Here's reality: The GOP is growing more liberal and spineless by the day. We can go along with it. Or not. But one thing's certain: No meaningful change will occur without someone being willing to vote their principles instead of continuing to support the lesser of two evils. If there had not been people willing to risk that pain in centuries past, we'd still have the original parties we started with.
To continue to support those who no longer represent our values is itself a vote for increased liberalism, just on a slower growth track.
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The reality is, there are not enough conservative Republicans in Congress to provide the critical mass required to implement the best conservative ideas in the form of legislation.
The solution is not to sulk, withdraw from the fray, and allow the Democrats back in. The solution is to hold EVERY Republican seat, replace vulnerable RINOs in primary battles where this can be done, and work to replace vulnerable Democrats with the most conservative competitive Republicans that can be rallied around. This cycle recurs every two years, providing optimistic and dedicated conservatives a continuous opportunity to progress.
See, you're upset because we've only been able to build a Yugo from the raw materials and engineers we've voted into power. If you want to cruise in a BMW, you need to keep the raw materials you have and vote in more and better additional materials and engineers.
It's simple, really. We could crush the Democrats and increase the proportion of true conservatives in Congress. All we have to do is DECIDE to do that and get it done. Will we? Will you?