Douglas Carswell's Blog

This is leadership

Conservatism can become a narrow, pessimistic, inward looking creed.  And when it does, it loses. 

Our ideals and aspirations ought to be uplifting.  The things we say and do should resonate with the country at large. 

When we speak, voters should think "yes, they speak for me!".

And when we get the chance to act, we should do so - the way we promised.

Here is Ronald Reagan doing it in 1964.  Watch and listen. 

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