Yeah, but Conservatives would have to be IN POWER to lose power. We aren't in power. The Republicans are. Some of them are Conservative; others aren't. Shedding the excess RINO fat would help us.
Not if it fails to build consensus, or builds a consensus for the other side.
Also, you have to understand that the american public isn't nearly as conservative as we on FR. I think they just don't pay much attention to this type of stuff, and when something catches their attention, I think a consensus leans conservative but not overwhelmingly so.
There isn't a strong conservative mandate in the usa just as there isn't a strong liberal mandate in the usa. Our goal is to build consensus and move things closer to where we want them to be.
Republicans for all their problems move things closer to where we want them to be. Even if it's not exactly where most Freepers want things to be, they must never forget that if most Freepers ran for office and were completely honest, forthright, and blunt in their campaign, they would have a hard time winning.