Millions of Us Are Strangers in Our Own Party

Conservative Review ^ | 5-3-16 | Daniel Horowitz

[sally234]

Millions of us are strangers in our own party.

No, this is not because of Donald Trump’s victories over the past few months, although it is certainly a reflection of them. It is because the media has succeeded in helping reelect every single RINO incumbent in every election cycle and most open races, including in this much-vaunted year of the outsider. The system is rigged, but not in the way Donald Trump claims; he is the recipient of the rigged system. It is rigged because anyone who is truly a smart and principled conservative will be destroyed in a primary – either overpowered by the media or the superior power, money or fame of the non-conservative candidate who almost always runs as a conservative outsider as well.

[Donglalinger]

I felt the same way for the last 30 years

[Da Bilge Troll]

Well, at least the party is united!

[Utmost Certainty]

Ah, the ‘principled conservative’ unicorn again.

[Mr. N. Wolfe]

Stupid voters.

[SecondAmendment]

The premise of the article is incorrect.

The GOP has NEVER been ideologically conservative.

[NYCslicker]

So let me get this straight. The writer didn’t feel like a stranger in their own party when the party nominated John McCain or Mitt Romney, but they do feel like a stranger now. That’s interesting that they purport to speak for conservatives.

[SubMareener]

It would be one thing if Donald Trump were winning and incumbents were simultaneously dropping like rocks. Such a scenario would demonstrate that voters are truly on to the establishment artifice, albeit roped into the media’s sensation over Trump. The fact that Trump is winning even as every establishment candidate is winning exposes this election cycle as a replica of every election cycle – principled guys finish last because the media will ensure that outcome. - See more at: https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/05/millions-of-us-are-strangers-in-our-own-party#sthash.BntJirZZ.dpuf
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Well, Dan, you are exactly right! (A little Ted Cruz lingo for old times sake ;-) Now that the establishment candidates have been eliminated from the Republican side of the Presidential ticket, we will see what Donald J. Trump does to get the support he is going to need in Congress to actually start the demolition of the Regulation Dictatorship.

[Resolute Conservative]

I have felt like a stranger since 1992.

[Cboldt]

-- I felt the same way for the last 30 years --

Same thought here. All that has changed is which group feels abandoned.

[dforest]

Maybe Trump will teach the GOP about being conservative. Up till now they have failed to impress. That is why the people had to grab the steering wheel.

Hate to say it, but Cruz talked the talk but really never walked the walk.

That is just one of the reasons that he lost. I could name many other reasons, but deep in their hearts people see those others reasons too, but they don’t wish to admit it.

The lamenting is seriously starting to become a joke, just like they are.

[TheBattman]

When a candidate gets $hundreds of millions in free publicity and advertising (including Faux News)

When the useful idiots supposedly protesting against Trump, blocking highways and bringing violence along the way are actually helping to promote him (the very people screaming at his events - attacking Trump supporters, and being so ugly - represent the very people that many Republican voters despise... so if they hate Trump, he must be ok...

The last few election cycles - the GOP has force fed us a RINO/Weak candidate and demanded we fall in-line and obediently vote for the “R” to prevent the “D”... and told to “bide your time, the Conservative’s best avenue to change is through the existing system... stick with the Republican Party and you will be heard...

What a huge lie - a lie nearly as big as the fraud that is Donald J Trump. So now we apparently have as the Republican candidate, someone who is to the LEFT of the last two GOP candidates - but hey - he is “great” and he is angry... and he will do so much... all without a single legal or constitutional path to get them done. A man who has no clue what the Constitution actually say (because he proudly says he has never felt a need to read it). The very document that spells out the duty and power of the President and the other two branches of the Federal government, and he has seen no need to read it?

[datura]

The swill from CR continues.

The “principled conservative” who was neither principled nor particularly conservative in his voting record lost.

The butthurt at that rag will never go away.

[LNV]

“...we will see what Donald J. Trump does to get the support he is going to need in Congress to actually start the demolition of the Regulation Dictatorship.”

On Fox and Friends this morning Trump said he was going to begin fundraising for the party, especially for senators and congressman. Sounds like an olive branch to me. Not to mention the easiest way to get their support to enact his agenda.

[SubMareener]

Donald Trump has been thinking about doing this for a long time. Now that he has three grown children to continue the business (and as good as they are it will take all three to replace one Donald) he is executing that plan. As he has told us many times, he has a plan, and no he is not going to tell you what it is! ;-)

[flaglady47]

Trump is going to be elected because he, by force of his personality, is a doer and fixer, not a stand on principles while accomplishing nothing person (like Cruz with his orchestration of a gov’t shutdown that accomplished nothing but cost the taxpayers a bundle). Trump has a lifetime record of accomplishments and success, just what the Republican Party needs. Trump will be like Reagan was in his ability to go over the heads of the gov’t and directly to the people.

This is just another Trump hit piece in disguise. If nice guys with principles seem to finish last, then they better follow Trump’s model and fight, like he did. Fight that unfair media; Trump did. Get things done. Trump does. Accomplish the people’s ends, conservative people’s ends. Trump will. Then get back to me with less whining and more getting things done to fix this country. There is a lot of work to do.

[patriot08]

Congratulation Donald!

What a pleasure it will be to have an American president and an all American family who love their country in our White House!

Now we must all forget the fighting and bitterness,unite and support Donald.
We CANNOT afford another four years of Democrats in power. Obama has all but destroyed America. This country has NEVER been so divided and full of hatred, thanks to the white/Jew/America hating foreign usurper.

The criminal, Hillary, will carry on right where the marxist/muslim left off. She- or Bernie (a self admitted socialist,) will finish destroying America, our way of life and every thing America has always stood for.

Donald will bring us together once again.

Donald will help our poor vets who have been so shamefully ignored

Donald WILL build the wall. He will surely run into lawsuits, and stumbling blocks put up by the rats and Mexicans, but he WILL get it built. In the meantime, he will put enough ARMED guards on our border to stop the flood of criminal invaders- something our governors have been too spineless and afraid of Obama to do.

A COUNTRY IS NOT A COUNTRY WITHOUT BORDERS.

The mexicans have already reclaimed Texas and commit thousands of crimes; rape, robbery and murder, against us. It appears the sacrifices of the heroes of the Alamo were all in vain

Obama cares not. He has opened the border to let in a tsunami of future rat voters- criminal invaders. Not one of our spineless politicians have had to guts to even bring this up-except Donald. He WILL secure our borders.

Donald WILL stop other countries who rip us off. He will make them pay for some of the protection we've given them. He will stop the insane handout of trillions of dollars to countries who hate us.

Donald WILL rebuild our armed forces which have been depleted by the muslim.

Donald WILL vet/deport the thousands upon thousands of dangerous 'immigrants' (Mexican criminals, muslim colonists,Jihadists) that Obama has imported and distributed across America against our will, and to whom Obama has pledged almost $17,000 for their 'care'. (more than most seniors earn per year from SS after paying into it all their working lives!)

Donald WILL regain our allies whom the muslim has turned against us

Donald will make America great- and respected again!

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

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anyone who is truly a smart and principled conservative

 

LoL - if he was talking about anyone in this last batch of Repub presidential candidates, no. With the possible exception of Scott Walker, who has gone toe to toe with the militant left and slew their dragons left and right, and appears to be continuing to do so. The rest have been a bunch of talk.