Can the American conservative movement regain control of the Republican party?

Since the days of Ronald Reagan the party has fallen further and further into the hands of fundamentalist extremists whose values are not conservative. They believe that government intervention in the personal lives of citizens is justified on religious grounds and spend public funds like liberals in heat.





What can moderate conservatives do to regain control of the party they created?Can the American conservative movement regain control of the Republican party?
Wow.....a real conservative....you are a rarity in this place. Congrats!! While I fully support your version of the party gaining strength and booting out the fringe groups....I agree with the other poster....so much time and energy has been spent courting the religious right---who, as you mentioned, are for more government control, not less. I don't see how you lose that part of your party and ever have a majority. The only possibility is to pull in more independents and moderate democrats...but we would have to be pretty unhappy with the democratic candidates to be swayed.....or your candidates would have to be pretty amazing. I certainly wish you well....as I have sorely missed the old GOP.Can the American conservative movement regain control of the Republican party?
We need to spread the word for the religious fanatics to hijack the democratic party instead. They are a better fit for them to legislate and tell us what to do. I have always been baffled how the ultra religious fanatics were able to hijack the republican party, it does not make any sense. As you say conservatism means less government, less taxes and civil liberties. All of what I believe in, and why I am conservative. That is also why I supported Ron Paul because I consider him being the only original republican with all the old conservative values that the republican party has lost focus on.
Are you insane?! The moderate Conservatives are responsible for the repeated failures of the party. I believe you are party traitors, and undermining our party along every step of the way. It is you people who are hoping the liberal-created stimulus bill succeeds. I hold no reservations about saying this, and I think it encompasses the true feelings of many real Conservatives: Get real conservatism, or get out of our party.
I'm sorry to blow your progressive bubble but your in need of the Democratic party. If you want moderation than you don't want conservative traditional values the country was founded on. I'm trying to figure out how to get away from the progressive idiots who destroyed the party I once new.
Those people tend to follow the power, not the party. You'll see some of the same policies start to creep into this ticket. First strike (Pakistan), wild spending, expanded war on ';Terror'; (Afghanistan). In four years, a lot of them will have switched sides.
Why do moderate conservatives even WANT the Republican brand?





Republican is synonymous with nut-job. It will take decades to wash away the stains.





What you need is a spin-off party.
If that happened the Repubs would lose all those votes.


It was part of their strategy to get the fundies under their umbrella.
Thats why we need a Mike Huckabee
Only when we get this.





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