To by clear, I don’t advocate a third party move in 2012.
For a third party to be successful, it must develop from the grass roots between elections. It may take from one to three election cycles before it is viable enough to push nationwide candidates.
What is important, is that we face what reality is. While we’re not going to launch a successful presidential bid from a third party in 2012, a third party will have to emerge before Conservative ideals can be championed in earnest from a political party in the United States.
The Republican party has no interest in doing it.
We either face that and resolve to fix that by developing another party, or we simply let Conservatism die.
I personally prefer the former, not the later.
It smells like Romney stole two Iowa counties.New Hampshire allows the Left's terra cotta warriors to vote, and as Donna Brazille said, they prefer Romney.
Paul exists to destroy the anti-Romney vote.
One would think Bachmann should have stayed in the House and taken Boehner's job.
With DeMint promoting Romney one wonders whether a senate can be constituted to deconstruct the last three years.
In '64 it was Goldwater rather than what Christie describes as a circus.
Republicans have allowed the many leftist moderators and the open primaries facilitating hijacking.
If a consensus can be formed around a conservative, Romney can be displaced from his planned ballistic trajectory.
Gingrich, Santorum, Perry.
If conservatives can select one--or quickly substitute another--Romney can be beaten.
Johnson the Libertarian ought not deflect but a point.
Paul could be the Perot spoiler.
Black as things get, 1942, say, or Carter with the Embassy takeover, we always come back.
Find a way to unite the Gingrich, Santorum, Perry supporters and avoid the defeating stay-at-home effect of Romney.
We'll get it done.
Who could have seen 2010 after 2006.
A one-eighty.
What is important, is that we face what reality is. While we’re not going to launch a successful presidential bid from a third party in 2012, a third party will have to emerge before Conservative ideals can be championed in earnest from a political party in the United States.
The Republican party has no interest in doing it.
We either face that and resolve to fix that by developing another party, or we simply let Conservatism die.
I personally prefer the former, not the latter.
DoughtyOne,your post is like a beacon in the night, and worthy of repeating.
I have resolved myself to make the best of 2012. But after Nov. 6th, the GOP either changes or goes the way of the Whigs. For now, we have to work under the faulty, rusty, weak structure of the GOP because the future of America depends on it.
While there is still time, we have to fight for the candidate of our choice.But, like in 2008, I am getting the vibe that this has all been decided,and,as then, I am not going to be happy with the decision.