Posted by
KsReaganite on Monday, November 10, 2008 12:00:00 AM
The immediate task ahead is to salve the low morale of the faithful. And by that I do not mean wishful thinking and empty soothing words. We must take quick, substantive, and concrete steps to come back into a competitive mode so that morale isn’t eroded any further. The first place to do a come back is that heartbreaker of Old Dominion where a big race for a gubernatorial open seat is coming up in 2009…yes that is next year.
Now, the good news is that all elements of the Virginia GOP have already coalesced around the candidacy of Bob McDonnell, the popular current attorney general of that state. The Democrats, on the other hand, are likely to have a primary involving at least three significant candidates.
Virginia is where Democrats are hoping to showcase the end of the Republican ‘Solid South’, now that they have capped their two cycles of statewide wins with the ultimate prize of the first presidential win since 1964. Virginia must, therefore, also be the symbolic place where conservatives break that myth and start our recovery as early as next year. In Attorney General McDonnell, we have a candidate who has a popular record, solid credentials, and roots in Northern Virginia which has become a Democrat stronghold. So far, so good. We have a good start.
What we need is a good going from the very beginning. Today, I am adding the website of Bob McDonnell to the blog (on the right hand panel) as a token of my strong support and endorsement for his candidacy for the highest office in the Commonwealth of Virginia. His campaign is the symbol of the continued vibrancy of the GOP brand in the era of the socialist Obama-Pelosi one party tyranny in Washington DC. If you are as concerned about the morale of the conservative movement and the direction of this country as I am, please go to Bob’s website and sign up to volunteer or make a contribution. You can be sure that the entire weight of the federal government, Congressional earmarks, Justice Department high handedness, and ACORN fraud will be lined up a mile thick to defeat Bob McDonnell. The question is, are we up to the task of fighting back? I believe we are and I believe that Bob McDonnell and Virginia are worth fighting for.
Show them that reports of the demise of the Republican Party are grossly premature. Fight! Fight!! Fight!!!