The GOP at this moment is a greater threat to conservatism than the DNC. The DNC is merely the opposition. The GOP is out for blood.
Both parties are opposition parties to conservatism.
Of course, closer to 2016, FR will be full of FReepers assuring us that not voting for the GOP is a vote for the opposition. The GOP IS the opposition.
The sooner we realize that the better.
At this point, a third party seems to be the only available avenue to promote conservatism. There is simply no home for conservative ideas in either major party.
They both deserve to lose.
“There is simply no home for conservative ideas in either major party.”
I cannot believe the defeatism I hear coming from so many conservatives. MadMax is absolutely right. The Republican Party is OUR party. Are we going to keep running away from fights? Can’t you see it’s all about the votes? The person with the most votes wins.
There is simply no way for the RINOs to keep us from eventually seizing control so long as we don’t hand victory by refusing to engage. Every single conservative who gives up and leaves the GOP makes it that much easier for the RINOs or Democrats to win. Good luck winning primaries by choosing to not participate!
I ask, how in the world are conservatives going to create a successful third party when we can’t even cooperate enough to win control of the GOP—a party where we are still the largest faction?