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To: 1010RD

In a dynamic movement like conservatism, we don’t have to take this crap from the GOP-E $$$$ Elite any more. And with each election, more and more of us won’t. Rule or ruin.


121 posted on 03/29/2014 5:02:53 PM PDT by BlackElk (Dean of Discipline, Tomas de Torquemada Gentlemen's Society: Rack 'em Danno!)
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To: BlackElk
The only "conservative values" the GOPe have are: "can we get them to open their wallets?" and "can we trick them into voting for us?"

Outside of that, the likes of Boehner, McConnell, and Reince Preibus don't give a rat's ass about us.

123 posted on 03/29/2014 5:17:11 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: BlackElk

About 35-40% of the nation identifies as “conservative” and about the same as moderate. The balance are liberals. You do understand that we have a republic and representatives. The current House is as conservative as it has ever been in the last two generations. Compromise is the only way forward. America isn’t a dictatorship. You have to build coalitions.

We have several opportunities to chop up the Democrat vote machine. Jobs, economic growth and business regulation are one track. The other is social conservatism. People, even the mushy middle, get that the former are a problem and that Democrat policies are to blame.

They don’t quite get the social conservatism as a solution part. How do you get a sustainable majority to agree with us? They’ve got the education and media establishments. People get that, but they don’t want and never have liked a revolutionary change. Fix the economy and they come more to our side on everything else.

You have to win over and over again for at least a generation to see real change. The immature now or nothing approach will fail. You’re up against the annual recipients of a what, is it $3 trillion now, federal budget. That’s hard to beat and you don’t have the country behind you.

Like it or not you’ll have to figure out how to deal with McConnell, Boehner and their ilk. They’re here to stay.


131 posted on 03/29/2014 7:27:35 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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