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"Many "Republicans" do not trust, nor really like, conservatives."

"Why should they. It was the "true conservatives" who put nancy pelosi in power."

No, Dane, it was liberals like you who put the liberals in power because you think the same. Liberal Republicans helped liberal Democrats, it's natural. Democrats are much more convincing as liberals, they've been at it longer.
If the same liberal position is held by a Democrat and a Republican, the swing voter will vote for the real thing, the liberal Democrat.
The Republican party, and the Republican legislature, tried hard to convince the voters it was just as liberal as the Democrats. In many cases they succeeded, and the voters had no reason to vote Republican.

The voters necessary to win a national election hold no strong ties to either party. You cannot, as you believe, get them to vote for a candidate only because of their party affiliation. You cannot, as you believe, get them to vote for a liberal, no matter what party they represent, if they believe in conservative principles.

Many voters, who previously voted for Republicans because of the principles they campaigned on, felt betrayed when those Republicans abandoned those principles and governed like liberals. It is perfectly understandable that these voters no longer trust Republicans and took a chance on the other candidate.

We will never win the necessary swing voters with demands for party loyalty. We must show these voters there is a difference between Republicans and Democrats and convince them that their vote will not be betrayed. I have seen nothing from the Republican leadership that would lead me to believe they understand this or that they will not continue pandering to special interests that have the money but not the votes.

If a conservative is to be elected in 2008, it will be because of the work of conservatives, not because of the Republican party.

We will never win the necessary swing voters with demands for party loyalty. We must show these voters there is a difference between Republicans and Democrats and convince them that their vote will not be betrayed. I have seen nothing from the Republican leadership that would lead me to believe they understand this or that they will not continue pandering to special interests that have the money but not the votes. If a conservative is to be elected in 2008, it will be because of the work of conservatives, not because of the Republican party.

You can't get past the committees to bring in true conservatives. You must go to another party & this cartel has that option closed for all practical purposes.