[stanne]

Well it’s not a secret anymore

[5thGenTexan]

The fact the conservatives must plot in secret to hijack the Republican Party says more about the Republican Party than it does about the conservatives.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Jethro’s job is to block Ted. Period.

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

My tagline

[ConorMacNessa]

It's time for the conservative base of what was once the "Grand Old Party" to wrest control from the dickless wimps, appeasers and Quislings now occupying space on the "right" side of the aisle.

It's time for Bonehead, McConnell and their ilk to go!

"Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre / mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."
"Thought must be the harder, heart be the keener / mind must be the greater, as our might lessens."

[Linda Frances]

Well it’s about time. Conservatives aren’t afraid to do what must be done. Love that this is what Reagan did. God help us win!

[Politicalkiddo]

Watch out. Emperor Barky may order the food poisoned.

[M-cubed]

Their hope is to find a way to pick a nominee who, if elected, would actually stay the course the way they think Ronald Reagan did 35 years ago....<<

Ok..Cruz or lose!...but it really is bigger then that....His VP better be on board.....it will take 16 yrs to fix the problems we have.....Its about an ideal....Tell me how it turns out..

[Will88]

Another idea offered by former Missouri GOP chairman Ed Martin is fresh to the quadrennial confab of conservatives. He wants to launch a concerted effort to persuade every GOP candidate to stay into the race until the end.

That would have to be studied state-by-state, but continuing to split the conservative vote until the end sounds like a losing proposition. Most candidates would win a few votes away from the strongest conservatives, but win no delegates.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Over forty conservative organizations attending and they have only two ideas: get behind one candidate or encourage all candidates to stay in until Cleveland.

Wowza.

They should have at least forty ideas.

And why is Grover Norquist being interviewed about things going on in the conservative world?

I thought he was in bed with the Chamber of Communists?

[who_would_fardels_bear]

The biggest problem that needs to be addressed is early voting.

Freepers know all 16 potential candidates inside and out, but the LIVs who will be deciding who our next president will be haven't a clue.

If it is legal, then all of the non-GOPe candidates should pool their funds together and target collectively improving their name recognition in the early states.

Group appearances, group flyers, group commericals, etc.

They should all follow Reagan's 11th commandment and agree not to speak ill of GOP candidates, limiting their bile toward Hillary and GOPe candidates like Bush.

[Mariner]

The only thing Socons and (l)ibertarians have in common is a common enemy.

[kik5150]

Bush? Never.
Christy? Fat chance.
Huckabee? Hell no.
Rubio? Nunca.
Walker? If only to prevent Queen Hillary.

The only real conservative choice is Ted Cruz. He is also not Republican establishment.

[RitaOK]

This is a great story and a turning point, 2D. Thanks for posting.

[Major Matt Mason]

I think a better approach would be for conservative groups to start approaching other independent, non-GOP/DNC groups to see if some kind of coalition can be cobbled together that could ultimately replace the GOPe. If you have to plot like this just to be heard in your own party, it is pretty much a waste of time. The GOPe wants the votes of conservatives, then they want them to shut up and go away for two years. That isn't a recipe for turning this country around, though, and even if the GOP presidential candidate was a conservative, it seems likely that a fair number of GOPe types would vote Democrat out of spite.

[Nifster]

I sure hope so.....moreover I hope they do so

[trebb]

Their goal is to avoid ending up with another moderate, establishment candidate like they landed in 2008 with John McCain and in 2012 with Mitt Romney. Their hope is to find a way to pick a nominee who, if elected, would actually stay the course the way they think Ronald Reagan did 35 years ago.

Can't help but to see "vast Left Wing conspiracies" (or even Right-Wing conspiracies against conservatives) and couldn't help but wonder about the "think" being tossed into that sentence.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Where, oh where is Sarah Palin? I am so disappointed.

[spacejunkie2001]

I read that back in Sept there was a similar meeting with Tony Perkin’s group and the vow was to get behind ONE candidate, early, and avoid the moderate slipping in between 2 of them.

Cruz was there.

[matthew fuller]

Good luck with that. Hope that they are successful. They absolutely have to end open primaries, motor voter registration, and other dimmanazi methods of choosing our candidates.