“We shall support the most conservative candidate who can win.”
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vote for the candidate that most closely fits your principles, then count the votes to determine the winner.
Any other approach let’s the liberal media determine who gets elected.
” vote for the candidate that most closely fits your principles, then count the votes to determine the winner. “
If we ever want to have leadership with integrity, we’ll have to become voters with integrity....
No more ‘nose holding’ here....
The Electoral College structure in our election systems cause a two party system: More Liberal and More Conservative.
Most other votes are destined to be a waste of time.
I believe the founders intended that (though I can’t quote Federalist Papers on the spot). The electoral structures force parties to vie over the mushy middle, and for the extremes of Conservatism and Liberalism to join up with their major party, or suffer philosophical defeat every time.
For political purists, among whom I count myself, that sucks. I’d rather get pure conservatives every time. But given the structures in place, we’re a two party system.
Why is it that “Constitution Parties” of various flavor flower and die every 4-8 years? Because each is ultimately a spoiler, ineffective, or a waste of a vote.
We need to drag the Republican Party (the nominally more conservative of the two) in a more conservative direction at every turn. Scuzzy was an excellent example to them. More examples, please!