These are all good reasons to be alarmed, but there is also a fourth reason for alarm that is perhaps the most alarming of all for conservatives: His nomination could signal the death of orthodox conservatism as one of the two main forces in American public policy, since he is running away with the nomination despite being exposed as a nonconservative.
Trump is the candidate who finally figured out how to exploit the fact that much of the Republican voter base does not share the policy preferences of the Republican donor class, and that it is therefore possible to win the nomination without being saddled with their unpopular policy preferences.
He will not be the last candidate to understand this.
...it gets worse.
Donald Trump and the GOP's crisis - Business Insider
Was a stake driven through the heart of conservatism last night? It can be argued that one most certainly has.
Was a stake driven through the heart of conservatism last night?
It can be argued that one most certainly has.
Was a stake driven through the heart of conservatism last night? It can be argued that one most certainly has.
Was a stake driven through the heart of conservatism last night? It can be argued that one most certainly has.
No, of course not. It's just been relegated to the back burner while Trumps works on his Populist Nationalism bouillabaisse.
(Made with Brawndo!)
there wasnt a good conservative running against him....hence he won
part of the issue is that we lack good candidates on the GOP side of the aisle
they all seem to meet a few of the qualifications, and suddenly they are called conservatives
bullcrap....
trump is not a conservative....never will be
but he is a flame that hopefully will ignite the kindling and put some fire back into the GOP
i was getting tired of the same old politician with a different name every cycle
maybe just maybe this will reignite the passion that the GOP needs
Was a stake driven through the heart of conservatism last night? It can be argued that one most certainly has.
No. Why must everyone claim the opposition dead every time they lose a vote? The Republicans were supposed to be dead in 2008, then the won big in 2010, The Democrats were supposed to be dead in 2010 then the won in 2012, the Republicans were supposed to be dead in 2012 and then the won big is 2014.
Conservatism is alive and well even if they haven't had a president since Reagan. Right now the movement in state and local politics has definitely been towards more conservative politicians. If you look at state and local and congressional elections of the last 10 years you'd be declaring liberalism dead...
First, it is absolutely vital that conservatives stay firm in their opposition to Trump. For at least a generation, the Left has been arguing that American conservatism is shot through with racism, sexism, and xenophobia. And now millions of Americans will face the difficult task of rebutting charges of hateful bigotry while supporting a man who gives aid and comfort to avowed racists, incites violence, and can’t even consistently disavow the Klan. Trump is the destroyer of conservatism, and he will taint all who take his side.
Next, donors, activists, and volunteers must go all-in to preserve the Republican majority in the House (the Senate as well, but that’s a tall order). Hundreds of millions of donor dollars are sitting on the sideline, along with tens of thousands of demoralized volunteers. If the House falls, we’ll potentially see cap-and-trade, card check, expansive new gun-control regulations, and amnesty. Moreover, if the House falls, don’t assume it can be retaken with ease. A GOP that nominates Trump and potentially loses its congressional majorities risks wandering in the wilderness for years — assuming it even survives as a viable political party.
Third, conservatives should double-down on their commitment to state-level political action. Multiple red-state legislatures are now stocked with constitutional conservatives who are ready and willing to implement conservative ideas in state governance. Conservatives still have an opportunity to enact policies that will preserve liberty and liberate the free market for millions of Americans — all while presenting sharp contrasts with blue states that are choking on public-employee pensions and suppressing economic activity with high taxes and burdensome regulations.
Fourth, reject the cult of celebrity in favor of building enduring, meaningful conservative cultural institutions. If the current election cycle has revealed anything, it’s demonstrated that large chunks of the celebrity Right — you know, the people who spent most of the last ten years or so calling out “RINOs” and proclaiming themselves the true arbiters of American conservatism — have proven that they’re little more than populist audience-whores, following where the lowest common denominator leads...
Nope.
This forum has proven that you can argue anything.
The GOP isn't going anywhere. It may change. It may fracture. It may do any number of things, but it ain't going anywhere.
It is also important to note that the GOP is not conservatism. One is a political party, one is an ideology. Not the same thing. Even if the GOP where to collapse, conservatism would still be around.
Was a stake driven through the heart of conservatism last night? It can be argued that one most certainly has.
I think people completely misunderstand what Trump is.Was a stake driven through the heart of conservatism last night? It can be argued that one most certainly has.
In my opinion the Dole'sIn your opinion who was the last "good" GOP candidate to run for the nomination (not necessarily win it)?
No. Why must everyone claim the opposition dead every time they lose a vote? The Republicans were supposed to be dead in 2008, then the won big in 2010, The Democrats were supposed to be dead in 2010 then the won in 2012, the Republicans were supposed to be dead in 2012 and then the won big is 2014.
Conservatism is alive and well even if they haven't had a president since Reagan. Right now the movement in state and local politics has definitely been towards more conservative politicians. If you look at state and local and congressional elections of the last 10 years you'd be declaring liberalism dead...
I think their analysis is rather overwrought. Trump is a threat to the GOP, but not to Conservatism. The only way that Conservatism is defeated is by better ideas. To fear Trump as a conservative is to fear that he has better ideas.
there wasnt a good conservative running against him....hence he won
part of the issue is that we lack good candidates on the GOP side of the aisle
they all seem to meet a few of the qualifications, and suddenly they are called conservatives
bullcrap....
trump is not a conservative....never will be
but he is a flame that hopefully will ignite the kindling and put some fire back into the GOP
i was getting tired of the same old politician with a different name every cycle
maybe just maybe this will reignite the passion that the GOP needs
In my opinion the Dole's
I don't think there is a question of the GOP being alive. But conservatism within the GOP is what's in question. Liberalism within the Dem's can be questioned as well. Thanks to Bernie I think there is a wing/movement within providing somewhat of a spark in the dems for the liberal cause but at the forefront... we can pretty much expect Clintonian corporatism.
Conservatism may not be dead but the GOP as I knew it died years ago. Today's GOP, or rather what's left of it, is a cluster**** of Teabaggers, religious crusaders, corporatists, white supremacists and people too stupid or too insecure to get the hell out of the party.
Organized true conservatism will find another place to live. The GOP brand has been permanently fouled and has been shat upon so often by fringe crazies (see above) that GOP no longer means conservatism. It means bat-**** crazy.
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