Comments on: Disinvited From The Party http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/10/14/disinvited-from-the-party/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disinvited-from-the-party n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:25:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Derek Copold http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/10/14/disinvited-from-the-party/comment-page-1/#comment-15401 Derek Copold Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:11:40 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/10/14/disinvited-from-the-party/#comment-15401 Suderman's right that status is based on prestige and not opinions, but holding certain opinions can damage that prestige. Being an ardent opponent of amnesty, for example, will get you bad press and damage your prestige. Vide: Tom Tancredo, who was shunned by his own party's president. McCain, OTOH, knew how to play the game. He'd champion the key issues that would get him favorable press (and thus prestige), like McCain-Feingold, while still keeping his ACU scores up. The whole thing nearly blew up during the Amnesty issue, and he only patched it together because so many conservative candidates split the vote. Suderman’s right that status is based on prestige and not opinions, but holding certain opinions can damage that prestige. Being an ardent opponent of amnesty, for example, will get you bad press and damage your prestige. Vide: Tom Tancredo, who was shunned by his own party’s president.

McCain, OTOH, knew how to play the game. He’d champion the key issues that would get him favorable press (and thus prestige), like McCain-Feingold, while still keeping his ACU scores up. The whole thing nearly blew up during the Amnesty issue, and he only patched it together because so many conservative candidates split the vote.

]]> By: Daniel Larison http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/10/14/disinvited-from-the-party/comment-page-1/#comment-15373 Daniel Larison Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:30:40 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/10/14/disinvited-from-the-party/#comment-15373 Whoops. My mistake. Thanks. Whoops. My mistake. Thanks.

]]> By: haddox http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/10/14/disinvited-from-the-party/comment-page-1/#comment-15370 haddox Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:18:10 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/10/14/disinvited-from-the-party/#comment-15370 Not to fact-check here, but it's not Conor, it's Peter Suderman. Not to fact-check here, but it’s not Conor, it’s Peter Suderman.

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