“If Romney wins conservatives live to fight another day. If 0bama wins....forget it. There will not be another day.”
I would argue that Romney will do more damage to conservatism if he wins in following ways:
1) He will stack the RNC leadership positions with his people. That means his supporters who defend govt mandates, socialized healthcare, restrictive gun control, gay marriage, global warming, diversity etc. Take a look at his judicial and other political appointments.
2) Every liberal position he takes....more socialized healthcare, intrusive govt, gun control will be labeled by the MSM as “ conservative” positions. This will ultimately push the debate even further to the left.
In my opinion, there has been no greater force for the resurgence of conservative ideals and principles than the last four years of Obama. He inadvertently created the Tea Party and stoked the fires of conservatism to new levels. (He’s also been pretty good for gun sales.) I’m not so sure that four more years won’t further strengthen the resolve of conservatives. (One thing the Romney nomination has taught me is that the GOP hasn’t learned their lesson yet.)
As powerful as the Presidency is, I’m 100% certain that there nothing Obama can do to kill the conservative movement. I can’t say the same thing about Romney.