[freerepublicchat]

I'm not sure why we can't have libertarian populism at the national level and strong conservatism at the local government level.

Maybe what we need are "town rights".

[freerepublicchat]

Instead of trying to convince successful people that Democrats will take away their wealth, why not explain to the middle class that big government is keeping them down?

Because too many Republicans don't understand the connection. Many of them are as in the dark about economics as Democrats.

[rdb3]

Populism? I can't align myself with any of that.

Jesus Christ: You can’t impeach Him and He ain’t going to resign.

[marron]

Crafting a message to appeal to the majority almost insures that you cannot turn the ship. To turn the ship, you have to persuade the majority to think differently. That requires the willingness to actually persuade, to explain, and to talk about principles rather than simply tip your hat at them by talking in symbols and clichés.

[righttackle44]

Not between fire and ice—between hell and high water. Libertarianism is the hell part of it.

[RitaOK]

Libertarians don’t mind kicking in doors to be heard, messing with the GOP rules book in caucus states, generally raising hell in public and going after the college vote and young adults eager for a cause. AND, they are CONFIDENT.

Conservatives are much too, ..... well, ... conservative, to do that sort of thing and mostly quite out of energy to do infantry ground running again. Where are the numbers of our younger conservatives?

[superloser]

Instead of trying to convince successful people that Democrats will take away their wealth, why not explain to the middle class that big government is keeping them down?

The Ronald Reagan Approach. Works every time.

[bamahead]

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by Mytheos Holt

Having a hard time getting past the "Mytheos."

Isn't that the sort of thing you change when you leave home?

Then there's the "lives in Washington DC," and the whole "recent grad of Wesleyan University" thing.

It's too easy to come up with "stands" and "positions" when you've barely begun to live.

[GOPJ]

"You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them: you are inferior and all the improvements in your condition which you simply take for granted you owe to the efforts of men who are better than you." -Letter from Ludwig von Mises to Ayn Rand

It's true - they don't put their pants on one leg at a time.../s

There was a time we thought are 'betters' were better - with the help of TV and the internet we know it's not true. The term 'feet of clay' applies...