker they show themselves as pusillanimous nose-dripping whiners who claim have a real plan but cannot let the secret out because then everyone would know it...their plan is to vote for anyone that makes Reagan and Cruz look like they are left of Obama...IOW, their plan is to let the Left run unopposed by them.

There, I feel better already.

[Tennessean4Bush]

CA Conservative, you make too much sense!