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Ronald Reagan on Third Parties

In 1977, Ronald Reagan addressed CPAC.  He talked about building a new conservative movement that would attract both the social conservatives and the economic conservatives.
At the time, many believed that uniting the branches of conservative could be accomplished only with a new party.  In fact, having been alive at the time, I remember stories about [...]

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How to Stay Out of Re-Education Camps

If you have not read my two-part series on the GOP and the Tea Party, please do so before reading this column. Part I, Part II
Reactions to my two-part story on the GOP and the Tea Party provide great material for psychologists.
On one end, there’s the far left whack jobs at Washington University who [...]

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How Can the GOP Earn the Tea Party Vote?–Part 2

This is a multi-part examination of the relationship between the Tea Party movement and the Republican party. Part 1 examined the risks and reasons for 3rd party voting and the importance of primaries.  Part 2 spells out what the Tea Party must do to take over the party and what Republican party leaders and active [...]

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How Can the GOP Win the Tea Party Vote? Part 1

This is a multi-part examination of the relationship between the Tea Party movement and the Republican party. Part 1 examines the risks and reasons for 3rd party voting and the importance of primaries.
In the past 2 months, I’ve spoken to several Republican organizations, both official party divisions (Township, committee), and unofficial clubs. The invitations [...]

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NY-23 Spine Rally at St. Louis City Hall

Most of you did not get a chance to make it on very short notice to City Hall yesterday.  There, the St. Louis Tea Party put it on the line for area Republican leaders:  Take a stand on NY-23 or surrender your leadership.
While I have long opposed the 3rd party strategy, as it will surely [...]

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