Posted by
The CL Project on Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:33:17 PM
Gallup: 59% of Republicans want GOP to become more conservative
As the crew over at Hotair noted, the poll provides no specifics on the how and why, but since party orthodoxy’s already firmly hawkish, pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, and anti-amnesty, it's probably safe to say that we are really talking about spending and bailout backlash.
McCain clearly was not the conservative candidate of our dreams - and I'm willing to bet that this is still fallout from dissatisfaction with our candidate. But it's also a call to move back to the time-tested principles and philosophical underpinnings of the conservative movement that ensure personal liberty, promote a limited government, encourage prosperity through free-market activity and provide for a robust common defense. Let's hope leadership gets the memo.
You can watch the
Gallup Video here.