re: #183 TedStriker

As I explained earlier in the thread, I’m a Republican because all the local county offices are decided during the Republican primary in May because the Democratic party here locally is very weak.
I’m also what is today considered an Eisenhower Republican (aka these days = RINO): fiscally sensible (yes, taxes are not evil), very supportive of social issues and also very wary of the military-industrial complex.
True story: The local Democratic organization couldn’t find anyone to be president a couple of years ago and they asked me. I told them they needed to find a reasonable Democrat.
The reason I refused is because Rand Paul Libertarians are taking over the Republican party here, both locally and state-wide (that’s how our local County Judge Executive ended up becoming our congresscritter in DC), and I didn’t want to give up my vote to oppose that, because we have closed primaries.
They ended up getting another Republican to change party affiliation to be president.
This is much more than the tea party lunatics redefining “conservative” as it relates to the GOP, it’s about the Paulians making serious inroads on the GOP by preying on fears.
Sadly, I don’t think many people are seeing what’s happening. And many of those who do see it are having a difficult time coming up with strategies to deal with it.