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If McCain loses, what next for conservatives?
Reuters ^ | Oct 26, 2008 | Ed Stoddard

Posted on 10/26/2008 7:57:44 AM PDT by TheNewPundit

DALLAS (Reuters) - If Republican John McCain loses the November 4 election as most polls predict, his party may be in for a rough period of soul searching.

Analysts and some party activists say losing the White House will highlight the pitfalls of relying too heavily on a narrow foundation of conservative Christians whose support has nonetheless become crucial to Republican electoral success.

But some social conservatives say a victory for Democrat Barack Obama, whom they regard as an "ultra-liberal," will energize them for the 2010 congressional "mid-term" races and the 2012 White House battle.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2010; conservative; mccain; nomorerinos; obama; sarahpalin2012
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1 posted on 10/26/2008 7:57:44 AM PDT by TheNewPundit
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I don't regard him as an ultra-liberal. I regard him as a full fledge Marxist.
2 posted on 10/26/2008 7:59:41 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (I am a true red, white and blue CONSERVATIVE! I HATE LIBERALS and Dimocrats!!!)
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To: TheNewPundit

If Barrack Hussein 0Bama is POTUS,we will have the
CCCP ( Communist Conformation Compelling Police )
based on ACORN, the Weathermen and other thugs.


3 posted on 10/26/2008 7:59:53 AM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (Obama and ITS thugs are made paranoid by Sarahnoia. (stole from molly_jack2007))
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To: RetiredArmy

agreed


4 posted on 10/26/2008 8:00:17 AM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: TheNewPundit
Narrow foundation of Christian conservatives my a@@! If McCain and other Repubs hadn't ticked off this foundation and the fiscal conservatives so often, he'd be winning this in a landslide.
5 posted on 10/26/2008 8:00:18 AM PDT by bushinohio
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To: TheNewPundit

New Conservative Party.


6 posted on 10/26/2008 8:00:33 AM PDT by TommyDale (I) (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
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To: TheNewPundit

This should be asked Nov 5. Better yet, what is the next step for convervatives regardless of the outcome of this silly season?


7 posted on 10/26/2008 8:00:39 AM PDT by stevem
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To: TheNewPundit

It’ll be the fight of our lives...to save America.


8 posted on 10/26/2008 8:01:01 AM PDT by twhitak
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To: TheNewPundit

I’d rather take advice from Bin Ladin on how to execute the war on terrorism than take advice from Reuters on strategy for the Republican party.


9 posted on 10/26/2008 8:01:04 AM PDT by DManA
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To: TheNewPundit

Jail at best for many.....


10 posted on 10/26/2008 8:01:18 AM PDT by MrLee (Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalyim!! God bless Eretz Israel.)
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To: TheNewPundit

“what next for conservatives?”

Simple...run a conservative ticket!


11 posted on 10/26/2008 8:01:36 AM PDT by Fireone (Homeland security is 10,000 rounds of dry ammo and 10 cords of dry firewood.)
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Is anyone else noting all these demoralizing articles coming from the leftist press lately? Trying to get us to stay home and not vote. HEY LEFTISTS, IT WON'T WORK!!!
12 posted on 10/26/2008 8:01:50 AM PDT by teletech (Friends don't let friends vote DemocRAT)
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If McCain loses, what next for conservatives?

Re-education camps.
13 posted on 10/26/2008 8:01:52 AM PDT by wolfpat (If you don't like the Patriot Act, you're really gonna hate Sharia Law.)
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To: TheNewPundit
Now is not the time for this question.

Let's go win this election and send the Marxists to Europe where they belong.

14 posted on 10/26/2008 8:01:56 AM PDT by OKSooner (Praise The Lord and pass the ammunition!)
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To: TheNewPundit

Vote! C’mon, vote! And get your kinfolks out to vote, too!


15 posted on 10/26/2008 8:02:07 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (GIMLI: "Certainty of death. ..Small chance of success.... What are we waiting for?")
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To: TommyDale

It may be time for that. It may be better to start fresh, leave all the phonies and dead weight with the Republican party...


16 posted on 10/26/2008 8:02:22 AM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
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To: TheNewPundit

ping to read this one later.


17 posted on 10/26/2008 8:02:37 AM PDT by vox_freedom (G K Chesterton: "If there were no God, there would be no atheists.")
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To: TheNewPundit; PhiKapMom
I refuse to offer an opinion on a McCain lose as I've read where naysayers chance being punched out by PhiKapMom. :^)

In all sincerity though, I think McCain/Palin wins with a min. of 350 EC votes. (and I don't state that out of fear of PKM!)

18 posted on 10/26/2008 8:03:34 AM PDT by jla (Sarah!)
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To: TheNewPundit
We have two choices if we lose this election.
We either must reinvigorate the Republican Party and the Conservative Principles it one stood for.
Or perhaps the time has come to close the door on the Republican Party and start a new Conservative Party where the Principles of Conservatism espoused by Buckley, Goldwater, and Reagan can guide us.
Liberals, RINO’s and Moderate Centrists can please go somewhere else.
19 posted on 10/26/2008 8:03:47 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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I trust in the process. If Nobama wins, people will soon be missing W so much that 2010 will be a mid term bloodbath for Bambians. By the time 2012 rolls around Libtards will be running for their lives.


20 posted on 10/26/2008 8:04:46 AM PDT by DogBarkTree (That sharp pain to the LibRat's groin is called the Palin Effect.)
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