Just to get the conversation started, my first thought was “asinine”. The Republican party is energized. The recent General Election win is not going to be taken lightly yet. What makes much more sense to me is for those with the negative attitude regarding the Republican Party to get up off the couch and go to work. The Party, regardless of which one R, D, I, L, C, G, is made up of people doing work. So, the more folks working who are for example Tea Party Republican’s the greater the influence on how the party operates the way you want it to.
The bottom line for most states, is the Primary. Win the primary and you have a good shot at the General, put yourself on the outside looking in by not being able to vote in the primary of choice and you are handicapped from the start. If I can count there are nineteen states with open primaries. http://grassrootsidgop.wordpress.com/list-of-states-with-open-and-closed-primaries/ So, depending on where one lives you could be out of business before voting even begins just by your choice of party or lack of choice.
It has always been my contention that working within the system to make it right or work for you takes time, effort, money, and even then you don’t automatically win right away, but stick with it and things can change for the better. After all, how do you think we just got a big win? It was six years coming maybe even fourteen, but more likely ten. One Bush term and a term and a half of Obama. Thats the timetable. Don’t like it and you risk eternal frustration.
Want something really different and what are the choices? Whatever your desire it takes a large number of people to get it done, and if it is just frustration talking, how many are going to listen to you and follow? You need a plan of action, and fighting the rejuvenated Republicans when the win just happened is not a good one IMHO. You are fighting the WAVE that will last at least a year, if the Congress even hints at trying to follow the Constitution.
Precisely! AT LAST! A voice of reason and sanity.
I live in CA. I have voted the straight GOP ticket since I have been eligible to vote. I don’t have a single regret.
Not that every Republican candidate I have ever voted for was perfect. Far from it. But ALL Democrats out here on the Left Coast are Marxists. No exceptions. But not voting, or by throwing your vote away on a hopeless third party candidate, you are effectively voting Democrat.
Our only realistic chance of advancing the conservative cause is within the Republican Primary. Here in CA we now have a blanket primary which means only the two candidates with the most votes advance to the runoff which also effectively eliminates third party candidates from consideration.