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Otherwise, they'll just be suqeaky wheels regarded as "extremists" and "nut-jobs" with no influence whatsoever, other than as "spoilers" which will cause Republican candidates to lose to democRATS.

If enough Republicans lose enough elections because they lost the support of conservative voters, the Republican Party will have to start moving in our direction to win. It's elementary.

But then, I keep underestimating the capacity of Republicans to learn exactly the wrong lesson.

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If enough Republicans lose enough elections because they lost the support of conservative voters, the Republican Party will have to start moving in our direction to win. It's elementary.

B.S.
By then, the goofballs who use this reasoning will have ruined the whole country.
You wanna see changes? Then get involved in the party.
Sacrifice a little bit of your time and fortune.
Otherwise, don't whine because it sucks.