[Owen]

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Soon they'll spring the trap, suddenly funding promoting candidates who actually believe in the party platform from coast to coast.
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Will the party platform win in Massachussets? Connecticut? Rhode Island? New York? Vermont? Maryland? Illinois? Michigan?

No. It won't. You know it won't. But we have Republicans in office in those states, moderating the influence of the left there. Would you abandon those Republicans and reward their party loyalty by cutting them off?

[republicanwizard]

Yeah, most of them would. They would prefer we guarantee Democrats the Senators, Governors, Congressmen, most importantly, electoral votes, from NY, VT, ME, MA, CT, RI, NJ, MD, DE, PA, IL, CA, and WA.

It doesn't matter to them that it leaves the Democratic candidate thisclose from guaranteed victories in Presidential elections.

[skeeter]

No. It won't. You know it won't.

I'm one of those naive types who think American conservatism has something to offer for everyone, if the party would bother promoting it. But your right - if the party isn't willing to sell conservative principles it will never win in those states.

Hell eventually conservatism won't be able to win in any state.

[Formoore04]

"Will the party platform win in Massachussets? Connecticut? Rhode Island? New York? Vermont? Maryland? Illinois? Michigan?"

Yes. Unless you just came out of a coma, you should be aware that Reagan won all of those states.

Conservatism wins just about everywhere it's tried. It won 49 states in 1984, and control of the House and Senate in 1994.

Quit trying to spread defeatist propaganda.