Donald Trump continues to lead the Republican presidential contest.
Ted Cruz continues to gain ground against the frontrunner. John Kasich
continues as the outside chance in the race.
The eventual Republican nominee needs to take something from all three candidates to win.
Forget the personalities for a moment, hard as that might be. All three sometimes seem to do their best to irritate friends as well as foes.
But all three also have strengths. Whoever gets the nomination needs to draw on those advantages in November and beyond. Because it is critical for America that another Clinton—or, even worse, an admitted “democratic socialist”—not sit in the Oval Office.
The starting point for the GOP nominee must be principle. America needs a dedicated constitutional conservative in the White House. Otherwise we can expect more of the same. Unfortunately, Republicans as well as Democrats have presided over the vast expansion of government regulation and spending.
In truth, when it comes to the growth of government there wasn’t a lot of difference between Presidents Bush I and II and their Democratic successors. Government grew steadily. The GOP presidents talked a good game. And they had good intentions. But they were unable to resist the extraordinary pressure, including from congressional Republicans, for Washington to grab ever more control over people’s lives.
http://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2016/04/03/principle-federalism-and-passion-gop-needs-all-three-to-win-and-govern-n2142629
The eventual Republican nominee needs to take something from all three candidates to win.
Forget the personalities for a moment, hard as that might be. All three sometimes seem to do their best to irritate friends as well as foes.
But all three also have strengths. Whoever gets the nomination needs to draw on those advantages in November and beyond. Because it is critical for America that another Clinton—or, even worse, an admitted “democratic socialist”—not sit in the Oval Office.
The starting point for the GOP nominee must be principle. America needs a dedicated constitutional conservative in the White House. Otherwise we can expect more of the same. Unfortunately, Republicans as well as Democrats have presided over the vast expansion of government regulation and spending.
In truth, when it comes to the growth of government there wasn’t a lot of difference between Presidents Bush I and II and their Democratic successors. Government grew steadily. The GOP presidents talked a good game. And they had good intentions. But they were unable to resist the extraordinary pressure, including from congressional Republicans, for Washington to grab ever more control over people’s lives.
http://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2016/04/03/principle-federalism-and-passion-gop-needs-all-three-to-win-and-govern-n2142629
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