[Man50D]

But most Whigs differed ENTIRELY on the issue of slavery: all Dems were for it, most Whigs, against.

BS! The Whig party was sharply divided on the slavery issue. A schism developed between the northern anti slavery Whigs and the southern pro slavery Whigs. The northern Whigs decided not to try and retake the party. Instead they chose to bypass the southern Whigs by forming the Republican party in Wisconsin in 1854. Thanks for nothing.

Conservatives can employ the same strategy by uniting in a Conservative party.

[LS]

"A schism developed between the northern anti slavery Whigs and the southern pro slavery Whigs."

Precisely my point. By 1852, there WERE no "pro-slavery Whigs," because the party overwhelmingly was anti-slavery. I fail to see how a sectional party can win anything today but good luck and thanks, yourself, for nothing.

[antisocial]

“Conservatives can employ the same strategy by uniting in a Conservative party.”

The trouble with that is, it will give the dims a victory to consolidate their power. Then we will have effectively lost our country, if we haven’t already.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Conservatives can employ the same strategy by uniting in a Conservative party.

Where are you going to get the people?