Posted by
JayPeriod on Monday, February 18, 2008 11:21:05 AM
As you listen to the news, even on Fox, commentators continuously speak of the idea that John McCain should ignore and write off the Conservative base of the Republican party. They speak of the idea that there is no pleasing them for McCain, so he might as well forget them. I'm sure the MSM would love nothing better than that.
The biggest problem with this is that it marginalizes the base. Rather than McCain having to compromise and actually change his position on issues important to the base, he can just write them off, believing that they would rather have him than either of the Democrats. This could damage the Republican Party, not just in this election, but in elections to come.
The Conservative base of the Republican Party will not tolerate being marginalized. It would not take long before the base would determine it in their best interest to form a third party. In the short term, the Republican losses would be devastating to both the party and the country. Democratic wins and gains would lead to the loss of personal rights, the redistribution of wealth and economic depression. Yet, in the long term, this third party would be able to establish itself as the true agent for change and could sweep into offices to rescue the country. It would only cost the country about half a century of time to recover.
So, while the MSM would like us to believe that marginalizing the Conservatives is the way to go for McCain, the long term damage he could do to this country by such arrogant speculation would be far worse. My suggestion is that he use his ability to compromise and compromise with his own side this time.