Like it or not, in order to survive, the republican party must become the big tent party that Reagan talked of. Chasing out all who disagree will just end up putting the DEMOCRATS IN PERMANENT POWER!!!
HELLO!
Reagan DID NOT talk about any sort of “big tent” he believed in running on conservative values and winning. Read this speech of Reagan’s and see for yourself:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1735897/posts
Nor did Reagan subscribe to any “commandment” about refraining from speaking negatively about other Republicans. Reagan was the ONLY Republican in modern times to challenge a sitting Republican president for the nomination and he did it because Ford was too liberal and pro-abortion in particular.
But hey, you keep drinking the Rooty Rooter Kool Aid and telling yourself that only Rooty can beat Hillary. But while you’re doing that, consider these little facts:
- If Rudy can beat Hillary, then why was he unwilling to run against her in 2000 and 2006? And forget all of this nonsense about recovering from cancer in 2000, because being mayor of NYC is more stressful than running for the senate.
- All of the Rooty Rooters act as if Hillary’s nomination is a foregone conclusion. However, the last non-incumbent (either president or vice president) Democrat who was the clear favorite a year out from the nomination to actually get nominated was Adlai Stevenson in 1952 and 1956. The last non-incumbent (either president or vice president) Democrat who was the clear favorite a year out from the nomination to actually get nominated and go on to win the election was Grover Cleveland in 1892. However, Cleveland is peculiar because he had previously served a term as president. So, the last non-incumbent (either president or vice president) Democrat who had never been president who was the clear favorite a year out from the nomination to actually get nominated and win the election was Andrew Jackson in 1828.
From what I’ve seen lately, most of the Rooty Rooter FReepers actually support Rooty because HIS LIBERAL VIEWS ARE TOTALLY IN LINE WITH THEIR OWN.
You’re more than welcome to vote for someone nominated from the political center of the GOP. It won’t be that far a trip rightward for you, as compared to the long trek to the left for conservatives to vote for Rudy. A journey that long requires that many principles have to be jettisoned.
The Rockefeller Wing of the GOP was pretty good at keeping the Dems in permanent power. Sorry, but we don't want to go back.