[SnakeDoctor]

I did not fail to notice that you didn’t answer my question (instead, opting to pose one of your own, which I answered). So, I’ll try again.

“I believe we’d be coming up on the end of President Al Gore’s 2nd term now, had we chosen an unelectable candidate. How, exactly, would that be a step FORWARD for small government conservatives?”

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[mysterio]

How, exactly, would that be a step FORWARD for small government conservatives?

Because a liberal reminds Republicans that conservatives are their base. It could be argued that the Clintons were the best commercial for the conservative wing of the Republican party. The Republican revolution was a flood of genuine conservatives taking office. What preceded that flood?