[FreeReign]

Really? If one wants conservative government established, then one obviously needs many conservatives becoming the establishment.

What I meant by that is how the republicans became the "establishment" once they attained the majority in both houses. You know how conservatives go to DC and come home "moderates"?

Of course that's what you meant, now why don't you address what the poster meant. More cosnervatives becoming part of "the establishment!" I would think means that more real conservatives should become part of the establishment and not just the phoney politicians who claim to be conservative.

[jellybean]

Unfortunately it seems too many conservatives see power emanating from the top down (D.C.) instead of from the bottom up (local). We can take back the party if we start at the local level and work our way through the county and state levels. That's where the power really is.

Does anyone know: Is it the state parties or the legislatures that set the rules regarding primaries as far as dates/open vs closed?