If there is one lesson to be learned from the sweeping 2010 midterm
elections and this year’s historic Senate primary upsets in Indiana and
Texas, it’s this: If you’re focused on politics over policy, you will
lose.
When presented with an option, Republican voters will choose the boldest fiscal conservative with the strongest ability to connect with the grassroots.
At its core, the Tea Party, and the larger freedom movement it represents, is about much more than simply getting people elected. This grassroots uprising is bound together by a shared commitment to the ideas of individual liberty
and constitutionally limited government. The political process is
simply the vessel used by the freedom community to advance these ideas.
The mission of this election cycle is not to find the next Ronald Reagan to occupy the Oval Office. Instead, grassroots conservatives are supporting candidates across the ballot who best represent the values of freedom and individual liberty, and replacing those who don’t — regardless of political party.
In my column last week, I discussed the overwhelming voter turnout in Indiana for U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock. Many in the media and the political establishment questioned whether the “Hoosier Model” of grassroots organizing was an anomaly, an outlier victory that could not be replicated in larger states like Texas.
When presented with an option, Republican voters will choose the boldest fiscal conservative with the strongest ability to connect with the grassroots.
At its core, the Tea Party, and the larger freedom movement it represents, is about much more than simply getting people elected. This grassroots uprising is bound together by a shared commitment to the ideas of individual liberty
and constitutionally limited government. The political process is
simply the vessel used by the freedom community to advance these ideas.The mission of this election cycle is not to find the next Ronald Reagan to occupy the Oval Office. Instead, grassroots conservatives are supporting candidates across the ballot who best represent the values of freedom and individual liberty, and replacing those who don’t — regardless of political party.
In my column last week, I discussed the overwhelming voter turnout in Indiana for U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock. Many in the media and the political establishment questioned whether the “Hoosier Model” of grassroots organizing was an anomaly, an outlier victory that could not be replicated in larger states like Texas.
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