Tea Party-Backed Candidates Diverge on Foreign Policy

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The point still remains that Dubya was channeling these same waves in 2000 and ended up not following through.

This is typical of a party out of power.  The Democrats did this all throughout the 2000s decade and the Republicans did it in the 90s.  Lobby for powerful, radical and meaningful change, but settle back into status quo of government when they get back on top.  You can already see signs of it as candidates like Angle, Rubio, O'Donnell, etc., etc. start hiding most of their views come general election time.  They care only about getting elected.  They have no convictions.

Indeed, the most dovish party is almost always the one who doesn't control the Presidency. Same goes for fiscal conservatism, in fact.

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The point still remains that Dubya was channeling these same waves in 2000 and ended up not following through.

This is typical of a party out of power.  The Democrats did this all throughout the 2000s decade and the Republicans did it in the 90s.  Lobby for powerful, radical and meaningful change, but settle back into status quo of government when they get back on top.  You can already see signs of it as candidates like Angle, Rubio, O'Donnell, etc., etc. start hiding most of their views come general election time.  They care only about getting elected.  They have no convictions.

Indeed, the most dovish party is almost always the one who doesn't control the Presidency. Same goes for fiscal conservatism, in fact.

If that's the case, then we will never win no matter who we elect.

I said party. I think there are many dovish candidates, but it will be hard to get them in the majority.