Posted on 11/12/2008 7:02:27 AM PST by AmericanMade1776
Mentally Challenged: The Republican Party is NOT Conservative. Never has been, never will be. Forget it. You still have morons like McCain in the Senate. And as long as these millionaire country-club blue bloods control it, it will knuckle under to the leftist media and the DemonRats. You’re wasting your time with RP apparatchiks. No future there.
The next best thing is to write letters. Not rants but constructive guidance. Be consistent, be persistent. You would be surprised how many of these people haven't a clue and actually welcome calm, rational voices telling them what needs to be done. Find out who the officials are and write them every week or at least monthly. Follow with an occasional call. Let them know who you are.
I agree, our county GOP committee is full of patronage hacks and the average age is close to 90.
We need youthful activists, principled conservatives to TAKE OVER this OLD committee’s.
Four years??? You mean TWO years......In TWO years we have another shot with the Congress. We need to take back control of at least the House in the mid-term election. Two years will go by fast - get out there, get moving!
Oh I will be involved, but I was just making a statement based on how some folks get treated here, myself included al-be-it rarely. I am north of 90% conservative.
The Last President who wasn't either a Democrat or a Republican was Millard Fillmore ( a Whig).. we seriously need a grasp of reality on electing a President in this country. Third Partys will not get to the Oval office.
Here, here! I’m doing just that. We...WE...need to bring the new life into the party.
How did you get kicked out of the Republican Party? haha
The road back for conservatives is not through the Republican party. The have and will continue to do no more than take our donations and votes and give lip service in return. Any conservative who sends money to the GOP is a fool.
The RNC sez they want your suggestions:
“Republicans turn to Web for help in rebuilding party (YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SOUND OFF)”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130664/posts
When you have single member districts the mathematics of the deal says you can never have a successful third party ~ unless it totally displaces one of the two existing parties.
I don't want to feel good about my vote, I want to feel good about my country. Losing for a conviction won't help the country. Ripping the guts out of the GOP and filling it back up with real conservatism is what needs to happen. Work locally, think nationally.
Think "Guerrilla Conservative" in every action you take. The old guard should come to hate us, as we fight them from inside. The liberals should come to hate us, even more, as we fight them just like our fore fathers fought the British; from behind every tree, fence and barn.
The next four years for the GOP old Guard and Liberals should feel like they are on the road back to Boston from Concord Green.
There has been a considerable contribution by Freepers and Free Republic to the political landscape, but when it comes to getting to grassroots of politics.. you have to start with the “gruntwork” at your local level. I too only see older folks involved..myself included, I have met a few younger ones, and they need to be encouraged now, to carry the mantle for the next election.
Politics is not pretty, that is why no one wants to bother with it. Who would want to run for a political office, and put up with what you have to put up with. That is why good decent , honest people stay away from it.
Hey!
You got that right! I was making calls trying to muster up volunteers to make GOTV calls and do some door knocking. (Don't get me wrong we always had a lot of volunteers) I can't tell you how many people would tell me they were willing to do ANYTHING to get McCain/Palin elected and were enthusiastic supporeters right up to the point where you asked them to come in and make some calls. That stopped 'em cold. No, can't do that. No time. Too tired. Too young, too old, too hot, too cold. Whatever. But other than actually doing SOMETHING, they were willing to do ANYTHING.
I have given up on the GOP.
I’m waiting for the Palin Party.
You are needed in the Republican Party :-) . I don't like to be a part of a mix-up, but I am not afraid of one.
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