A poll of 1,015 conservative activists and donors shows that 77 percent are either seriously disappointed with Republican Congressional leaders or want them totally replaced.
The poll/survey also found that 54 percent of conservatives feel so abandoned by the current crop of Congressional leaders and President Bush that they plan to reduce their contributions and/or grassroots work for GOP candidates in the next election. And 70 percent would support a principled conservative challenger running against an established incumbent Republican in a GOP primary.
“Conservatives feel betrayed by the Republican leaders, and they want them replaced,” said Richard A. Viguerie, chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, which sponsored the survey.
“Conservatives, which form the GOP’s base, provided most of the volunteers and money to elect a Republican-controlled House and Senate — and wound up with bigger government as a result. Now more than half of these committed activists say they’ll reduce or end their involvement in the upcoming elections — which could prove devastating for the GOP.”
Asked how they feel about the Republican members of Congress, 48 percent of conservatives report being “disappointed” and an additional 32 percent think they
“should be replaced.”
Asked to grade the GOP-controlled Congress, 73 percent gave it a D or F on “controlling government spending;” 73 percent gave it a D or F on “reducing illegal immigration;” and 54 percent gave it an “overall grade” of D or F.
Sixty-three percent gave Bush a D or F on controlling government spending.
Perhaps most troublesome for the GOP, Viguerie pointed out, is how that anger may affect the upcoming elections: 51 percent of donors said they plan to reduce or end their financial support.
“This is a recipe for Republicans losing. Republican leaders need to comprehend that if they govern as liberals, they will lose the support of conservatives,” Viguerie said.
I’m one of those conservative activists, I really write my worthless congresswoman, I blog, I contribute (NY 23 Baby, & Palin). Here’s what I think. I think Reagan was right. I also think Juan McShamnesty, Arlen Spector & Lindsey Grahamnesty are repulsive RINO’s but represent a “moderate” GOP that’s grown corrupt and arrogant. It serves me no good to see corrupt ones like that under my banner in the future (oh yeah McCain I’ll be contributing to your primary opponent, smoke that jerk). Soooo…the reason why the GOP wanted the corrupt like Snowe and Spector in their midst had only to do with the McCain’s and Graham’s desire to get more personal power and cushy “leadership” positions based upon their being onthe public dole so long. I mean those worthless corrupt clowns are no different from the DNC, it’s about them not me in the base. Okay so we’ll see how you like payback: it’s about the base not you. The GOP has a simple choice and they will win if they choose correctly: do what the base wants period no negotiation (you’ve been losing your way for 6 years) or lose some more. We will cleanse the party of these RINOs and we will keep punishing RINOs until they go over to the dems like Spector or quit. Go riddance get lost go away. If you corrupt F*ks think you have any chance without the base you are insane.
There does that about set the tone?
Oh yeah and last year all I heard from the RNC was how we needed to go along with more and more of this leftist statist crap. I mean what good does that do me? McCain and his ilk are all like “My friends we need more moderate voices>” I’m gonna puke if I hear him say “my friends” again. I’m not his friend all he seems to enjoy is mocking people like me in the base and attacking us for being soooo stupid and small minded. Well Juan McShamnesty how’s it feel to get that back? We will purge the corrupt out of the party like you as we WOULD rather lose an election or two because we unlike the MCain’s, Graham or Snowe or their old pal Spector have VALUES and MORALS. We will win the war in the party Mr. Steele and it will be or way now or the highway.