Tokyo Rove is wrong. I doubt if many Tea Partier will vote blindly by party lines again. The only way this would happen is if we won some other clear concession instead, like the end of Obama Care, or the end of the EPA, or the UN being moved to Beligium and our contribution being drastically reduced. Real change with immigration laws that would benefit the united states and protect the boarder. That is a possible collateral benefit that I would consider.
I agree. I will not vote for Christie. I will not vote for Trump. I will not vote for anyone who I feel is a socialist even if they have an R after their name.
My top issues:
Honesty. I will not vote for a liar or a fraud. I will not vote for someone who says whatever he thinks he has to say in order to get a vote.
Repeal 0vomitcare.
No amnesty. Close the borders.
Enforce the laws that are currently on the books or else repeal them. No selective enforcement. If voter suppression is a crime, then it’s a crime regardless of whether the perp is black or white. If 0vomitcare is the law, then granting exceptions to favored companies is morally repugnant. Selective enforcement is nothing more than a dictatorship dressed up in euphemisms.
Reduce government. Cut spending. Cut social services. Get the government out of the charity business and out of the education (indoctrination) business.
I doubt there is a candidate who meets all those standards to my satisfaction, but at the very least I want someone who will move the ball down the field in that direction, not someone who continues in the current direction, but just at a slower pace.