I'm trying to understand what is really happening for the GOP this election.
To me, it seems like the ideal candidate for conservatives is:
1.Someone economically to the right
2.Support a strong foreign policy(peace through strength at least)
3.Has strong religious(christian) convictions.
After this, it seems the GOP gets bogged down into specific topics that may or may not be relevant for 2016 thru 2020. The most important topic that keeps popping up is immigration and it seems like some laws that conservatives dislike is going to get past regardless who takes office.
However, the ironic thing about the 3 points listed is that most candidates satisfy all three points. So why is there so much dislike towards their candidates?
Is it possible that conservatives are spoiled with too much choice? Or are the specific issues so important to conservatives that 'compromise' is just out of the question?
To me, it seems like the ideal candidate for conservatives is:
1.Someone economically to the right
2.Support a strong foreign policy(peace through strength at least)
3.Has strong religious(christian) convictions.
After this, it seems the GOP gets bogged down into specific topics that may or may not be relevant for 2016 thru 2020. The most important topic that keeps popping up is immigration and it seems like some laws that conservatives dislike is going to get past regardless who takes office.
However, the ironic thing about the 3 points listed is that most candidates satisfy all three points. So why is there so much dislike towards their candidates?
Is it possible that conservatives are spoiled with too much choice? Or are the specific issues so important to conservatives that 'compromise' is just out of the question?