[9YearLurker]

A good reminder of how vulnerable conservatives are to

1) splitting their vote for fringe candidates, and

2) climbing on the bandwagon of a minority Republican without any sort of voting record to show just how conservative they actually are. (Hello Colin, Condi, Allen “Pigford” West, and Herman McCain)

If Ben Carson is seriously interested in politics he should have run for congress this year, then governor—or at the very least taken on a senate race.

[TomGuy]

2) climbing on the bandwagon of a minority Republican without any sort of voting record to show just how conservative they actually are. (Hello Colin, Condi, Allen “Pigford” West, and Herman McCain)

Too many fail to spend 2 minutes doing a Google search on a candidate. They jump on the bandwagon because the person gave a good speech or made a witty retort to a media question.

I recall in 2008, many on FR were jumping on the Thompson bandwagon. After a short period of research, I discovered he not only supported McCain's CFR, he also chaired the committee and had his name on the original version.

In both 2008 and 2012, my state primary was so late in the spring that the nominee was determined weeks earlier. Thus, my state primary was irrelevant for the presidential nomination. Also, it gave me little reason to jump on the bandwagon of any candidate; thus, I scrutinized all of them and their warts. Most of the short-period frontrunners were populist-by-default as they split the conservatives and gave the GOPelite the nomination.

[GailA]

There is NO compromise on 2nd A or 1st A. Any law on them is UNCONSTITUTIONAL! WHAT PART OF SHALL NOT INFRINGE DO PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTAND!

FBI: More Club and Hammer Homicides Than Rifle

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/14107-fbi-more-club-and-hammer-homicides-than-rifle

More guns less crime
http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/assault-weapons-facts-vs-fiction/

WORST GENOCIDES IN HISTORY
http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/dictat.html

Doctors kill 2,450% more Americans than all gun-related deaths combined
http://www.infowars.com/doctors-kill-2450-more-americans-than-all-gun-related-deaths-combined/

[bramps]

2) climbing on the bandwagon of a minority Republican without any sort of voting record to show just how conservative they actually are. (Hello Colin, Condi, Allen “Pigford” West, and Herman McCain)
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Allen West on Pigford vote:

There were some 40 amendments to this piece of legislation and there are those who questioned my NO vote on Rep. Steve King’s amendment on Pigford. I accept full responsibility for not doing a complete due diligence and personal research on this amendment. I am mortal and a fallible human being who seeks to do his best daily, and improve as such.”