Chuck, there are hundreds of Republican parties out there. There's the RNC, 50 state parties, county and city parties, district parties, etc. Even in California, there's the CRA and the CRP which backed different candidates. Both are Republican.
On virtually every issue worth noting, Schwarzenegger comes down on the left side of the page.
Which is why I'm backing Tom McClintock, another REPUBLICAN.
not to mention practically the entire national Republican hierarchy.
Change the hierarchy then. Quit bitching and do something.
By supporting a liberal such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republicans demonstrate that they have no real loyalty to conservative principles.
I'm backing McClintock. I'm a Republican.
Beyond that, by supporting Schwarzenegger, they have turned their backs on a true conservative gubernatorial candidate, Tom McClintock.
Many have. Others haven't.
In race after race, Republican heavyweights will throw their support behind a liberal candidate and will starve out a conservative candidate.
There's one key word there. Heavyweights. The rank and file haven't backed the liberals for the most part. What must be done is to make sure that the rank and file and the conservative heavyweights have the power, and the LIBERAL wing does not push the conservative out.
This is not an accident or a coincidence. It is the party's plan A.
Is is the ESTABLISHMENT's plan A.
The Republican Party no more desires conservatives in political office than the Democratic Party does, and people who think otherwise are only deceiving themselves.
My county chair is conservative, as were our past two chairs. The county exec committee is conservative. Our state party chair is conservative. Conservatives are THERE.
At some point, conservatives must awaken to the reality that they do not have a political party in Washington, D.C., that represents them.
Then we should toss the DC bums out and replace them if we aren't represented there. Are you a precinct delegate?
They must, at some point, be willing to abandon the Republican Party and unite around a party and a candidate that will courageously and consistently promote their principles.
How will that advance conservatism?
Can I get a second for Judge Roy Moore and the Constitution Party?
How many races has the Constitution(or US Taxpayer's party) won?
Yes we are there, for sure. And in office - we have a solid conservative House Majority leader - Tom DeLay. Texas has a conservative Governor and Lt Governor. The list is endless. I would add, the Republican Party activist base as a whole is far more conservative than it was in say the 1970s.