RE: Of dreams and fairy tales
Steve responds: "One of the realizations that came to me right before I left the GOP was that the party will be what the majority of its members want it to be. Conservatives who hang around and try to change it are on a fool's errand. Admittedly, if conservatives had moved to make their case when the party was on the brink of its leftward lurch, there was a possibility that change could have occurred. That possibility is long since dead and gone. That's Vox's point: conservatives have lost the battle for the hearts and minds of the GOP faithful. It's past time to move on. Continuing to believe that the party will change is simple masochism."
My point was that the party will be what the majority of its active members want it to be. The problem is us conservatives aren't active like we should. When you ran for re-election for Stokes Co. commissioner, I didn't do much of anything for you in my precinct because I took it for granted you would win. When you ended up in a run-off, I went to people's homes, called people throughout my precinct, etc. to get them to come out and vote for you in the run-off... We ended up with a larger turn-out in my precinct for the run-off than we did in the primary (and you ended up winning handily in my precinct.) I worked my butt off in my precinct in 2002 for the Turpins & Sandy and they ended up winning handily in my precinct too. When I don't do anything, that's when my guys & gals usually get beat in my precinct. With turnout for precinct events being low, it would only take motivation to get conservatives out and organize. That's just my opinion...
"Most of us are intelligent enough to understand that beating your head against a wall will get you nothing but scars on your forehead. Opportunity is everything. Now is the opportunity for conservatives to abandon the rotting corpse of the GOP and re-form the alliance that won Reagan the White House."
I guess my point is why not reform the alliance in the GOP... I'm not saying you have to drink the GOP kool-aid, but I believe conservatism has a better chance of advancing in one of the major political parties.
My point was that the party will be what the majority of its active members want it to be. The problem is us conservatives aren't active like we should. When you ran for re-election for Stokes Co. commissioner, I didn't do much of anything for you in my precinct because I took it for granted you would win. When you ended up in a run-off, I went to people's homes, called people throughout my precinct, etc. to get them to come out and vote for you in the run-off... We ended up with a larger turn-out in my precinct for the run-off than we did in the primary (and you ended up winning handily in my precinct.) I worked my butt off in my precinct in 2002 for the Turpins & Sandy and they ended up winning handily in my precinct too. When I don't do anything, that's when my guys & gals usually get beat in my precinct. With turnout for precinct events being low, it would only take motivation to get conservatives out and organize. That's just my opinion...
"Most of us are intelligent enough to understand that beating your head against a wall will get you nothing but scars on your forehead. Opportunity is everything. Now is the opportunity for conservatives to abandon the rotting corpse of the GOP and re-form the alliance that won Reagan the White House."
I guess my point is why not reform the alliance in the GOP... I'm not saying you have to drink the GOP kool-aid, but I believe conservatism has a better chance of advancing in one of the major political parties.
posted by Andy W. Rogers | 7:38 PM
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