You know, there is a political party that is tough on crime and supports the rights of upstanding citizens to keep and bear arms.
I admire this guy, but I think a friendly takeover of the local Republican party would serve his interests far better than starting from scratch. It shouldn't be too hard: This being California, I bet the local…
You know, there is a political party that is tough on crime and supports the rights of upstanding citizens to keep and bear arms.
I admire this guy, but I think a friendly takeover of the local Republican party would serve his interests far better than starting from scratch. It shouldn't be too hard: This being California, I bet the local Republican party has a ton of vacant committeemen spots, and the incumbents could be replaced with his allies if he could just get a couple hundred people to vote in a block.
Yes, he won't ever get ideological purity with either party, but he will get a heck of a lot more done. As Thomas Sowell pointed out: There are no solutions, only tradeoffs.
I'm someone who was a Democrat and will not be voting for Democrats again any time soon. But I can't bring myself to become a Republican. I understand why people support Trump, but what I see is a person of terrible character and zero integrity. I'm genuinely repulsed by him and can't join a party that believes this is what a leader looks like.
I agree with Scott. We need to get away from the two captured parties and form something new.
I can see where Trump is a big issue, and I agree that it's damaged the "Republican brand" in a major way. However, permissiveness on crime and immigration (to name just two items of many) is damaging the country in a much more major way than any one individual can. Ultimately, it may destroy the Democratic party far more thoroughly than Trump can destroy Republicans.
The problems these people are complaining about cannot be solved at the presidential level. Electing a majority of city council that agree with them would have a bigger impact on their lives even than electing a president hand-picked from their neighborhood. The only way out is for people of good values to start electing other people who share those values, regardless of the party.
You know, there is a political party that is tough on crime and supports the rights of upstanding citizens to keep and bear arms.
I admire this guy, but I think a friendly takeover of the local Republican party would serve his interests far better than starting from scratch. It shouldn't be too hard: This being California, I bet the local Republican party has a ton of vacant committeemen spots, and the incumbents could be replaced with his allies if he could just get a couple hundred people to vote in a block.
Yes, he won't ever get ideological purity with either party, but he will get a heck of a lot more done. As Thomas Sowell pointed out: There are no solutions, only tradeoffs.
I'm someone who was a Democrat and will not be voting for Democrats again any time soon. But I can't bring myself to become a Republican. I understand why people support Trump, but what I see is a person of terrible character and zero integrity. I'm genuinely repulsed by him and can't join a party that believes this is what a leader looks like.
I agree with Scott. We need to get away from the two captured parties and form something new.
I can see where Trump is a big issue, and I agree that it's damaged the "Republican brand" in a major way. However, permissiveness on crime and immigration (to name just two items of many) is damaging the country in a much more major way than any one individual can. Ultimately, it may destroy the Democratic party far more thoroughly than Trump can destroy Republicans.
The problems these people are complaining about cannot be solved at the presidential level. Electing a majority of city council that agree with them would have a bigger impact on their lives even than electing a president hand-picked from their neighborhood. The only way out is for people of good values to start electing other people who share those values, regardless of the party.
Nobody with an R next to their name is going to get elected in Oakland. It is just the way it is.