People want results. I call it 'results oriented conservatism,' R.O.C. because that's what people want out of government.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.
I don't really like labels in politics, but I will gladly accept the label of conservatism.
The people still get to choose whether they want to support conservatives or if they want to support Mr. Trump, whose record is not conservative.
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. And our programs to help them should reflect that.
People profess to have certain political positions, but their conservatism or liberalism is really the least interesting thing about them.
A conservative government survives essentially by dampening expectations and subduing hopes. Conservatism is basically pessimistic; reformism is basically optimistic.
The people want government that works for them at every level.
At its core, conservatism is not an anti-government movement, and it's not a no-government movement.
That's the definition of 'success' for the modern Democrat Party. As many people dependent on government as possible is the objective.
What I have been talking about for many years is opportunity conservatism, that every policy should focus like a laser on easing the means of ascent up the economic ladder.