They have completely forgotten how to win an election. You don’t do it by pretending to be Democrats.-—
That’s the thing. If there’s nothing to show you are different, if you don’t offer them anything as an alternative, why should they vote for you? All this moving to the left isn’t going to do anything.
You’re right. Think about it. What are the Democrats’ main talking points? “We’re from the government and we’re here to take care of you,” right? So why would somebody who’s susceptible to THAT line vote for a Republican who says “We’re from the government and we’re here to help you, but not as much as that other guy?”
I’m just a fat guy who tests software for a living, sitting in a cubicle in North Carolina, and I can figure this out. And highly-paid political operatives sitting in RNC headquarters in Washington can’t?
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One more thing. If you nominate a candidate that stands for what you believe in, and you fight for him/her with everything you’ve got, all your resources and heart and soul and blood and sweat and tears, and in the end, you still lose? You can look at yourself in the mirror the next morning and know that you didn’t compromise or sell out. You stayed true to your beliefs and faith. You didn’t deny yourself or what you believe just for the sake of power. And, you’ll put yourself in position to do better the next time.
I’m not talking about political martyrdom for the sake of political martyrdom. That’s not tilting at windmills. But if you throw your best out into what Rush calls the “arena of ideas,” and you still lose, at least you did it honestly. And the reassuring thing is, when true American small-government, strong-defense, low-tax, rugged-individualist conservatism gets put into the arena of ideas? IT DOESN’T LOSE!
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