[Buffalo Head]

"Not all GOP politicians are conservative."

Maybe, but whomever wins the GOP primary deserves your vote. Period. The time to play games, use litmus tests, act noble and hunt RINO's is before the primary. Third party talk is soul food for suckers.

The most certain means of electing liberals is to believe in and vote for 3rd party Candidates.

Yeah, I love libertarians but to vote for one or some quack conservative only helps the liberals win when they may not have otherwise. Only after we achieve majorities in both houses can we afford the luxury of purifying the GOP.

[steve86]

The most certain means of electing liberals is to believe in and vote for 3rd party Candidates and nominate candidates like Romney, Mccain.

[jjsheridan5]

Third party talk is soul food for suckers ... The most certain means of electing liberals is to believe in and vote for 3rd party Candidates.

Why are you raising the issue of 3rd party, when no-one else has in this thread. It is a classic strawman argument (raise an issue that hasn't been raised, and then shoot it down).

More importantly, you raise the idea that "only after we achieve majorities in both houses can we afford the luxury of purifying the GOP." While I would question the use of the word "purify", since this isn't about "litmus tests", "acting noble", or "purification" (all heavily loaded words, that don't accurately describe what is occurring at the grassroots), the underlying point is also exactly wrong. The lack of a cohesive, Reaganesque message is primarily due to this misguided notion of simply voting Republican and then trying to sort it out later. The result is a party that stands for nothing, is easily demagogued against, especially to less informed voters, and has zero chance of gaining traction with non-white voters, and misguided, well-educated, liberals.

"Whomever wins the GOP primary deserves your vote. Period." As powerful as the "Period" clause is, whomever stands up for conservatism, both rhetorically and in practice, deserves your vote. No one else does.

[darkwing104]

3rd party Candidates.

I didn't say anything about 3rd Party. Can't stand them

We need to primary out the traitors, the party needs to be taken back. If not, it needs to be set adrift to be a footnote in the history books.

I for one am tired of being screwed by phony SOBs

[sirchtruth]

Only after we achieve majorities in both houses can we afford the luxury of purifying the GOP.

This is STUPID idiotic nonsense! Why not NOW? What prevents conservatives from taking control NOW? Ted Cruz tried to do something, and is in a better position NOW.

As far as I'm concerned the idiotic, rino, liberal coddling GOP can go, YOU KNOW WHERE!