GOP Strength Rests in Its Core Beliefs by Ken Blackwell

townhall.com ^ | November 26, 2008 | Ken Blackwell

[EternalVigilance]

Right now, like then, we are conducting a detailed post-mortem to figure out what went wrong.

If you don't know, it's a good sign you're part of the problem.

[Old Sarge]

The GOP did show its core beliefs: surrender to the Left.

[boxer21]

Let’s just vote Joe Stalin in and avoid all the bloodshed.

[staytrue]

Ken Blackwell equals biggest republican statewide loss in my lifetime and maybe ever.

He lost by 30 points I think.

[roaddog727]

“Unfortunately, Republicans have not been true to Republican principles.”

BINGO!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I’ll be back after the RINOs are all gone, I’m allergic to the smell.

[TADSLOS]

The Walking Dead GOP in its current state:

[LibLieSlayer]

Amen!

LLS

[joesbucks]

Yep, he articulated those principals and lost in a landslide. Almost as bad as Keyes against Obama.

[AmericanHunter]

Core beliefs? Let’s see:

- Out of control spending. Check
- Increasing the size and scope of Federal Gov. Check
- Military intervention around the world. Check
- Empty slogans rather than priciple. Check

Gee, what could have gone wrong?

[golf lover]

Republican core beliefs don’t matter any more. The bottom line is that Democrats outnumber Republicans with the foreseeable future being far worse. Looks like a huge multimillion increase for the Democrats after the coming amnesty for illegals.

[MaineConservative]

We need to become FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE — not BELTWAY REPUBLICANS, but HOMETOWN CONSERVATIVE. That is people who would replace pork with tax cuts and give the towns control of EDUCATION and housing!!

[LiberConservative]

"Ken Blackwell equals biggest republican statewide loss in my lifetime and maybe ever."

If my memory serves me correctly it was due to the RNC abandoning Blackwell for a number of reasons: he was "unelectable" because he was "too conservative", and Ohio was furious at the Republican party because of convicted felon Gov. Taft who had an approval rating in the single digits. The RNC abandoned Blackwell - but no Republican really stood a chance in Ohio that year.

[staytrue]

my memory is Blackwell ran behind EVERY STATEWIDE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IN 2006.

[staytrue]

How about a Palin/Blackwell ticket in 2012 ?

[all the best]

You got it right. No firm principles.
Today’s “conservatives” are all to the left of FDR. Name a few who want to roll back the government to where it was before Roosevelt. No firm principle despite all their yammering to the contrary. The left can compromise it’s was to tyranny. We will never compromise our way to liberty. Every time evil compromise with evil evil advances. And every time that good compromise evil advances.
RINO’s are actually just R’s.

[staytrue]

Maybe we should run a Keyes/Blackwell ticket in 2012.

[joesbucks]

Now that would be a winner?

[roamer_1]

Republican core beliefs don’t matter any more. The bottom line is that Democrats outnumber Republicans [...]

That is all true- But Conservative core beliefs do matter. And Conservatives outnumber liberals by 2 to 1, if not more. That should give you a clue.