That is what the primary is for. Vote in the most conservative candidate possible. We didn’t do that in 2012 because most didn’t vote for the right conservative so they all lost. Plus each week we had a front runner and never got any traction. It was way too messy. One conservative Governor is all we need to run. No senators need to run because they are not good at being President. Until we remember that Governors are the ones to support, we will not get a conservative candidate. It is in our hands.
Yeah. Governor FDR was a wonderful president. So was Governor Carter, who was a great president, as was Governor Clinton, as was Governor Bush, who advanced the big government agenda and failed to defend conservative principles, thus clearing the path for President Obama.
OK, Governor Reagan was a great president. But one does NOT make a trend.
Mitt Romney, also a governor, was a great president. OK, he lost. But his governorship made him a great candidate, and he he WOULD have been a great president if only he had been able to beat the worst incumbent president in the history of our country. Which he wasn't.
Lets look at all our GREAT prospective 2016 GOP candidates who are or were governors: Huckabee? Jeb? Christie? Sorree. I don't think so.
Scott Walker? Much to admire about him, but his being pro-amnesty is a deal-killer as far as I'm concerned.
Truth is: the most important quality for a presidential candidate -- especially in the upcoming election cycle -- is that he be able to articulate conservative principles and have a history of fighting for and working to enact a conservative agenda.
The only one that I see who fits that bill is Ted Cruz.