I think we did a good job of isolating him, taking our time to scope out how it was going to get done, and putting in the time and effort to actually get rid of him.
Dewhurst didn't go away overnight. It took years of effort.
It takes a LOT of effort.
I even wound up running the 'Boot Dewhurst' thread list here on FR to help coordinate getting rid of Dewhurst.
I was just a tiny part of a very large effort.
So don't give up too quickly. This stuff takes YEARS to work.
But it does work, if the fight is joined, and the hours put into volunteering.
We've got about 2 years to work out a plan to get rid of Strauss.
Don't worry about believing anything, just join the fight and work hard to get rid of him.
Just your attitude of getting rid of Strauss, and helping to install the mindset helps.
Welcome to the long slog. ;)
/johnny
I ran against one of Straus’ young cronies in the primary last time. I was told if I got in, money would be there to help. So. I got in. Then Straus orchestrated a primary against Jonathan Stickland, and that’s where all of the conservative dollars went.
I was left high and dry. I expected help after the filing period ended on Dec. 9 and before the end of Dec’ reporting period. As Dec moved on and no money showed, that really tanked things. Plans that were partially in motion had to be scrapped at a cost. To make up, I had to kill radio ads. The incumbent spent $40 K on radio ads during every Rush commercial break in two markets for all of Feb. Uncontested. That’s hard to beat in a primary where likely 40-50% of voters tune into Rush at some point during the month.
Still, Team Straus orchestrated 50 PACs to donate enough money that the incumbent outspent me 7:1. Just to be on the safe side. Imagine if he had to do that in dozens of campaigns.
I’m not giving up the fight. But, I have seen the battlefield up close and ugly. We conservatives are fighting this battle wrong. We should be funding insurgent campaigns, not defending against them from the establishment.