Comments on: Conservative Brand Still Stronger than GOP http://www.frumforum.com/conservative-brand-still-stronger-than-gop Building a conservatism that can win again Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ottovbvs http://www.frumforum.com/conservative-brand-still-stronger-than-gop/comment-page-1#comment-71049 ottovbvs Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:33:08 +0000 http://www.frumforum.com/?p=15335#comment-71049 ........there are more contradiction in this little homily than I've read for a long time......but keep up the good work ……..there are more contradiction in this little homily than I’ve read for a long time……but keep up the good work

]]> By: mlindroo http://www.frumforum.com/conservative-brand-still-stronger-than-gop/comment-page-1#comment-71024 mlindroo Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:23:32 +0000 http://www.frumforum.com/?p=15335#comment-71024 > It is also instructive that his Democratic opponent did not run on social issues. Well, did McDonnell or Christie...? As far as I can tell, both (wisely) ran as centrists rather than as orthodox full-spectrum Republicans -- particularly McDonnell. --- Anyway, for the first time ever I actually agree with Vecchione about something! The "Conservative" label probably has lower negatives that the Republican moniker. The latter term is not very popular anywhere following the Bush debacle. McDonnell's and Christie's websites reportedly avoid mentioning the "Republican" word, although their opponents of course used it frequently as a derogatory term. So my advice for Michael Steele would be this: why not simply RENAME the Republican party to sort out all the identity problems and ideological confusion?! After all, the political right wing party in the UK and Canada is known as the Conservative Party isn't it...is there any better way to encourage long suffering American conservatives while showing squishy RINOs and moderates what the game really is about? MARCU$ > It is also instructive that his Democratic opponent did not run on social issues.

Well, did McDonnell or Christie…? As far as I can tell, both (wisely) ran as centrists rather than as orthodox full-spectrum Republicans — particularly McDonnell.
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Anyway, for the first time ever I actually agree with Vecchione about something! The “Conservative” label probably has lower negatives that the Republican moniker. The latter term is not very popular anywhere following the Bush debacle. McDonnell’s and Christie’s websites reportedly avoid mentioning the “Republican” word, although their opponents of course used it frequently as a derogatory term. So my advice for Michael Steele would be this: why not simply RENAME the Republican party to sort out all the identity problems and ideological confusion?! After all, the political right wing party in the UK and Canada is known as the Conservative Party isn’t it…is there any better way to encourage long suffering American conservatives while showing squishy RINOs and moderates what the game really is about?

MARCU$

]]> By: joemarier http://www.frumforum.com/conservative-brand-still-stronger-than-gop/comment-page-1#comment-71008 joemarier Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:04:20 +0000 http://www.frumforum.com/?p=15335#comment-71008 But the Religious right does have purchase in Maine. The Catholic Church took up special collections for a half million in ad buys there. That's "purchase" by definition. But the Religious right does have purchase in Maine. The Catholic Church took up special collections for a half million in ad buys there. That’s “purchase” by definition.

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