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Riverside, San Diego County, CA June 3, 2008 Election
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By Casey A. Evans

Candidate for Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Riverside; State Assembly District 66

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Where are we and where are we going?
Many of us Conservatives in the Republican Party are feeling ongoing pressure from mainstream hardliners to moderate our views. Perhaps this is the result of our electorate becoming more moderate or maybe it is because voters are getting tired of earmarks and the fact that just because you have the title "Republican" doesn't mean you act like one. On the national stage we have a nice "oil on canvas" portrait of how the nation's political ideologies are ever swooning towards the left. If we take a closer look at the presidential candidates we find two very liberal democrats and one fairly moderate Republican.

According to the National Journal's 2007 Vote Ratings, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. ranked the 1st most liberal Senator in 2007. Not far behind him, Hillary Rodham Clinton, was ranked 16th most liberal Senator in 2007.

As for Senator John McCain, he was ranked the 46th most conservative Senator amongst conservative Senators.

So what do we have? That is for the voters to decide. However, one thing is for certain, American voters favor moderates over radicals, which is a positive overlay for the McCain candidacy.

As for us after the presidential election, the Republican Party needs a return of conservative normalcy with the "Contract with America" type mentality. We need to be steadfast in holding our conservative ground on both the fiscal and social issues. We need to re-position our platform in the minds of Americans, that we are the party of the people; ensuring life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. If we can accomplish this, then we like our founder Abraham Lincoln, will succeed in securing the future of America for generations to come.

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