I'll request for some time to reply.
It would embarrass to try to contend Yankee's post point by point, but let me be clear that I did not try to personally attack anyone during the debate. The only time I even addressed Adam was to counter his statements on the Atlasia economy. I know enough about the JCP and Bgwah's micromanagement, though it would only be fair to have him rebut the characterization.
But let's be clear on what I mean by civil society here. I'm talking about discussion and debate outside political parties. And I understand that Yankee and Adam are party insiders through and through, but that's why I'm running! I'm running to be different, to transcend a politics of cliquishness.
bgwah would most likely agree with most of what I said, since he gets angry when people don't credit him with having done all the work.
For a Party insider, I sure have felt pretty alone since February 1st, 2012. I was fairly isolated within the IB, and 2013 in the Feds wasn't much better. I got the chairmanship because virtually everyone else who would have desired it had checked out by then and was once again left alone at the top trying desperately to keep the party alive. If losing my Senate seat did anything good, it means that I am no longer alone in the Federalist Party. I don't see how the Federalist Party has ever been much of a clique.
Indeed, while I played a role in the formation of the RPP, I have had no role in the internal politics of the Federalist Party until about two weeks ago. The consistent complaint from those who have tried has been a lack of people helping in running the party.
