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Looking Down the Ticket
michellemalkin.com ^ | July 29, 2008 | see-dubya

Posted on 07/29/2008 9:26:00 AM PDT by the anti-liberal

By see-dubya  •  July 29, 2008 09:15 AM

What’s a disgruntled conservative blogger to do this election?

A: open up the five hundredth “Lesser of Two Evils” should-I-actually-vote-for-that-squish-McCain debate, or

B: Look around for some actual conservatives to back?

You might not find any at the top of the ticket, but the real conservatives are out there, running for Congress all around the country. I was thinking about writing a post summarizing some of the hotter races, where some support from bloggers and local activists and small donors could make a big difference.

But then some guys went and started up a whole blog dedicated to exactly that subject: Down The Ticket.

Which is pretty cool. They’re covering some of the races I’m interested in: Harris in Maryland, McClintock in California, Barletta in Pennsylvania, and several more.

I’d point out that they’re missing Florida’s Allen West, who I would really like to see in Congress.

I’d also recommend they follow Keith Fimian in Northern Virginia–not so much that he’s a rock-solid conservative (he might be, I just can’t tell yet) as that his Democratic opponent is Gerry Connolly, who as Fairfax County supervisor maintained a sanctuary policy for illegal aliens and also backed the county’s relationship with a Saudi-funded radical Islamic school.

So even if Fimian turns out to be a RINO who makes McCain look Reaganesque, I don’t think there’s any reason to let this district go to Connolly. And even if it is trending a little Whole-Foods soccer-mom nanny-state around NoVa, Connolly’s spent a lot to win his primary and he’s made those very bad decisions on illegals and madrassas that Fimian’s campaign–or his surrogates–ought to be able to exploit.

Anyway, conservatives. They’re out there, and they need some lovin’. I’m not big on telling you what to do, but if you were to ask my advice, I’d say to pick out a name from Downtheticket’s list–or maybe one of my additions–and send them twenty bucks along with a short note explaining why you’re doing this and which issues are important to you.*

And when your paycheck comes in next month, do it again. Repeat until November.

We’ve got plenty of time to decide what to do about McCain, and frankly I’m already tired of him. But we can never have enough principled conservatives in Congress. Even if we don’t reclaim a majority, we’ll need stalwarts in there who will do their best to delay and disable the new shamnesty bill that will be headed our way pretty soon–under either new president.

*If you do this, please mention where you got the idea–because if these candidates aren’t reading this site, they should at least know that their donors are.

Also, this doesn’t constitute an “endorsement” of any of those candidates, for whatever that’s worth. I’m just saying it’s a pretty good list. If you know of anybody who ought to be added to it, let us know in the comments.



TOPICS: Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: congress; conservatives; downticket; electioncongress
Something constructive to consider.
1 posted on 07/29/2008 9:26:00 AM PDT by the anti-liberal
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To: the anti-liberal

Any conservative who doesn’t vote is a fool. If you want to skip McCain then do so, but vote the rest.


2 posted on 07/29/2008 9:30:12 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy. Fight back or STFU!!!)
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To: the anti-liberal; Admin Moderator
"*If you do this, please mention where you got the idea–because if these candidates aren’t reading this site, they should at least know that their donors are."

I hadn't thought of that, but I suppose a note enclosed with the check wouldn't be a bad idea.

Mods: OK to pass a note about FR in donation envelope?
3 posted on 07/29/2008 9:32:04 AM PDT by CowboyJay (There's always 2012...)
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To: CowboyJay; Admin Moderator

An ‘inspired by FR’ logo would be nice, wouldn’t it?


4 posted on 07/29/2008 9:47:24 AM PDT by the anti-liberal
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To: the anti-liberal

We should also consider many lower races. The majority of congressmen were state legislators, and the majority of state legislators held lower offices. If we want to have a conservative Congress, in the future, we should help other candidates. I know conservatives, in the Chicago area, who, in 2009, will run for township supervisor and city council. I’ll donate to their campaigns, and I might volunteer for them.


5 posted on 07/29/2008 9:52:00 AM PDT by PhilCollins
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To: PhilCollins
"We should also consider many lower races."

Absolutely - and every politician has to start somewhere. We need to help the good ones get started.

6 posted on 07/29/2008 10:06:31 AM PDT by the anti-liberal
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To: Free Vulcan
If you want to skip McCain then do so, but vote the rest.

This can't be said enough. Last week I had the opportunity to attend a meeting with 3 Texas Supreme Court Justices as the speakers. They are solid Conservatives and are being contested this election. They told us that in 04 Texas lost 41 local, county and state seats because Conservatives didn't get out and VOTE. We can not let Texas go Lib. I'm telling everyone to go vote the down ticket if for no other reason.

7 posted on 07/29/2008 10:22:06 AM PDT by YellowRoseofTx (Evil is not the opposite of God; it's the absence of God)
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To: YellowRoseofTx

‘Vote The Down Ticket’

There’s our slogan, needs to be spread far and wide.

BTW, I’m stealing that for the candidate I’m working for, Mariannette Miller Meeks.


8 posted on 07/29/2008 8:03:56 PM PDT by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy. Fight back or STFU!!!)
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