is how I like to think Team Rubio is managing the current state of the campaign. I read earlier on RCP that when Crist declared Independent, that Rubio pulled all advertising off of tv. Now, as a Florida resident I can attest to this – he was all over the airwaves but nothing now. The logic is that they are saving all of their money for tv advertising until a time closer to the the election.

This makes sense and it possibly shows a disciplined campaign strategy. They naturally assume a brief bump and a ‘rally around the flag effect’ from Crist’s publicity surrounding the oil spill. But as they let this oil spill fiasco play out, they can capitalize on the weak federal response and Crist’s position which has been to defend the fed’s response.

Add to that the natural uptick in voter interest and attention as we get closer to November, and it makes sense for Rubio to make a strong push in late summer/early autumn.

I for one am hoping to volunteer, I would like to get involved with getting out at events and passing out stickers and buttons, so we will see…..

but I would respectfully offer that we ALL know what happens in three ways races including libertarian/conservative independents – they split the conservative vote. Big NO NO, IMO. The stakes are just too high for us to not be smart about this.

I appreciate the noble ideal of voters having choices in a free democratic society, that it some how strengthens our unique representative government.

But the truth is that it hurts us, it allows Democrats to win elections, and it brings us to this very brink of socialism. I find myself with many Libertarian leanings, but I feel that Libertarians need to work within the Republican party to advance their agenda. This is the only way to include more of the tenants of Libertarianism into mainstream policy.

Look at what the socialists did. Going all the way back to – was it Stalin that said it? That Americans would never accept communism, never accept socialism, but in the name of ‘liberalism ‘ we could be convinced to gradually accept the concepts of Marxism – subversively.

I am paraphrasing here and I may have the wrong Soviet leader, but you get the point. Go look at the Democratic Socialist’s website and read some of their history and literature. They openly admit that starting with LBJ’s Great Society, they realized that to advance their agenda, they would align themselves with the Progressive wing of the Democrat party, recognizing that they shared the same desires – but that American’s would reject (rightly) ‘socialism’.

They were brilliant – look how effective they have been. Advancing their socialist agenda all the way to the presidency of the United States, the leadership of both House and Senate. All subversive, all with propaganda and BRANDING – (as an example look at how happy shiny cuddly the whole ‘Green’ movement has become – it is a marketing tool that has effectively infiltrated society. Or the Barack Obama website, with it’s patriotic color scheme, inspiration photography, poetic rhetoric that cynically appeals to the emotions with no grounding in reality).

They are wicked, with no grasp of economics or human nature or the concept of good and evil – but some of them are very cunning, ruthless and effective and advancing their agenda.

The point is, let’s work within the structures that exist to affect the greatest change – I’m talking positive, conservative common sense change that will benefit Americans and that is line with the tradition of American Exceptionalism. Work to change / improve the Republican party from within.