I want you to answer this question: Why should you settle for anything less than an authentic conservative who will fight for your views and values without an apology? Think about that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As you might have gathered, I prefer the honest, decent and genuinely accepting friends and family I have in the conservative world.
To all of you who are Republicans of long standing, I hope you appreciate that I always tried to stand for conservative values.
Personally and politically, I'm extremely conservative for who I am, but I'm also very careful in my tone. I don't believe just because you're a conservative that you're angry. I can be plenty frustrated and not have to constantly portray myself as upset and angry at the world.
I'm more the conscience of the conservative than I am someone looking for consensus.
I'm a conservative kind of person. I don't think rightwing is quite the same thing. But I acknowledge my conservatism of temperament.
I'm a compassionate conservative.
I believe that being conservative means you try to get in to the middle of the fight and try to solve the problem.
I'm a conservative, but with a focus on average people. For instance, I support Social Security and Medicare.
You don't fight radical conservatism with not-quite-so radical conservatism.
When I say I'm an authentic conservative, it's because when you look at who I am and where I come from, it'd be a lot easier to have grown up a Democrat.