imagine a group of libertarian, grass-roots militias taking on the Nazi war machine. You cannot. Nazis could only be defeated by a similar organized, central-command modern military. Similarly, where is the leadership of the conservative establishment?
Fact is, the grassroots right has boycotted the presidential primaries since Buchanan’s brief surge in ‘96. Which was lead by delusional incompetents.
Bush coopted the grassroots in 2000. My error, of course, is that I have ignored the Paulista crowd. In rural NH and ME, the backbone of the anti-RINO resistance up here, the Paulistas soak up all the energy ... earning the support of people who normally support Conservative Regulars. Many McCain ‘08 rural folks in the NH primary (who led the charge against Romney in ‘08) ended up with Ron Paul in ‘12 ... (as strange as that may sound).
There is so much national party control over local events in the process that Presidential politics has ceased to be interesting to me.
Names for ‘16: Rand Paul. Sarah. Walker. The only conservative grassroots who will play ball early are the Evangelicals in Iowa and the Paulistas in New Hampshire and NV. And then Dr. Dobson can go to SC to tell everyone that he is uncommitted.
God have mercy on us. The UBSA. The United Bankrupt States of America.
Again with Sarah Palin.
And again, I say: “You outta you mind.” NEVER...GONNA...HAPPEN. EVER.
Scott Walker or Rande Paul? Now you’re talking.
The Paulistas should be welcomed and not shunned on the whole. Why? Libertarians should be at home in the GOP. Libertarians (emphasis on the “Liberty”) are not statists, unlike the RATS.
That should serve as a (the) overwhelming commonality between Conservatives and Libertarians.