College Republicans: Pretend Politics with Real Consequences

What exactly is a College Republican? Generally speaking, a College Republican is a fairly conservative student who is ticked off about being in the minority on campus and wants to do something about it. In a perfect world, these College Republicans would be the biggest source of volunteers for campaigns, oppose the liberal agenda on campus, and grow up to become real Republicans without forgetting that real Republicans only get elected because of volunteer efforts from groups like College Republicans. Some College Republicans accomplish this, but all over the country, there are large numbers of them who do nothing of the sort. The problem is that these College Republicans, instead of spending time doing real work and getting real results for candidates they believe in, spend their time fighting with one another over essentially pointless topics. More on this in the future. Some CRs also try to destroy the liberal presence on their campus and out in the world, and this is futile. You will never destroy it completely; it will not just go away. What should happen is for CRs to provide a conservative, common sense alternative to the liberal presence, because, when it comes down to a battle of ideas, we win. And whenever possible, debate those liberals, because the difference comes through even clearer when both schools of thought are placed side by side. Finally, when CRs grow up to become members of the GOP, they ought not to so quickly forget the fact that volunteers who give their free time are the ones who will carry them to victory at the polls. Yelling on a cell phone, treating volunteers like human fecal matter, or threatening college students never won anything. More on this topic forthcoming...