Dr.Traveler
Mathematician
- Aug 31, 2009
- 3,948
- 652
- 190
Even though you'e stupid you make a good point. Conservatives have not been able to field a credible candidate in two election cycles. What does this say about the state of conservatism?
The reason they haven't been able to field a credible candidate in two election cycles is that the GOP as a whole knows that Conservatives will line up behind a GOP candidate, whoever they are, on election day.
There's a lot of bitching and moaning that this isn't true. But at +1 days after the GOP convention the first item of business from every Conservative leader I've seen is to line up his followers behind whoever the nominee is.
Until Conservatives are willing to show the GOP they need to be taken seriously by running a third party candidate, the GOP will continue to field candidates that slant towards the moderates and right leaning Democrats.
Everything I said up there also applies to Religious Right. They haven't been a force for a few election cycles for exactly the same reason. After all, what will Fiscal, Social, etc. Conservatives do? Vote Democrat?