The Republican Party’s total betrayal on Obamacare repeal has taught every conservative voter that the entrenched D.C. establishment in control of the party cannot be trusted to keep their own promises. They certainly can’t be trusted to abide by the conservative principles they’ve campaigned on.
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That’s why former Heritage Foundation president and U.S. Senator Jim DeMint is launching a new conservative group to be a “support structure” for conservatives in Washington, D.C., helping them stick to their principles and “avoid being consumed by the D.C. swamp.”
The Conservative Partnership Institute will educate the public and members of the conservative movement on the inner workings of Washington, D.C. Its goal is to help conservative members of Congress stand up to the Washington establishment in an environment that is hostile and resilient to conservative change.
“Since the Tea Party arose, conservatives have shown they can get new leaders elected to Congress and important organizations now exist to hold politicians accountable when they go astray from constitutional principles,” DeMint writes in an op-ed for The Federalist. “However, being a conservative, especially a conservative in Washington, can be a tough and lonely road. It’s not enough to know the right solutions. If conservatives don’t have the knowledge, strategies, and allies to succeed, this town will beat you down until you give in.”
Fundraising and party loyalty, not conservative policy, is the focus of the entrenched D.C. establishment, DeMint says. Conservatives who refuse to play the game are kicked off committees, targeted by party leadership, and challenged by establishment-backed candidates in primaries. It’s one thing for a conservative to have a genuine policy disagreement with colleagues who may not share his principles. It’s entirely another matter to be character-assassinated and targeted for destruction by members of a ruling class who tell you, the voters, they are on your side while stabbing you in the back.
That’s why DeMint has started CPI.
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DeMint has put together a veteran team of conservative fighters, including Ed Corrigan, who was picked by the Trump administration to lead the personnel selection process for domestic policy, filling hundreds of jobs in the administration. Other notable conservatives are Wesley Denton and Rachel Bovard, who have both previously worked for the Heritage Foundation.
Conservatives on Capitol Hill are excited.
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NEW @JimDeMint's game-changing new conservative group @CPInst is exactly what we need https://t.co/C6QHZjXSR7
— Conservative Review (@CR) July 25, 2017
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