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"Conservatives" will not vote for a lib. We will just stay home.Sounds to me that the rnc better wake up to that fact.I think the 06 elections proved that.

[LS]

Here in OH, it was quite the opposite. The turnout was as high as ever, and the conservatives lost. Conservatives like Santorum were creamed; conservatives like Allen and Talent and Hayworth all lost. Sorry, you can't use 06 as an example of anything to support the notion that "more conservatism" is needed.

What was missing was leadership and combativeness, and you can show leadership over any issue or in any direction. Churchill retained his support throughout the war, despite not sharing any of his constituents' views on social policy. If Bush early on would have PUNISHED anyone in the GOP who didn't fall in line on ANY issue, and if he had crushed the Dems who crossed him on every issue, there wouldn't have been an 06 upset.