“The Tea Party arose because of the Republican parties abandonment of conservatism. “
No, the Tea Party arose in reaction to the fiscal destruction of our country through bailouts, stimulus and other acts of spending money we dont have. It’s not aabout D or R, its about our country. As you saw in the stimulus vote in 2009, when every single R voted no on that - there is a difference between the parties, and the mistakes of some Republicans shouldnt blind to the fact that the Democrats are the one largely driving the bus off the cliff. When I went to the tea Party rally in April 15, 2009, the Democrats owned Washington lock,stock and barrel and thought any opposition to their steamrolling towards socialism was irrelevent. I was pleasantly surprised to see how many people there were at that first big rally, both in our city and nationwide. I knew many at our rally, and most of those people there were and are Republicans and Republican voters. One who was there was our Republican Governor.
Since then, every Tea Party victory has been a Republican candidate. The Tea Party is the spine the GOP sometimes lacks.
“the party leadership is still controlled by the elite, effete, big government wusses” - assuming you are right, the solution is to get a small-government conservative to lead our party and be our nominee, not nominate someone who has funded Big Govt weenies like Schumer.
Trump has been a financial supporter of big Govt Democrats, and gave money To Harry Reid when he was challenged by tea Party type Republican Sharron Angle.
“Trump said he would run as an independent if he thought he could get elected ... Discussions of third parties are a waste of time” Contradiction here.
I dont see any indication that Trump will do any better at reducing Government spending than any other Republican candidate, or stand up for the conservative ideals that we need. He’ll probably be the worst of the litter on that. Trump does not dont have any track record of doing so, rather he has a track record of being just the kind of Eastern new York elite type you disdain - supporting Clinton during impeachment, voting for Obama, etc.
Bashing Republicans as a way to build up Trump will only raise the suspicion further that this is about hurting the Republicans to get Obama re-elected, rather than getting the best person to replace Obama.
And we know that that the only way to replace Obama will be a unifying conservative alternative that wins 51% fo the vote. United we stand, divided we fall.
"fiscal destruction of our country through bailouts, stimulus and other acts of spending money we dont have." is SOP for the Democrats and everyone knows it. That the Republicans joined the Democrats in this destructive course is what woke conservative people up and caused the rise of the Tea Parties.
Bashing Republicans as a way to build up Trump will only raise the suspicion further that this is about hurting the Republicans to get Obama re-elected, rather than getting the best person to replace Obama.
Republicans "bashed" themselves, witness Crybaby Boehners complete capitulation to the Dems.
Trump builds himself up, he doesn't need any help from me.