We disagree that it is moving in the right direction. I think it is going the other way.
Given that, the rest is irrelevant to me.
Conservatives are not interested in the same things, And you are free to classify yourself as a constitutionalist even though I have not seen the evidence of it, but your classification of me is just your opinion.
I know you think that. But you haven't defended that position as well as I have mine, on the other "serious" thread yet. I've been citing chapter and verse. Yes, some of the things you mentioned support your position, such as McCain Feingold, but campaign finance reform is just one issue in a multitude of others.
Of course conservatives are not interested in the same things. As you noted yourself, your postions as a whole seem to not have huge support. But if every conservative claims to be a fan of Reaganism lets at least work together to find candidates that share Reagan's philosophy.
I'm an ardent constitutionalist - originalist. I've told you that before. Not a republican, not a libertarian, not a memeber of the Constituton Party. I'm a conservative that believes the role of the federal gov't needs to be exactly what was laid out by the founders, and the states can pass whatever onerous crap they want (as long as it does not violate the federal constitution) in line with their own founding documents. None of this means I do not realize the value of having GWB as opposed to Algore sitting in the Whitehouse.