{"id":22508,"date":"2014-04-13T18:39:57","date_gmt":"2014-04-13T22:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=22508"},"modified":"2014-04-14T11:59:43","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T15:59:43","slug":"a-caution-to-conservatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=22508","title":{"rendered":"A Caution To Conservatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

William F. Buckley<\/a> is said to have stated that Conservatives<\/a> should ‘support the most viable conservative<\/a> candidate<\/a>.’ That’s a very important statement.<\/p>\n

The exact quote:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wisest choice would be the one who would win. No sense running Mona Lisa in a beauty contest. I\u2019d be for the most right, viable candidate who could win.\u201d<\/strong>
\n -William F. Buckley Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Right now there are two parties in Washington<\/a>–the first is composed of the Democrats<\/a> and the establishment Republicans, and the second is composed of the conservatives who have been elected since 2010. The 2014 mid-terms<\/a> are important. They will determine whether the Democrats and establishment Republicans continue their tax and spend<\/a> ways or if fiscal sanity makes an appearance.<\/p>\n

Many Republican candidates who have been in office for a while are being challenged for the first time in primary campaigns by more conservative candidates. There is nothing wrong with the fact that establishment candidates are being challenged, but I have a word of caution.<\/p>\n

In a world of instant news, cell phones that record and take pictures, twitter and facebook, candidates need to be more disciplined than they ever have been. Because the opposition is more than willing to take any comment out of context and twist words, candidates need to adhere to a specific group of lukewarm comments in order to get elected. I am not suggesting that candidates lie or misrepresent themselves, but I am saying that discipline on the part of the candidates will be crucial to this election.<\/p>\n

Primary elections<\/a> are important. You can judge a candidate by the way he runs his primary campaign–does he speak without thinking, does he make statements that cause him to have to\u00a0 backtrack, is he respectful of the people who come out to hear him and eventually support him?<\/p>\n

My advice to conservatives is simple–make sure your candidates are ready for prime time. Otherwise, you will be wasting money and time and accomplishing nothing.<\/p>\n

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