“Conservative purists divide themselves into small minorities with absolute candidate litmus tests of one kind or another and virtually guarantee loss.”
United moderates have practically guaranteed loss for the party. They have no core principles and therefore stumble around trying to find a message to deliver to voters. McCain has proven that exorbitantly the past month.
It’s interesting that in a recent blog post written by open-borders-obsessed Michael Medved, he already threw out there the idea that if McCain loses, it will be Sarah Palin’s fault for being a conservative.
Reading your posts in this thread, it sounds like you agree. Everything is conservatives fault. McCain can do no wrong.
Reading your posts in this thread, it sounds like you agree. Everything is conservatives fault. McCain can do no wrong.
Wow.
It's amazing how often people can't or won't simply read the post and take it for what it is.
I have never claimed what you say here. My claims are quite plain and simple to understand for anyone who will read them.
Conservatives fail, not by being conservative, but by being unwilling to compromise at all and fracturing themselves into tiny, permanent minorities.
Some refuse to vote for any candidate who would allow abortion under any circumstances, ever.
Some refuse to vote for any candidate who believes access to weapons should be restricted in any way.
Some refuse to vote for any candidate who believes that something short of wholesale deportation of illegals is a workable solution.
Whatever the issue, there are conservatives who will stubbornly die a martyr's death on that hill rather than compromise. While that single-issue stubbornness may make such a conservative feel better about their honor, or what ever, it will not win elections.
All I'm saying is that you can't have your cake and eat it too. If you're going to be a single-issue martyr, then don't whine about losing elections. Be happy that you cast an honorable vote and shut up.