[Balata]

I tend to think you’re right. Work within the party. Use the apparatus. Question is how can we minimize the advantages the establishment built for themselves. I mean look how they’ve kept candidates off the ballot in some places. Look how they change the rules to benefit their candidates. How can we overcome the money etc. Look at how Romney outspent everyone else.

I've enjoyed the conversation on this thread, but do you realize it wouldn't have been possible several presidential election cycles ago? The internet has allowed like minded individuals to get together (virtually) and formulate new ideas.

We need to learn from this.

The MSM has been one of conservatives biggest hurdles. Reagan solved it through his speeches and talking over the MSM directly to the people. Obama and the Dems used the Social Media to their advantage in the last presidential election.

Sarah has has gotten around the MSM by posting on Face Book.

The Social Media is going to play a larger and larger roll and those who learn to use it most efficiently will be rewarded. It is cost effective and is geared to reach large numbers of people.

[FreedomPoster]

And before Reagan, Phyllis Schlafly and Richard Viguerie were able to break the stranglehold of the MSM via direct mail. I learned of this because of Free Republic and from going to see Phyllis Schlafly speak several years ago. I learned a lot about the formation of the modern conservative movement from that talk.