Taking an isolationist stance will not give you the massive boost you imagine it to give.
Being isolationist helps in the primaries but it arguably will even hurt you in the general election because "educated" voters parrot the media's stances.
He's probably going to say that they have to say one thing or be neutral when running the general, then do the complete opposite once in office. "Hide your power level." Or maybe that's your opinion as well.
When we're talking about politicians vs. the media that sounds like an endless race to the bottom, and one that really depends on us paying attention and keeping them accountable, and basically having tight networks of influence and control over the party from the grassroots. It's not very realistic, but perhaps neither is the alternative.
My point is to deal in reality and push actual conservative policies that can be passed and continue to push the Overton Window in our favor.
We have to get good candidates elected first. Rhetoric is important. Our candidates need to learn to emulate the left's strategy of hiding your power level.
Leftists run as moderates and govern as hard leftists.
Hard right Conservatives run as hard right conservatives and lose the election and never get to govern.
We need less idiot candidates. Mastriano is a prime example of what NOT to do.
My point is that we are not screwed and that we must not give up electoral politics.
Having been reading his comments for ages now, part of it is also knowing what candidates are even able to win in specific places. Purple states unfortunately need purple candidates to win because the suburbs exist, already red states can run more stringent right wing candidates, and you have to run purple candidates in blue states because again, suburbs.
Most Americans sadly parrot what the media says.
The media is always pro-war.
Taking an isolationist stance will not give you the massive boost you imagine it to give.
Being isolationist helps in the primaries but it arguably will even hurt you in the general election because "educated" voters parrot the media's stances.
It is what it is.
The media will frame such stances as isolationism and it will hurt in the general.
Saying you would let China takeover Taiwan without any pushback is not the boon you think it to be in a general election.
That is a repulsive position to many voters like me who despise China.
Taiwan must not be abandoned to China.
This is a terrible policy position.
Trump's stance on immigration, the open Supreme court seat and his promises to drain the swamp won him 2016.
Foreign policy will never be the biggest issue in any recent election but taking repulsive positions like abandoning Taiwan will hurt you.
Taiwan is key to American national interests unlike Ukraine.
The U.S. definitely doesn't want China to have full control of the Pacific shipping lanes.
Letting China take Taiwan freely is just disastrous for the U.S.'s national interests.
This scenario is nothing like Ukraine.
Protecting Taiwan is something that is truly crucial in the balance of power against China.
Preventing war is generally a good thing but letting China of all countries have free reign in Asia in order to prevent a war is beyond stupid.
China is an actual humongous threat that needs to be treated as such.
He's probably going to say that they have to say one thing or be neutral when running the general, then do the complete opposite once in office. "Hide your power level." Or maybe that's your opinion as well.
When we're talking about politicians vs. the media that sounds like an endless race to the bottom, and one that really depends on us paying attention and keeping them accountable, and basically having tight networks of influence and control over the party from the grassroots. It's not very realistic, but perhaps neither is the alternative.
They're all hanging out over at c/greatawakening.
That is not my point.
My point is to deal in reality and push actual conservative policies that can be passed and continue to push the Overton Window in our favor.
We have to get good candidates elected first. Rhetoric is important. Our candidates need to learn to emulate the left's strategy of hiding your power level.
Leftists run as moderates and govern as hard leftists.
Hard right Conservatives run as hard right conservatives and lose the election and never get to govern.
We need less idiot candidates. Mastriano is a prime example of what NOT to do.
My point is that we are not screwed and that we must not give up electoral politics.
We need to be smarter.
Having been reading his comments for ages now, part of it is also knowing what candidates are even able to win in specific places. Purple states unfortunately need purple candidates to win because the suburbs exist, already red states can run more stringent right wing candidates, and you have to run purple candidates in blue states because again, suburbs.