I wouldn’t. I don’t know what Tom Corbett stands for, and besides, he’s a self-proclaimed, unapologetic moderate. Just the same, there will be other conservatives that will vote Corbett despite that they, too, have no idea what he stands for.
Why would strong minded, intelligent, conscientious conservatives settle for party when they could have a principled candidate of the people, like Sam Rohrer, instead? Sadly, I believe when it comes down to it, voters have more faith in the party than in the people. If this faith-challenged group had as much confidence in the people, as they do in the GOP’s ability to influence votes, surely they would feel free to vote for principle, values, honor and integrity above all else.
That said, my intent is not to insult intelligence by heralding what may be obvious, but rather to narrow in on the challenge and the solution. If we’re to erect the strength of our resolve, it seems to me we must first establish it amongst ourselves.
And it’s not like we’re not trying. We assemble here and meet there. We create groups, websites and so on. We reach out and so many work tirelessly to grow the movement, but in my humble opinion, what we lack most is communication that can unite us. I suspect we are much larger than any of us is aware, but size alone will not keep the movement afloat. The great Titanic may never have sunk, after all, if it had utilized communication with the nearby Californian. Our size and strength will only have an impact if we are able to conceive it.
There is a group on Facebook that may have the potential to help us conceptualize the size and strength of our movement. Pact for Principles in Pennsylvania Politics, is an online location where we can gather under one roof. Not only is it a place, however, it’s a pact.
Why Facebook? Of all online social networks, not only is Facebook the fastest growing, it has so many members that if it were a country, it would be the fourth largest in the world. As of April 2009, half of Americans had a Facebook page. Certainly the GOP has one.
It doesn’t matter whether you are a Tea Partier, Patriot, 912er, Republican, Libertarian, Democrat–whatever. What matters is that we have a public place to assemble under one roof, where we can see names, faces and numbers that can win.
If we can spread the word to our like-minded friends that such a place exists, and direct them to it, we can establish evidence in numbers that will build the confidence we need to make the grassroots flourish.
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