Republican Debate Could Feature 3 RINOs Only
Cybercast News Service reports that the more conservative Republican candidates could be excluded from the upcoming South Carolina debate:
(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Ron Paul of Texas wants to bring American troops back from Iraq, having opposed the war from the outset. He's also a Republican candidate for president - possibly the most contrarian in the field of 10 - and he may be excluded from a forthcoming GOP candidate debate.My Comments:
The same could apply to Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, the ranking Republican and past chairman of the House Armed Services Committee during most of the war on terror.
Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, one of the strongest voices in the House on border security; former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee; former national GOP chairman and Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore; and former cabinet secretary and Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson may also be left out.
Even Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, a leading voice for social conservatives, could be on the fence.
All of these candidates hover around one percent in most national polls. That's the cutoff point for would-be participants in a May 15 debate in Columbia, S.C., according to the Fox News Channel, which is broadcasting the debate and co-sponsoring it with the South Carolina Republican Party.
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Why in the world are there restrictions on debate participation this early in the primary process?
If the answer to that question is that the Republican Party is trying to tell us this early in the game that all we have to choose from is 1 of the 3 RINOs - Giuliani, McCain, and Romney, then I'll definitely be looking to vote 3rd party in 2008.
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posted by Pro Ecclesia 9:58 AM
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Well if the other guys, who are running, could get above 1% we wouldn't have this worry...
My point is why limit it at this point. It's May of 2007 for cryin' out loud! A nominee won't be chosen for almost a year-and-a-half.
Jay;
This is one more example of the fact that the Republican Party still doesn’t get it. America is, contrary to the MSM propaganda, conservative. Yet the GOP doesn’t understand this.
Likewise neither does the Ohio Republican Party, in that this week they worked with the Democrats and Gov Strickland to create the Ohio budget for the next two years, and what did we get, “a Light-Democrat budget.” But Ohio needs some serious spending reform and government reduction. But Jon Husted (R-Kettering) is thrilled to death over their work. Hello, dumb asses, you control the General Assembly. Take charge, stop being scared little babies.
At every level of government Republicans are missing the boat. Or maybe the RNC doesn’t want anything to do with conservatism and would rather be the party of “light-democrat.” Shell shocked babies from the election or at the core light-democrats; I am starting to think the latter.
As much as my heart is with Brownback, and I do hope he gets to debate and has a platform for his ideas, I think realasticly we are going to have to start hoping Fred Thompson gets in. If the Republicans do run a pro-choicer like Rudy, I hope you hop on to the "Draft Colbert," bandwagon.
I've got to second Brian on this. I wonder if it's because so much of the GOP leadership is Episcopalian?
Anyway, I'm very tired of being pandered to, and would prefer we could have someone who actually shares our beliefs and our priorities.
Let's be clear. It is mostly the leadership of the GOP, that is trying to give us only a choice between RINOs, not the majority of regular folks who want a conservative. The below 1% criteria is a self-fulfilling prophesy. If they're not given a platform that reaches most Americans, then of course it will be tough to reach more than 1%. This is manipulation, not to mention the manipulation of the pollsters themselves.
If you go third party, you become a relief valve for the pressure building for the GOP to change. If we can't reform one of the two major parties we have, what makes you think that you can build and maintain a third party. I'm not suggesting voting for a RINO if he gets nominated. I'm saying get in their and fight. Have you attended your caucus yet this year? Your county and state conventions? Have you proposed and argued for changes in the party?
Atleast the Thursday night debate will include all of the candidates.
And please, Fred Thompson is not a conservative. I suggest visiting www.lifeoftheparty.typepad.com to find out more. Did you know he campaigned for Lincoln Chafee in '06 when there was a more conservative alternative. By conceding that we have to give up on our first choice, and go with hollywood-man, just plays imto their hands. Fred is being served up, pretty cleverly, I might add, to take away support from the conservative candidates.
Michelle;
Great points, especially about Thompson. Although at this point many Americans are as tired of politics as they were post Vietnam/Watergate, which I think allowed Carter to come on the scene. In this sense, Thompson seems to be a better alternative than Obama, who I believe is nothing more than a Carter look-a-like.
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