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Principled conservatives are still here — and preparing for what comes after Trump
Missouri Independent ^ | Apr 27, 2026 | Lynn Schmidt

Posted on 05/12/2026 7:57:23 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

President Donald Trump will not control the Republican Party forever. No political figure does...

History is littered with figures who seemed immovable — until they moved. The question is never whether change will come. The question is whether honorable people are ready when it does.

We intend to be ready.

What does that mean in practice? It means identifying and supporting candidates, at every level of government, but most importantly a candidate for President in 2028, who hold genuine conservative values rather than merely pay lip service to them.

It means building a coalition of Republicans who understand that winning elections is important, but that what you do with power matters just as much.

It means insisting that a strong America abroad requires a stable, honest America at home. It means fiscal seriousness in an age of ballooning deficits.

It means respecting the Constitution and adherence to the rule of law.

Reagan called America a “shining city on a hill” —not a nation defined by its enemies, real or imagined, but one animated by its possibilities.

Reagan conservatism was never simply nostalgia. It was an optimistic, forward-looking philosophy that trusted the American people, believed in limited government, and free markets.

That vision did not die. While it went underground, it has persisted in the convictions of millions of Republicans who cast their ballots with unease, who winced at what was said from the podium, and who whispered their doubts to trusted friends.

Those Republicans deserve a home. Our Republican Legacy exists to be that home — and to build the bridge between the conservatism that made America strong and the conservatism that will be called upon to lead again.

The moment is coming...

(Excerpt) Read more at missouriindependent.com ...


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1 posted on 05/12/2026 7:57:23 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I see those pedos at The Bulwark are still at it.

L


2 posted on 05/12/2026 7:58:55 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Since when is lacking a chest and testicles “principled”?


3 posted on 05/12/2026 8:01:52 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

This was written by a 10 year old.


4 posted on 05/12/2026 8:02:06 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Stoking the Conservative versus Conservative fights as well as any Soros Paid Troll could, I give you Condi!


5 posted on 05/12/2026 8:04:19 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Not all 2,000,000,000 muslims want to murder me, but 200,000,000 probably do.)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

Article says nothing other than how great John Danforth is. Debatable.


6 posted on 05/12/2026 8:06:28 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Principled conservatives are RINOS who talk a good game at election time and roll over for the RATS the rest of the time. I give you Cornyn, Tillis, Sasse and Murkowsky to back up my claim. You really can’t include Collins, she’s the best we can ever hope for in Maine.


7 posted on 05/12/2026 8:06:57 PM PDT by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
Apparently Lynn Schmidt doesn't like and doesn't use the word.

No sale Lynn.

8 posted on 05/12/2026 8:10:06 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: FreeReign

Apparently Lynn Schmidt doesn’t like and doesn’t use the word MAGA.

No sale Lynn.


9 posted on 05/12/2026 8:11:10 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Sounds totally GOPeerish.....


10 posted on 05/12/2026 8:15:05 PM PDT by Paladin2 ( YMMV)
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To: wjcsux

Don’t neglect Thune....


11 posted on 05/12/2026 8:16:01 PM PDT by Paladin2 ( YMMV)
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To: Paladin2

” It means fiscal seriousness in an age of ballooning deficits.”

^ Definitely not Neocon.


12 posted on 05/12/2026 8:16:39 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege (🩰🌷 )
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To: Paladin2

“ Don’t neglect Thune....”

Oops, I forgot. He’s so principled that he’s willing to sacrifice the country to the communists rather than fight.


13 posted on 05/12/2026 8:18:11 PM PDT by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

There is No One in Congress who has anything close to fiscal seriousness.


14 posted on 05/12/2026 8:19:54 PM PDT by Paladin2 ( YMMV)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

yeah, the Republican wing of the Uniparty was dead without Trump and MAGA.


15 posted on 05/12/2026 8:22:16 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: Paladin2
There is No One in Congress who has anything close to fiscal seriousness.

Isn’t that what the Kentucky pair claims to be stand for: Rand Paul/Thomas Massie?

16 posted on 05/12/2026 8:25:30 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege (🩰🌷 )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Principled commie libs are like RATS deserting a singing ship. They’re hauling *** from the USSR Party of Death.


17 posted on 05/12/2026 9:21:41 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (NO KINGS?! No pineapple princesses either. Sandy Ocasio and Kamala Harris have got to go!!!)
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To: wjcsux

“Principled conservatives are RINOS who talk a good game at election time and roll over for the RATS the rest of the time.”

These are the Americans who support the European globalist worldview. MAGA is a nationalist worldview. America is ascending in power while Europe fades.


18 posted on 05/12/2026 9:24:05 PM PDT by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Rand Paul and Massie are both scumbags.


19 posted on 05/12/2026 9:36:40 PM PDT by ohioman
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To: Lurker

Ah yes, The Bulwark - the views they espouse don’t even align with *any* brand of Republicanism current or past. Not Trump, not Reagan, not Bush, not even Rockefeller Republicanism. Their views are as far left as they come across the board. yet still claim they are just wanting the days of civility and they really are Republicans...but promote Kamala Harris, James Talarico, push for every single Republican candidate of any sort to be defeated and for Democrats to prevail.

All lies. All nonsense.


20 posted on 05/12/2026 10:00:18 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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