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Conservatives Must Become a Third Force Independent of GOP
http://www.conservativehq.com ^ | 4/27/12 | Richard A. Viguerie

Posted on 05/01/2012 6:37:33 PM PDT by Mozilla

Let’s be quite clear – there is a difference between Republicans and conservatives.

Republican Party politicians still can’t come to grips with the reality that the rebellion of the small government constitutional conservatives of the Tea Party is as much a rejection of their stewardship of the government – the earmarks and massive spending and debt of the Bush years – as it is a rejection of Obamacare and Obamanomics.

If 2012 is another big wave election, like 2010, but it sweeps into office the usual big-government, establishment Republicans, then we will have missed the opportunity of a lifetime, and lose the majority sooner rather than later.

Conservatives and Tea Partiers have no interest in exchanging business-as-usual government by Republican insiders for business-as-usual government by Democratic insiders – we want to see fundamental change in Washington and real action on the issues we care about.

Conservatives must go back to our conservative movement roots and focus on being a Third Force relentlessly advocating conservative, not necessarily Republican, governance.

The Left has thousands of Third Force groups: unions at the local, state and national level, race-based organizations, sex-based preference and advocacy groups, environmentalists, etc., etc. – each with their own members, their own sources of funds and leadership pushing a left-oriented agenda independent of the Democratic Party.

A Third Force doesn’t mean a Third Party...

However, conservatives can take a page from the Left’s playbook and do the same thing on small government constitutional conservative issues: fighting local tax referenda, opposing intrusive local land use regulations, and working to hold failing government schools accountable are just a few issues ripe for Third Force action.

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Becoming a Third Force means conservatives can finally rid themselves of the notion that a Republican victory in a given election will result in conservative government.

(Excerpt) Read more at conservativehq.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 2012; conservative
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To: Mozilla
Good article.


21 posted on 05/01/2012 8:23:10 PM PDT by Antoninus (Sorry, gone rogue.)
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To: DLfromthedesert
a Romney win will give Rinos 4 years of power followed by democratic landslides for 8 yrs...

An Obama win will give Conservatives 32 yrs of future presidents after 4 yrs...Who said Rome was built in a day???

22 posted on 05/01/2012 8:24:26 PM PDT by M-cubed
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To: vmivol00
As powerful as the Presidency is, I’m 100% certain that there nothing Obama can do to kill the conservative movement. 0bama is NOT interested in killing the conservative movement. He is interested in killing the idea of America itself. Romney will NOT advance the conservative movement but he will not kill it. That is silly. A Romney victory will allow us to fight another day.
23 posted on 05/01/2012 8:27:17 PM PDT by GreyMountainReagan ("Pray for America")
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To: GreyMountainReagan
If Romney wins conservatives live to fight another day. If 0bama wins....forget it. There will not be another day.

Why? Is the world going to end?

I'm sick of this chicken-little BS. We are faced with no positive outcomes in this election, but here are the facts:

Worst outcome: Obama wins, Democrats Take Control of the Congress.
If that happens, conservatives have lost everything for the next generation at least. Nothing short of divine intervention could save us from socialism at that point.

Second worst outcome: Romney wins
If Romney wins, it doesn't matter who controls the Congress. Socialism will progress, and fast. Romney will have no opposition from Republicans and Democrats will only oppose to push him even further to the left. And he will acquiesce. That's his MO. Worse, Republicans will get the blame for every piece of socialist legislation that Romney signs, resulting in catastrophic defeats in 2014 and a probably loss of the presidency in 2016 to an even more radical Democrat controlling even more insuperable majorities in Congress.

Least bad outcome: Obama wins with less than 50% of the vote, Republicans control Congress with solid majorities in each house.
This could happen with the emergence of a strong conservative third party candidate that bleeds votes from Romney, giving Obama a Clinton-style non-mandate victory. A strong conservative third party would also have the effect of energizing otherwise apathetic conservatives to come out and vote for conservative Republicans down-ticket, even while voting against Liberal Mitt on the top line. The resulting government produces only gridlock which keeps us in the fight with momentum leading into 2014 and 2016.

Given this, I have decided to vote for a Third Party candidate in November. If no one with more national name recognition emerges, Virgil Goode will be getting my vote. I encourage others to think about it and do likewise.
24 posted on 05/01/2012 8:36:05 PM PDT by Antoninus (Sorry, gone rogue.)
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To: Antoninus

The chances of 0bama winning AND Republicans keeping House and taking Senate are very, very slim. That is the worst.

Since that is the worst I will vote to combine Romney AND Republican House and Senate.

It is absolutely naive to think that 0bama will win but the Republicans will keep either of the two chambers.

I will not condemn my children and grandchildren to that if I can help it.


25 posted on 05/01/2012 8:40:40 PM PDT by GreyMountainReagan ("Pray for America")
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To: Mozilla
Does it really matter whather you drive over the cliff fast, or drive over the cliff slow?

Either way we get a liberal in the White House.

Does anyone really believe that Romney will govern under a conservative banner?
Under a GOP banner? Yes.
But under a conservative banner? No.

GOP does not equal conservative anymore.

26 posted on 05/01/2012 8:55:36 PM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: Mozilla

It’s my impression that you vote republican this time around, but immediately begin the 3rd party option to be viable for 2016. It is now or never. Just like the republicans booted out the whigs in about a 6 year run up fo ever-increasing wins, the tea party should organize in each state and we should encourage candidates to run for president. Every cycle, we hear it cannot be done, but if we pick up even more wins this time around, we need to go for it. As for the Constitution party, we need a viable candidate. I’m not sure you could call Virgil Goode that. I’ve read some things that seem downright weird. By viable, I mean electable, not somebody who spouts a barrage of stuff but sounds incoherent at times.


27 posted on 05/01/2012 9:03:23 PM PDT by Shery (in APO Land)
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To: Mozilla

It’s my impression that you vote republican this time around, but immediately begin the 3rd party option to be viable for 2016. It is now or never. Just like the republicans booted out the whigs in about a 6 year run up of ever-increasing wins, the tea party should organize in each state and we should encourage candidates to run for president. Every cycle, we hear it cannot be done, but if we pick up even more wins this time around, we need to go for it. As for the Constitution party, we need a viable candidate. I’m not sure you could call Virgil Goode that. I’ve read some things that seem downright weird. By viable, I mean electable, not somebody who spouts a barrage of stuff but sounds incoherent at times.


28 posted on 05/01/2012 9:03:43 PM PDT by Shery (in APO Land)
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To: Mozilla

At some point, I think the establishment Democrats and Republicans will merge into one middle-of-the-road party that appeals to the mushy middle, the Democrat extremists will go Green, and the rest of us will end up in some Constitutionalist party.

However, this is not going to happen in one election cycle. Conservative candidates who hold no fealty to the Republican Party need to be elected starting at the local level. Once established there, then at the state level. Finally, start making inroads into the federal level. Only after several successful election cycles with increasing gains at the federal level would we have a hope of fielding a successful presidential candidate.

But that’s a long time away. Who are we supporting locally to start this process?


29 posted on 05/01/2012 10:12:29 PM PDT by Stegall Tx (Living off your tax dollars can be kinda fun, but not terribly profitable.)
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To: Tripoli

Nice to see some people can still see the forest for the trees.


30 posted on 05/01/2012 10:31:11 PM PDT by Trod Upon (Obama: Making the Carter malaise look good. Misery Index in 3...2...1)
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To: GreyMountainReagan

I disagree about Romney. He will set the conservative movement back significantly.

If you thought the GOP-E was bad now, wait until it is stacked with Romneybots.

Of course if you are a fan of Romney’s liberal agenda or the leadership style of McCain, Boehner, and McConnell....maybe a Romney dominated RNC is what you want.


31 posted on 05/02/2012 5:37:38 AM PDT by vmivol00 (I won't be reconstructed.)
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To: Antoninus

If Romney wins, it doesn’t matter who controls the Congress. Socialism will progress, and fast. Romney will have no opposition from Republicans and Democrats will only oppose to push him even further to the left. And he will acquiesce
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No he wont acquiesce...

He’ll race them to the finish line...

dragging them with him..

Noone would have to twist his liberal arm...


32 posted on 05/02/2012 5:40:39 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana (Why should I vote for Bishop Romney when he hates me because I am a Christian)
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