You posted in part: So why has there never been a conservative candidate for the 40%?
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There are two possibilities as I see it: 1) The conservative message is not accepted by enough people or 2) The conservative message has not been accurately or effectively presented.
You left out that the Democrats and Republicans are in control and switch ruler ship to con people into thinking that there has been change. Democrats and Republicans hate conservatives and Tea Party. They do not want individual rights they want the power of the government and the fortunes of taxes.