[ketsu]

It's opposite. Clinton revived the republican party more than anything before or since. After Reagan, the liberal Bush/Baker wing of the party took over. Only after the RNC realized that they couldn't survive on liberal pork anymore did they go back to conservative principles(the contract with america).

If McCain gets elected the RNC will continue their leftward slide.

[Bob J]

Baloney, there is one person who revived the pub party and conservatism and that was Newt Gingrich and his Contract with America.

And of course now Newt is villified by the same people who call for a mass walk out to third parties.

[MBB1984]

Exactly. Conservatives need someone to rally against and they then will become a viable political force again.