Conservatives' Anger with GOP May Be Party's Downfall
Posted June 23rd, 2008 by xntryk1
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Conservatives' Anger with GOP May Be Party's Downfall
By Jim Kouri
A poll of 1,015 conservative activists and donors shows that 77 percent are either seriously disappointed with Republican Congressional leaders or want them totally replaced.
The poll/survey also found that 54 percent of conservatives feel so abandoned by the current crop of Congressional leaders and President Bush that they plan to reduce their contributions and/or grassroots work for GOP candidates in the next election. And 70 percent would support a principled conservative challenger running against an established incumbent Republican in a GOP primary.
"Conservatives feel betrayed by the Republican leaders, and they want them replaced," said Richard A. Viguerie, chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, which sponsored the survey.
"Conservatives, which form the GOP's base, provided most of the volunteers and money to elect a Republican-controlled House and Senate -- and wound up with bigger government as a result. Now more than half of these committed activists say they'll reduce or end their involvement in the upcoming elections -- which could prove devastating for the GOP."
Asked how they feel about the Republican members of Congress, 48 percent of conservatives report being "disappointed" and an additional 32 percent think they "should be replaced."
Asked to grade the GOP-controlled Congress, 73 percent gave it a D or F on "controlling government spending;" 73 percent gave it a D or F on "reducing illegal immigration;" and 54 percent gave it an "overall grade" of D or F.
Sixty-three percent gave Bush a D or F on controlling government spending.
Perhaps most troublesome for the GOP, Viguerie pointed out, is how that anger may affect the upcoming elections: 51 percent of donors said they plan to reduce or end their financial support.
"This is a recipe for Republicans losing. Republican leaders need to comprehend that if they govern as liberals, they will lose the support of conservatives," Viguerie said.
Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and he's a staff writer for the New Media Alliance (thenma.org).
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Viguerie is often vilified
Viguerie is often vilified by people trying to make him out to be a bad guy, when he appears, to me, to be one of the only Republicans outside our movement with any common sense and willingness to espouse conservatism.
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Good article...I
will forward it on to others....
Too bad they didn't do more earlier on in the
election/primary cycle when the ballot was overloaded with neocons. There was a recent article from Yahoo in which a writer was speculating, insisting at times, that John McCain would *not* be the GOP nominee. Whether or not his prediction will come true is a matter of some speculation, but it could make for some very interesting political theatre in St. Paul if his predictions do materialize.
And the Bad News: The
And the Bad News: The Democrats in control after the election will be even worse.
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Very valid observation
You might consider copying and emailing this to your representatives, the RNC, your State GOP offices. They need to feel our pain and know we mean business. Out with the Olde Guard. Look what NumbersUSA and others did to stop Amnesty, over and over again.
IT'S DOABLE