Just ask yourself this. What has the Republican leadership done to inspire more support from conservatives in the midterms?
What would the republicans actually accomplish in the next two years if they hold the house and take the senate?
After two years of control of both houses, would the Republicans be able to maintain both houses and win the presidency in 2016?
When I consider these questions I see very little reason to support Republicans on a national level at all much less to a degree that would take over the Senate. I think many on the right are in for a big disappointment.
Dowd would prefer that Republican candidates agree with Democrat candidates that ObamaCare just needs fixing and that it is not fair to criticize ObamaCare.
I can’t tell if the Dems really believe this or if they are in denial.
I’m happy to let them continue pretending,,think it will very much help the conservative position.
I have the same concern. It's not enough for people to be unhappy about something like Obamacare. To get them to actually switch votes, to seal the deal, you have to show them some concrete accomplishment and direction.
The HOR having all of those votes, yet accomplishing nothing, hasn't helped. Letting the media and the dems set the assumption that the federal gov "shutdown" wasn't popular with mainstream voters was a big mistake. Namecalling innovators and patriots who speak out, such as Cruz, Paul, and Snowden isn't bringing over people who value privacy and want a less intrusive government. Supporting Obama's foreign policy of interfering where we don't belong does not inspire.
The only way we win people over is let Cruz/Paul or Paul/Cruz set the tone. Without forward-thinking appealing non-mainstreamers who understand the constitutional conservative vision, you've got the globalist backstabbing me-first RINOs. Nobody's going to accept "meet the new boss, same as the old boss" as a path to change.