The conservative movement's rising stars
November 14, 2008| By David Talbot
To reach the next generation of Americans, the conservative movement needs Internet-savvy marketers and a "hip-to-be-square" attitude modeled on President Reagan and William F. Buckley, Weekly Standard blogger and Fox News contributor Mary Katharine Ham said Monday.
Speaking at a discussion about the future of the conservative movement with Young President's Club members, she argued that young conservatives have work to do to strengthen their generation's commitment to conservative ideas.
Ham said she was optimistic about the rising generation of conservative leaders, such as the Iraq War veterans who started Vets for Freedom and politicians like Governors Bobby Jindal and Sarah Palin and Representatives Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan and Mike Pence. This new generation of conservative leaders can articulate the conservative message very well, she argued.
During the talk, part of Heritage's twice-annual President's Club meeting in Washington D.C., Ham also explained how a liberal overreach could be a boon for conservatives, and she called on young conservatives to use humor when debating today's issues on college campuses and elsewhere.
