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Conservative Inc. has dominated much of the elected Republican Party for many years, and continues to do so today in politicians such as [[Greg Abbott]], [[Dan Crenshaw]], [[Mitt Romney]], [[Mike Pence]], [[Tim Scott]], [[Nikki Haley]], [[Ted Cruz]], [[Marco Rubio]], [[Mitch McConnell]], and many, many more.

Conservative Inc. has dominated much of the elected Republican Party for many years, and continues to do so today in politicians such as [[Greg Abbott]], [[Dan Crenshaw]], [[Mitt Romney]], [[Mike Pence]], [[Tim Scott]], [[Nikki Haley]], [[Ted Cruz]], [[Marco Rubio]], [[Mitch McConnell]], and many, many more.

Conservative Inc. is dominated by people who think that conservative politics is a way to make money, rather than a place to volunteer for the betterment of others.  The Conservative Inc. "leaders" are often very hostile towards grassroots activists, particularly if they might upset the flow of money to those profiting from it.

Conservative Inc. is dominated by people who think that conservative politics is a way to make money, rather than a place to volunteer for the betterment of others.  The Conservative Inc. "leaders" are often very hostile towards [[grassroots]] activists, particularly if they might upset the flow of money to those profiting from it.

Members of Con Inc often conflate [[libertarian]] values and ideas with what they refer to as "conservatism", which they use to justify the complete abandonment of [[social conservatism]]. This dates back to the Fusionism push during the [[Barry Goldwater]] era.  

Members of Con Inc often conflate [[libertarian]] values and ideas with what they refer to as "conservatism", which they use to justify the complete abandonment of [[social conservatism]]. This dates back to the Fusionism push during the [[Barry Goldwater]] era.  

Conservative Inc. misleads Republicans into spending campaign dollars on expensive consultants and television ads, when the money would be better spend on a ground game. When there are very few undecided voters, as in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 election]], the ground game and not consultants matter more.

Conservative Inc. misleads Republicans into spending campaign dollars on expensive consultants and television ads, when the money would be better spent on a ground game. When there are very few undecided voters, as in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 election]], the ground game and not consultants matter more.

Part of the game plan of Conservative Inc. is to try to marginalize and demonize critics, in an improper attempt to [[monopoly|monopolize]] the right side of the political spectrum. An example of this a half-century ago was when [[William F. Buckley]] participated in the smear of the [[John Birch Society]] in reaction to the success by the group in pulling conservative supporters away from Buckley.

Part of the game plan of Conservative Inc. is to try to marginalize and [[demonize]] critics, in an improper attempt to [[monopoly|monopolize]] the right side of the political spectrum. An example of this a half-century ago was when [[William F. Buckley]] participated in the smear of the [[John Birch Society]] in reaction to the success by the group in pulling conservative supporters away from Buckley.

Conservative Inc. largely opposed [[President Trump]] during the beginning of his 2016 campaign, but would later embrace him, likely due to the realization of just how big the market is in Trump supporters, and how little money there is in an anti-Trump base amongst the conservative populace, despite still being [[Never Trumper]]s at heart, and oft holding antithetical views to Trump. These are grifters, who use the MAGA movement for their own personal gain, despite doing nothing in return for them, and often secretly holding contempt for them. Two examples of these are Senator [[Lindsey Graham]] and political commentator [[Ben Shapiro]], both of whom were strongly against Trump in 2016, only to later support him and endorse him in 2020.  

Conservative Inc. largely opposed [[President Trump]] during the beginning of his 2016 campaign, but would later embrace him, likely due to the realization of just how big the market is in Trump supporters, and how little money there is in an anti-Trump base amongst the conservative populace, despite still being [[Never Trumper]]s at heart, and oft holding antithetical views to Trump. These are grifters, who use the MAGA movement for their own personal gain, despite doing nothing in return for them, and often secretly holding contempt for them. Two examples of these are Senator [[Lindsey Graham]] and political commentator [[Ben Shapiro]], both of whom were strongly against Trump in 2016, only to later support him and endorse him in 2020.