Posted on 01/22/2016 6:43:10 AM PST by ghost of stonewall jackson
In their editorial, National Review editors put it this way:
There are understandable reasons for his eminence, and he has shown impressive gut-level skill as a campaigner. But he is not deserving of conservative support in the caucuses and primaries. Trump is a philosophically unmoored political opportunist who would trash the broad conservative ideological consensus within the GOP in favor of a free-floating populism with strong-man overtones.
Paraphrasing a line of scripture from 1 Timothy, Erickson writes this:
We should not put a new conservative in charge of conservatism or the country, so that he does not become puffed up with conceit and fall into condemnation. Republicans have wandered in the wilderness already by letting leaders define conservatism in their own image. Donald Trump needs more time and more testing of his new conservative convictions.
Beck gets specific, citing Trump's previous support for stimulus spending, bank bailouts and auto bailouts as reasons why his conservative credentials are suspect:
When conservatives desperately needed allies in the fight against big government, Donald Trump didn't stand on the sidelines. He consistently advocated that your money be spent, that your government grow, and that your Constitution be ignored. Sure, Trump's potential primary victory would provide Hillary Clinton with the easiest imaginable path to the White House. But it's far worse than that. If Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination, there will once again be no opposition to an ever-expanding government.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Is that supposed to impress us? If that were the case she would have more influence than she does. So far, many do not seem too impressed.
That bunch picture above look like they are all suffering from IBS.
This is why people turn away from conservatives.
Pompous ans sanctimonius doesn’t win elections.
It doesn’t win elections but it does protect the funding....which is all these guys care about. They’re dour because they know the gravy train will be ending.
If one watches the rally videos it has to be noticed that he hammers this home everytime and everytime the MSM refuses to show what they would gladly do for Hillary if she had such events and such crowds.
The only Hillary crowd scene televised was her second or third or fourth announcement to run on Roosevelt Island in NYC. A limited access island, a raised walkway with barricade lines about eight feet away. And even those shots were tightly framed. After that nothing but the LOL Chipotle visit.
Trumps reminds his video audiences that he’s not just a studio talking head, he’s addressing very large crowd that responds with loud approval.
Cruz will never be able to draw from minority voters. And that’s what it’s going to take to beat Hillary.
Jan. 20
Trump Has More Support Among Hispanic Voters In Florida Than Bush & Rubio COMBINED
Among Hispanic Republicans Trump’s lead is even greater at 54% - more than DOUBLE the combined support among Hispanics for Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio:
Donald Trump - 54 percent
Marco Rubio - 15.1 percent
Rand Paul - 14 percent
Ted Cruz - 10.2 percent
Jeb Bush - 5.5 percent
Kelly looks butch.....yuck!
It doesn’t have to impress you. It’s a fact and she is very young. She will be a reliable conservative spokesperson long after Trump does whatever politically he will do or pushes up daisies.
It’s HUGH,, not YUGE.. :-]
“And you support a person who gave Hillary and Mitch McConnell money.”
He also gave to Cruz etc., many Republicans.
It’s just business.
Yes. I support Trump, as do many other conservatives. He is ahead in every state, except Iowa. And he is trending up in Iowa.
LOL...she should know better than to allow herself to be grouped with the likes of Megyn Kelly...you’re know by the company you keep.
I thought Megan McCain was just a plump Valley Girl profiting from her daddy’s fame but apparently NR finds her to be a Great Thinker. No surprise there.
It’s not even a Yuge number... they have what? Twenty writers? I mean come on, twenty people can’t elect a dog catcher...
Without doing a search, no idea who that might be.
Peacetime or in war, they won’t be in uniform.
Of course, the older ones, many anyway, will have served. To a man though, zeros service among the younger set. Discouraging.
Poll FReep: If the election were held today, who would be your first choice for President of the United States?
Senator Cruz -- Dump This Dumb S.O.B.!
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