Election Strategy for Conservatives

Free Republic Exclusive! | 5-1-12 | Antoninus

[Antoninus]

Let's face it. The second Mitt Romney becomes the Republican nominee for president, conservatives have lost the 2012 election. The time has come to attempt to make the best of a bad situation.

Please allow me to present my analysis of our current political situation and my worst- and best-case scenarios.

Worst outcome: Obama wins, Democrats Take Control of the Congress.
If that happens, conservatives have lost everything for the next generation at least. Nothing short of divine intervention could save us from socialism at that point.

Second worst outcome: Romney wins
If Romney wins, it doesn't matter who controls the Congress. Socialism will progress, and fast. Romney will have no opposition from Republicans and Democrats will only oppose to push him even further to the left. And he will acquiesce. That's his MO. Worse, Republicans will rightly get the blame for every piece of socialist legislation that Romney signs, resulting in catastrophic defeats in 2014 and a loss of the presidency in 2016 to an even more radical Democrat commanding even more insuperable majorities in Congress than Obama did in 2008.

Least bad outcome: Obama wins with less than 50% of the vote, Republicans control Congress with solid majorities in each house.
This could happen with the emergence of a strong conservative third party candidate that bleeds votes from Romney, giving Obama a Clinton-style non-mandate victory. A strong conservative third party would also have the effect of energizing otherwise apathetic conservatives to come out and vote for conservative Republicans down-ticket, even while voting against Liberal Mitt on the top line. The resulting government produces only gridlock which keeps us in the fight with momentum leading into 2014 and 2016.

Given this, I have decided, for the first time in my life, to vote for a Third Party candidate for president in November. If no one with more national name recognition emerges, Virgil Goode will be getting my vote. I encourage others to think about it and do likewise.

Conversely, you could delude yourself into thinking that Romney isn't as bad as his record clearly shows him to be and spend your time, treasure and energy helping to elect an admitted "progressive" to the presidency. If you decide to do that, God bless you. But don't claim you weren't warned.

[Antoninus]

We can influence Romney's Politics, just as we did with President Bush.

If you think that, you didn't follow his career very closely in Massachusetts.

[Yaelle]

I agreed with you about Santorum. But no way would Romney’s Supremes picks be as bad as Barack’s. Sorry. If a house is on fire you have to save what you can. Romney’s the only fire extinguisher left.

[Kickass Conservative]

Romney is a Northeast RINO. He will most likely be the Republican Nominee. As a Republican, he will be influenced by his Base. To what degree I don't know. Bush backed down on Harriet Meirs and Amnesty and he was no Conservative.

Obama is a wannabe Communist. His Reelection will result in the Gloating Nothing to Lose Term. We will have ZERO influence on his decisions. His impact in seating two or three Justices on the SCOTUS will haunt this Country for Generations.

If the Republican Nominee loses the support of members of his own Party, the avalanche of damage to down Ballot Republicans will insure that the House, Senate and Republican Governorships will fall to the Democrats.

Now, as far as I am concerned, the idiots that Voted for Romney in the Primaries did no favors to the Republican Party or our Country. In my world, you play the cards you are dealt. If Romney is the hand we have, then we either play it out or surrender the pot to our enemy across the table.

That is how I see it. You see if differently. Since this is a Free Country, follow your path and I will follow mine. We have reached the point where it is apparent that we can't keep kicking the same dead Horse.

Que Sera Sera, what will be will be.

[Kharis13]

This election is ours to lose. The economy stinks, unemployment is still at record highs, home prices continue to fall, job growth is miniscule, gas prices have doubled, food prices are up....

Do I need to go on? Defeating Obama is #1 this time around. Will I vote for Romney? You’re darn right. And yes, a no vote, vote for unknown candidate, or a write-in vote is the same as a vote for Obama.

[mrsmel]

I changed my mind, but Obama changed it. After swearing I’d never vote for Romney, Hussein finally made a believer out of me with his latest shenanigans re St Trayvon. That finally focussed my mind. We can’t afford to have this white-hating, America-hating ready-to-be-a-tyrant re-elected, he will be no holds barred in a second term. It will be open season on whites with no recourse and no protection under the very laws OUR ancestors promulgated!

[PieterCasparzen]

Appointments !

The Romney supporters here must be waving flags, singing and cheering over Mr. Mittens Romney’s FIRST APPOINTMENT.

MR. RICHARD GRENELL !

WHOO-HOO !

HOMOSEXUAL. ALREADY RESIGNED - JUST DAYS AFTER BEING APPOINTED.

ROMNEY’S TRUE COLORS ARE SHOWING.

Rube Republican (crying, sniffling, whining): But I have to vote faw him, da wowood is gowing to end overwise ! Aahhhhh ! hewp me !! The big Wepubwican machine estabwishment towd me to vote faw Mr. Womney !!!!!!

Sam Kinnison: Hey Rube. Guess what. OBAMA’S BEEN PRESIDENT FOR THREE @$@#$ YEARS ALREADY MORON ! And you know where the sky is ? IT’S STILL UP IN THE SKY !

Romney’s true colors: ANY #^#$%#%#% COLOR YOU WANT AS LONG AS I GET TO BE PRESIDENT. Highest bidder wins. Big pharma. Big finance. Big Hollywood. Big homo. Big islam. Hey, big anybody. Just look at my smile and vote for me ! Rube ? Rube who ?

Rube (two months after Womney is elected): AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH !! BUT YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME !!!! THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL !!!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH !!!! THE ESTABLISHMENT LIED TO ME AGAIN !!!!! We’ve got the first completely all-homo/all-islamic-shari’a’ah’ schools and judicial systems in the history of America. Ouch ! This is worse than nobama ! Why is the Congress siding with this liberal ? Could it be ? Are most of them from the establishment too ? Why did I vote for him, why did I pull that lever ????

Antoninus: Rube, Rube, Rube. Sorry pal. You said Romney was the lesser of two weevils. Well, dude, too bad. Now, you’re hosed, and BY YOUR OWN PARTY ! And he doesn’t even return your calls now. Poor Rube. And the commies are going to use the whole mess to win in 2016, since, well, it’s all Republican, the whole mess. You’ve got a bigger EPA than ever. Bigger NLRB. Bigger FHA. More bailouts. No school choice. Dude’s even overseeing the government as it slowly increases persecution of Christians and practicing Jews - and islams getting hundreds of new mosques in America - which local towns are stuck with. It’s freedom of religion don’t you know. And Mitt wants Christians to “tone down” their rhetoric. And the Romneybots just keep smilin’... it’s ok, because Republicans WON !

[Kickass Conservative]

America is the Punch Bowl and Obama is the Turd.

America is the Swimming Pool and Romney is the Baby Ruth Bar. (Caddyshack)

I'll go with the Swimming Pool scenario.

[jonrick46]

There is reason to be disciplined in this election year. If we falter, Zer0 will be reelected.

[JCBreckenridge]

“Given this, I have decided, for the first time in my life, to vote for a Third Party candidate for president in November. If no one with more national name recognition emerges, Virgil Goode will be getting my vote. I encourage others to think about it and do likewise.”

Here here, I agree with you.

[JCBreckenridge]

Tell that to the Gingrich fans. I supported Santorum. I don’t know what the rest of you were thinking, but he was our last chance.

[traditional1]

"Huh? Congress passes legislation. A conservative congress will pass conservative legislation. Who’s more likely to sign it, Obama or Romney?"

You haven't been paying attention: Executive Orders are the Rule, now, and by-passing Congress is a way of life.

Don't let Congress get in the way of the Progressive Agenda....

Why do you think there have been no lawsuits to get a Ruling on the abuse of Executive Orders to by-pass our 3-co-equal Branches of Constitutional Government.

The FIX is in, no matter WHO wins.

[Happy Rain]

In 2008, I voted for Sarah Palin not McCain.

Hope Mitt gives us another conservative to vote for as well.

[grey_whiskers]

If Romney opposed Obaama I would at least make a favorable reference to Romney in the House of Commons (and on FR). /Winston Churchill>

Cheers!

[freedomfiter2]

Good analysis. Vote for the best conservative in every race, no matter what party.

[norwaypinesavage]

"Did you read what I wrote? The outcome is gridlock from 2012-2014"

You're forgetting executive orders and Supreme Court Justices. Obama Executive Orders will give us $8 per gallon gasoline, multiple trillion dollar deficits, elimination of coal mining, no Canadian oil, tripling of electric bills, and unsafe cars, just to name a few.

I am aware of the response you will give that "Romney will appoint liberal Supreme Court Justices". Even if that were true, he still would not appoint the Marxist puppets that Obama picks. If you look objectively at the Romney judicial picks as governor, you would be surprised at the number of right leaning jurists he got through a super majority Democrat legislature.

[panaxanax]

>>The only prayer we have for our country to survive is to GET BHO OUT, period.<<

100% correct.

0bama will stack the Supreme Court with more Communists, Marxists & Lesbians. Look for an openly gay man to be appointed if the zer0 wins another term.

America will be doomed for generations.

ANYBODY BUT OBAMA!

[llandres]

“Romney is enough of a squish to go along with strong Congressional leadership.”

Exactly. But not true with BHO.

“Obama winning reelection will only damage conservatism even further.”

Huh!!! His winning reelection will damage AMERICA even further - to the point of complete destruction.

[st.eqed]

So I live in PA. Do I get a conscience? Do I get to vote according to my morals? Guess what? I will not vote for romney. The man who gave us gay marriage. There is no redeming quality. There is no issue that I agree with him on. In my opinion I would be condoning him before God Almighty. To me it would be sin to vote for him. I ain’t gonna do it.

[Antoninus]

America is the Swimming Pool and Romney is the Baby Ruth Bar.

Here's the problem. Romney only looks like a Baby Ruth Bar. If you take a bite of him, you'll quickly find out he's actually a turd, too.

[Antoninus]

This election is ours to lose.

It was. Then the GOP decided to nominate the most liberal candidate with the most money.

Now, no matter what happens, Conservatives lose. And frankly, it's a little disturbing to see how many FReepers have started channeling Michael Medved and Hugh Hewitt--two people who have basically been free political advertisements for Mitt Romney from day one.

A vote for a third party conservative is a vote for a third party conservative.

You on the other hand are voting for a liberal, all the while putting your fingers in your ears saying "la, la, la, la." How you expect anything positive to come out of that is beyond me.