Posted on 05/05/2015 6:24:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The field of announced Republican candidates has recently doubled to six, with the entry of Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, and Mike Huckabee. When you add the candidates who are almost certain to soon join the race--Jeb Bush, Gov. Scott Walker, Rick Perry, and Gov. Chris Christie--and the others who might, the field will be big enough to fill an airport shuttle van. The stage at the first Fox News debate in early August will have so many people on it, the organizers may need to put everyone on bleachers.
The Republican presidential pageant is vastly more diverse than the Democratic coronation. The GOP field includes a female CEO, a black surgeon, two Cuban Americans, a lawyer, and a preacher.
This all-but-a-candlestick-maker group is the most robust Republican field in history. But while some Republicans celebrate their diversity and strength, some conservatives see it as a challenge. "If we continue to split the vote, we'll lose to the establishment candidate," says Fran Wendelboe, a former seven-term New Hampshire state representative who now heads an effort to consolidate the conservative vote in the Granite State. Named the 603 Alliance, after the state's area code, the group is committed to picking a Republican candidate who shares its members' views about limited government and who promises to be an executive operating within a strict interpretation of the Constitution. The Alliance hopes to bring candidates together in an October caucus where members will agree to gather behind one horse....
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Because conservatives want to split voters and clear the path for single RINO running...McCain in 2008, Romney in 2012 and Jeb in 2016.
And we open the door for one of those you detest to have a second term in the WH even though there was zero doubt about what he would continue and escalate. Somewhere along the line, we need to either get behind somemone or get ready to whine about how "they" made it too hard for us to do anything that made sense.
And there are others who hand the pot over to the Left, but they rename "stirring the pot" to "finding every last possible fault to insure we have no one worthy of our vote".
Just sayin' - it works both ways and we do manage to end up with the worst of both worlds when all is said and done.
In my mind? Im sure you meant that as a complement.
My point is its a full time job sorting out the impostors from the real things because they are all running around calling themselves conservatives.
That's why it is so important to have a set of principles to go by, so that clearing out the imposters is easy.
I have no problem deciding quickly who is really a conservative and who isn't.
I also know who I'll vote, volunteer, and send money to.
Easy...
/johnny
I also know who I’ll vote, volunteer, and send money to.
Easy...
oh crap now I have to wait for next season to find out
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