On the left they have their individual favorite candidates and such, and they do their own in-fighting, but when it comes to elections they close ranks and vote for the one who is even marginally left-wing, knowing that over time the drift will be to the left and eventually small lefty gains will be replaced by real gains.
On the right we form a circular firing squad and shoot each candidate, refusing to back any right/republican candidate we don't like simply because he is not “our” guy. While we do this the left supports their nominee and we lose and they win and the environment keeps moves left, relentlessly.
We lose. We lose. We lose.
FReepers all want THEIR candidate and throw a snit-fit over any (and all) republican candidates because they are not the perfect option.
FReepers are like the company's HR bimbo, waiting for the 100% perfect applicant and until found and verified, the job remains unfulfilled. . .leaving it up to the left to do the hiring and the world moves ever so slowly leftward.
The move to the left WILL ramp up to light-speed once we have RBG retire from the SCOTUS and the left puts another hard-core lefty on the court. We are doomed then.
Republicans in congress, we are told and it is generally true, can't rule, can't lead—how can they, they are in the lead hardly ever so they can't get their feet under them.
With a little more pushing from the right the system will move incrementally right, and conservatives will have some influence on the republican party. . .some. . however, keep in mind if republicans lose, conservatives have ZERO influence on the left. That means we will be voiceless and banished, never winning an election. We hold onto our conservative purity while waiting for Mr Perfect Candidate to come along and Mr Perfect never comes along.
We are on a path to failure over the long-haul, and make no mistake, politics is a long game, and we need to keep focused on that. When was the last time republicans “owned” the congress and White House? If we give them both houses of congress and the White House, perhaps some movement right will take place. . .given enough time and with some confidence on the right it will happen.
Or we can sit out elections once our candidate doesn't place. . .thereby conceding the election to some lefty hack that most on the left despise but know will support lefty-causes over time. Can we at least try and at least slow the leftward slide down the crapper?
Can you name ONE Freeper that has EVER done that? By name? Show me the Freeper that ever said they would only vote for the perfect candidate. If you can’t, then admit you are just making your whole speil up.
You lesser evils have been saying that for 4 election cycles now and yet never once name that freeper. But you will run to whatever hard left GOP lib that the party corinates. I wonder why that is.