Comments on: Ronnie Come Lately http://www.residualforces.com/2007/06/29/ronnie-come-lately/ A Stream of Consciousness by Andy Aplikowski on His Life, His Politics, His Dogs, His Truck, and Whatever Pleases His Fancy Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:47:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: bmetzler http://www.residualforces.com/2007/06/29/ronnie-come-lately/#comment-38538 bmetzler Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:47:40 +0000 http://www.residualforces.com/2007/06/29/ronnie-come-lately/#comment-38538 <i>What if the Republican party could harness the dedicated conservatives to work for the party, rather than save it from its Senators?</i> What if dedicated conservatives could harness the power of the Republican party? That's what thing I don't like about conservatives. It seems like their attitude is primarily, "we're a power that should be harness, so harness us." Why should the "moderates" be demanded to harness the power of conservatives? Why not conservatives pariticipate themselves instead of demanding those who do participate what to. It's nice that conservatives stop bills be making phone calls, and have talk radio, and hold rallies. It'd be nicer if conservatives would actually participate in the political process and take charge for a change. Take the tax rally for example. Supposedly upwards of 7000 conservatives there. That's over a 100 people per senate district in MN. I'm guessing the Twin Cities area was over represented at the rally, so that is probably an even higher average for suburban districts. Imagine if instead of going to a rally, they'd go to their caucus? If conservatives like Jason Lewis got 7000 people to go to the Republican Caucus next March, conservatives would OWN the party. You wonder why conservatives chosen chair lost? Do you know how many people we had at my caucus last year? Total? Out of 6000 Republican voters in the district? 30. At the district convention this year to elect the delegates who would vote for the new state chair? 12. There were at least 3 conservatives in my district that complained about the state of the party in their view. The number that cared enough to do anything about it? 0 You want a party that takes the charge to tap into the energy of conservative activists? I think that is going to take conservative activists being involved. Let me tell you now, it's not the party that is dropping the ball. Ramstad, Pawlenty, Coleman, Carey, and the others on their side are probably happy with what they are doing for the party. IMO. You want conservatives to stop being unknown to the party? Then conservatives need to stop dropping the ball. They could OWN the party if they wanted to. In my view, they really don't want to. They'd rather complain about those who do own the party not listening to them. If you think conservatives matter, then show it for a change. If "Andy" is the only conservative who is involved in a district, that's not going to change much. What if the Republican party could harness the dedicated conservatives to work for the party, rather than save it from its Senators?

What if dedicated conservatives could harness the power of the Republican party? That’s what thing I don’t like about conservatives. It seems like their attitude is primarily, “we’re a power that should be harness, so harness us.” Why should the “moderates” be demanded to harness the power of conservatives? Why not conservatives pariticipate themselves instead of demanding those who do participate what to.

It’s nice that conservatives stop bills be making phone calls, and have talk radio, and hold rallies. It’d be nicer if conservatives would actually participate in the political process and take charge for a change.

Take the tax rally for example. Supposedly upwards of 7000 conservatives there. That’s over a 100 people per senate district in MN. I’m guessing the Twin Cities area was over represented at the rally, so that is probably an even higher average for suburban districts. Imagine if instead of going to a rally, they’d go to their caucus? If conservatives like Jason Lewis got 7000 people to go to the Republican Caucus next March, conservatives would OWN the party.

You wonder why conservatives chosen chair lost? Do you know how many people we had at my caucus last year? Total? Out of 6000 Republican voters in the district? 30. At the district convention this year to elect the delegates who would vote for the new state chair? 12.

There were at least 3 conservatives in my district that complained about the state of the party in their view. The number that cared enough to do anything about it? 0

You want a party that takes the charge to tap into the energy of conservative activists? I think that is going to take conservative activists being involved. Let me tell you now, it’s not the party that is dropping the ball. Ramstad, Pawlenty, Coleman, Carey, and the others on their side are probably happy with what they are doing for the party. IMO.

You want conservatives to stop being unknown to the party? Then conservatives need to stop dropping the ball. They could OWN the party if they wanted to. In my view, they really don’t want to. They’d rather complain about those who do own the party not listening to them.

If you think conservatives matter, then show it for a change. If “Andy” is the only conservative who is involved in a district, that’s not going to change much.

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