Where Have All the Conservatives Gone? Right Runs Out of Potential Presidents (Susan Estrich Alert)

Fox News ^ | Sunday , December 03, 2006 | Susan Estrich

[streetpreacher]

Where Have All the Conservatives Gone? Right Runs Out of Potential Presidents

Sunday , December 03, 2006

By Susan Estrich

Where have all the conservatives gone?

Are there going to be any running for President?

First it was Virginia’s George Allen, the great white hope, the George on a horse, the governor with a smile, on his way to a White House run, once he got past that frisky re-election campaign.

He was, less than a short year ago, the Hotline’s unknown front-runner, the insider’s best guess, the neocon’s next new best friend.

Now, thanks to a Macaca joke, a ham sandwich joke, a terrible campaign, and some smart moves by senator-elect Jim Webb, he’s toast.

Then there was Rick Santorum. Mr. Conservative. Surely he would at least make a run. Give the hard core a place to be. Just as soon as he got past his Senate re-election campaign in Pennsylvania. The number three Senate Republican and conservative stalwart is as good a friend as conservatives have in the Senate.

Correction: Had. History.

Hello Bob Casey. Goodbye Rick Santorum. Another one bites the dust.

[DManA]

We disagree on that. It was a total pandering to the black vote. Apparently they are immune to pandering from Republican.

[katieanna]

"TheNextPrez"

We REALLY should be worried about Evan Bayh...

If he gains major support, he WILL carry the day..."

Honestly, I could live with that. As long as it's NOT HILLARY.

[streetpreacher]

Bump

[L98Fiero]

"Rightwing non-voters brilliant political strategy of "sending a message"."

I'm sorry you don't approve of the democratic process our founding fathers put in place. If you don't like the way our process works, you could always try another country.

It is the duty of Americans to vote. Sometimes it is their duty not to or to go with the other guy. In my election, my R choice was Trent Lott and I took it. That doesn't stop people from beating the absoloute crap out of him on FR. Now I wonder why I even bothered.

A republican has no more "right" to my vote than anyone. I don't care if an R does follow their name, they do a crappy job, I'm not voting for them. I may not vote for the Dem either but I cannot in good faith vote for a crappy candidate. Tryng to bully or shame people into doing so is disgusting, IMO.

And guess what? By far, most people have no "political strategy". They vote their hearts, minds and pocketbooks.

[streetpreacher]

He had better not pick her to be veep...

[labette]

That looks like what we call a "Flathead". {Delicious!} Unlike other catfish, they prefer live prey.

Please don't slander such a noble creature.

[KantianBurke]

GOP brilliant political strategy of "big government" appropriately rewarded.

Got THAT?

[roses of sharon]

LOL, well, it seems to me that the so called moderates, indies and swingers. ie leftwing, are smarter voters than we on the right.

Since they turned out and we on the right did not have enough to save very, very, very good Conservative men and women.

And we surrendered Iraq to OBL, the UN's Bolton, taxes, the VERY important courts to the ACLU and the WOT tools of interrogation, surveillance and imprisonment.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

All for illegals and earmark spending?

Hardly worth it since we irrationally removed the very firewall of Conservatives that blocked the liberal tendencies of the President and some GOP members who's constituencies are more liberal.

Dumb, super dumb.

[katieanna]

"He had better not pick her to be veep..."


I can't imagine he would. Really.

[karnage]

Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas will run. I like him.

[streetpreacher]

The pressure would be on him to do so from the party higher ups. Bill and Hillary are the Democrat Party.

[Brilliant]

I really think there is not much chance for Allen.

If he can't even beat Webb in his home state, that's pretty bad.

The only thing that might prompt me to change my mind is if a huge scandal erupts over Webb stuffing the ballot boxes, and it becomes apparent that Webb really did not win the election.

[bmwcyle]

Where Have All the Conservatives Gone?

Ask the Congress GOP hiding under their desks when the Washington Post comes out in the morning.

[katieanna]

Would not Bayh's winning the nomination diffuse the CLinton's influence?

[roses of sharon]

LOL, cut the drama it does not work with me.

American's can vote their "hearts", emotions, to punish, and send a message, to kingdom come. Or not vote while waiting for a robotic knight in shining armor who is perfect in every way, and they will get what they vote for.

Wake me when they start using their brains.

[roses of sharon]

Not me, I correctly voted to keep the furthest Right running in power, to quell any big spenders.

THAT was not the plan for others, obviously, since we now have literal commies in Chairmanships.

Thanks!

[Little Ray]

Sorry. I don't see any evidence that the conservatives didn't turn out. There just aren't enough of 'em to win the battle by themselves.

El President did many stupid things including his stance on immigration, spending,and (IMHO) fighting the war. Congressional leadership supported him, loudly. The "moderates" and "undecideds" missed the fact that it was el Presidente and idiots like Frist who were the problems, not the rank and file and 'Pubbies (not that they got much help in that area from the MSM). So they voted for real Democrats, not "acting-like-Democrats" Republicans.

I was not the conservatives fault. We faced a historical trend and that, combined with the the 'Pubbie leadership's tendency to shoot themselves in the collective feet, cost the election.

[streetpreacher]

I'm hearing a lot of good things about this guy as well:

http://www.scgovernor.com/

http://web3.scetv.org/sos-2005.wmv

[Gaffer]

That's still not my recollection....maybe I'm addle brained but I just don't think so, maybe on a thread or two, but not widespread...

[Corin Stormhands]

Allen 2008: He cost us the Senate

Oh yes, thankfully no OTHER REPUBLICANS lost this year.