The question is simple: Do you believe that in today electorate a conservative can be elected in each state or county of the country? I do not. I really hope that it is the case but reality says otherwise.
Also, I think Jim that you are way over worrying about Romney. The man has very little chance of winning the 2012 primaries if he runs because of the Massachusetts healthcare disaster. Do you really believe that he has a great chance of winning the 2012 primaries?
Romney currently has no chance in hell! And I’m aiming to keep it that way!
Romney supporters can take a freaking hike as far as I’m concerned!
Difficult in NY, but not impossible.
Albany isn’t listening to the people, and are busying themselves with keeping their heads in the sand on the budget problems.
The next group of candidates just has to hammer on the budget and taxation issues, and DELIVER on their platform.
In any way they can, even if it means ripping Albany apart in full view of the press.
Senate, Schumer needs to be hammered on the issues, his support for unpopular legislation and raising taxes.
Gillibrand needs to be hammered for her unpopular vote on the stimulus, porkulus, etc.
Trick is.. running candidates that are worth voting for.
You saw what they did in NY 23 here with Scuzzyflava.
At this point in time, I do not know of ANY possible candidates in NY worth voting for.
NY is California lite.
May I answer that...back a few posts I posted how we overturned our county government's very structure. In a place that has been democrat all my life and then some. Nobody on FR paid me much attention election night, but I was excited for the first time in my life for the place I live. That night, I even began thinking of running for an office in this new county government.
WE can do this if only WE can find the courage to step forward. The time is NOW and history is calling us...to keep the republic, if we can.
Let me reply by saying it's far more conceivable today than 6 months ago. The NY 23rd race taught us that. If it hadn't been for Scozzafava's vote Hoffman would have won. In the end, Scozzafava had more votes than Hoffman's deficit. That's in New York. If New York (albeit a fairly conservative district) can come this far, I suspect things are much different elsewhere than what we're used to.
Right now, all this is speculation. It's a year before the next general election. A lot can change. But what do you see in the wind that makes you believe will be same ol', same ol' come 2010? The only issue I see that can cause that is Amnesty. And that's still in the future. All bets are off at this point.
Jim is owner of this site. He has the right to set policy for Free Republic and I for one welcome his opinion. That doesn't mean we have to be in lockstep. But it defines the parameters of this site and that has to be taken into consideration when considering discussion. But let's not dismiss public opinion so cavalierly, when there's wind in our sails.