Are there any conservatgive Republicans running this year?
Yes, there are conservative Republicans running this year. But as in anything else, if you’re looking for 100% purity, it isn’t there in any of the Republican candidates.
A couple months ago I started comparing political performance (what a candidate actually does) v. what a candidate says he/she stands for poltically, socially, and economically. I also considered the individual’s depth and breadth of experience both in government and civilian life.
The answer was Newton Leroy Gingrich. He is far from perfect but is about 95% conservative Republican with the personality of an agressive bulldog. He has openly conceded to errors in political judgement (that sitting on the sofa next to Pelosi is a major regret) but has also been alone in stating Washington, D.C. is broken and needs to radically change the way they do the nation’s business. He says he wants to change Washington, and I believe of all the candidates he has the leadership to do just that.
More importantly, he must have a conservative Republican Congress to work with for at least the first two, preferably four years.
Obama has done a great deal of damage that needs to be undone.