This thread, in addition to promoting Duncan Hunter's candidacy, has given us a very good window as to who FR's conservatives and liberals are.
You're dead-on Old_Mill. Those who count Duncan out at this stage are just silly people. Those of us who have been in tough grass-roots SUCCESSFUL campaigns know that name and money at this stage aren't determinative.
Hunter is worth a very close look at this stage and let’s see if he can catch a little wind in his sails. There are still PLENTY of wealthy conservatives that haven't found their home yet - not with McCain, Romney, and Rudi as the top dogs right now.
I think is points out there are more than one kind of conservative. There are the culture warrior conservatives ( I call them the single digit types) and then there are the traditional conseravtives interested in low taxes, small government and liberty. ( the double digit types)
Given the midterm election, the culture warriors like Hunter are doomed during this election cycle. The Culture warriors call the traditionalists RINOS. So be it...But the Rinos are now driving the GOP bus....