The country clubbers are still in charge of the party, and they only give in to the conservative voters when the conservative voters manage to get their act together and force them to.Agreed, and we saw an example of that recently during the illegal immigration debate. Would that we could muster that kind of unity in the primary race. Without it, we're stuck with Rudy.
Maybe I should have added that the alternative is to break with the party and start a new one.
But it would be better to continue working on changing the party if we possibly can, offering them victory if they cooperate with us. Starting up a new party wouldn’t be easy. It does happen, but only rarely. Usually you just get something marginal, like the Greens or the Libertarians.
If Rudy wins the nomination, however, there may be no other choice. I really hope that doesn’t happen. Starting new and pure and conservative may be appealing, but it may also prove impossible unless everything falls out in such a way that there’s no other course.
For instance, who would lead this new party? Who has the charisma, the connections, the moneyed friends? Not easy, unless there is no other choice.