But as someone indicated above, the key for the Tea Party is to push the limits of how conservative our candidates can be by controlling the primary process. We have a long way to go to convince people to vote conservative as opposed to just voting to throw out the bums of one party and put the other party in. But as long as we constantly have conservatives up in the primaries then we will get them in when the tide turns the way of our party instead of getting the “safe, electable” RINOs in. More fundamental change might involve actually changing voters’ minds, which is something that probably takes marketing and money.
The problem is that most Freepers have no clue where that limit is. This forum has expunged posters with an eye on reality so many times, it is now a extreme right echo chamber. Here is an example...
In Oct of 2009 Newt told Republicans that moderate Dede Scozzafava was an easy GOP win in NY-23 to protect a moderate GOP retirement. Freepers lost their minds and protested that they knew better than the NY GOP, but Newt was right and Hoffman lost a rare NY GOP Congressional seat. The Tea Party Express departed the station leaving a GOP seat in the hands of Nancy Pelosi. 2 years later and now only Newt can save our American way of life
The term RINO is thoughtlessly tossed out on FR at people like Ann Coulter, Laura Ingram, Karl Rove and even Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity Romney’s Bain Capital Owns Media Giant Broadcasting Limbaugh, Hannity
Ridiculous. But here is something that isn't ridiculous...If Tea Partiers sit out the general election because they didn't have the power to nominate a GOP conservative, and another border agent is killed with Eric Holder's guns...well, I guess that blood will be on their hands now wont it?
Good luck to Newt in Florida. I'd be happy to vote for anyone but Ron Paul, but I'd still do it to get Obama out.