[highlander_UW]

I'm a conservative who is registered as an independent. If the republican party wants my vote they need to field conservative candidates...if they refuse, then a party who does will get my vote. I realize this view will engender accusations that it will be my fault if liberals are elected. That is not true. If liberals are elected it's because the republican party has failed conservatives...it will be the republican party's fault if Obama becomes president.

[SolidWood]

I'm a conservative who is registered as an independent. If the republican party wants my vote they need to field conservative candidates...if they refuse, then a party who does will get my vote.

You have it backwards. It's YOU and ME who have to field conservative candidates. How? By voting for them in primaries! *surprise* The political process isn't that difficult, isn't it? If conservatives can't decide which candidate they should support in the primaries, you will get RINOs or moderates. The problem is conservative disunity, not the Republican party.

[Bob J]

“If the republican party wants my vote they need to field conservative candidates...”

Thompson wasn’t conservative? Tancredo wasn’t conservative? Hunter wasn’t conservative? The pubbies DID FIELD CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES but the partisan bickering split the vote (not to mention Huck and Romney) and McCain slipped in on name recognition.

Quit blaming McCain on the pubs and GOP it was you IDIOTIC ONE ISSUE VOTERS who couldn’t see past your nose and you’re doing the dsame thing noe you did during the campaign...

THREATENING TO HOLD YOUR BREATH AND TURN BLUE UNLESS YOU GET YOUR WAY.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

If the republican party wants my vote they need to field conservative candidates...,

The process is open to everyone. Why don't you run?