Conscientious conservatism includes responding to the needs and struggles of Americans with a responsible and efficient government and incorporating outside organizations that want to invest in the American people.

One of the most overused phrases in political commentary is that someone is running a 'negative' campaign filled with 'attack' ads.

Even though voters overwhelmingly dislike negative ads, they do influence voters' opinions about a candidate.

President Obama's assault on the free-enterprise market and venture capitalists is anti-American and shows his greatest insecurity: his lack of private sector experience and his inability to understand the economy and help businesses thrive in these uncertain economic times.

President Obama should heed the advice of many of his own Democratic colleagues who have called the attacks 'nauseating' and 'unfair' and stay clear of criticizing Romney for his tenure at Bain Capital.

The Obama economy has led to more women dependent on government programs including food stamps.

Women do not want to be dependent on government but want opportunities for all Americans to succeed.

Obama and the liberal Democrats fail to represent the silent majority: the conservative women who are too busy raising families, paying bills, and making a living. These women prefer to listen to Rush Limbaugh, not Nancy Pelosi, and want their children to have jobs and a bright future in this great country.

For television worth watching, Trump should debate Karl Rove, and both should be tasked with figuring out how to unite Republicans.

Installing an activist liberal majority on the Supreme Court will put religious liberties at risk for generations to come.

Would a President Hillary Clinton and her liberal allies suspend the tax-exempt status of churches deemed 'not friendly' to her administration? It is within the realm of possibility considering their hateful beliefs.

Catholics and evangelicals should be troubled by Mrs. Clinton's hidden agenda to influence and alter the tenets of Christian and Catholic orthodoxy.

In public, Hillary Clinton talks about how she would represent all Americans and pushes the 'Stronger Together' campaign theme. But behind closed doors, there is no room for people of faith in her America.

While the United States is a prime example of fair elections, there is room for improvement, starting with passing voter identification laws across the country.

Hearing Mr. Trump in person, I finally understood why millions of voters, especially voters who have been ignored and left behind in this economy, connect with him.

The Clintons engage routinely in corrupt practices, mixing their political power with their nonprofit work to make themselves rich, while not standing up for the little guy.

Solutions and ideas should come from the bottom up, generated by local communities and not mandated from Washington.

The government and politicians should listen to the people instead of preaching from their secular pulpits on how the rest of us should live our lives.

I will tell my children that Mr. Trump fought for the little guy, for the mom and pop in Erie County who lost all hope. While Mr. Trump was far from perfect, he stood by people of faith who love America.

We should not have to experience the fear of intimidation or retaliation in the United States.

The job of the press is to defend their institution, hold the government accountable and freely report and gather information.

The U.S. should not continue to ignore Latin America. Our nation shares regional and cultural ties with these neighboring countries.

Allowing flexibility to local school districts to set their own nutritional standards and having parents involved in the process is a win-win for the students.

As a working mother of a large family, preparing meals and shopping for groceries is time consuming and hard work.

I have learned a valuable lesson from my own mother: Good nutrition starts in the home. In my home, it takes some negotiating: eat a vegetable and you may get a special treat. It seems to work for my five children.

The Veterans Health Administration's socialized style of medicine, where the government is in charge of the hospitals and managing our veterans' health care, simply does not work.

We need to ensure that veterans are in charge of their health care and not the government.

The Veterans Health Administration is a perfect case study of how government should stay out of patient care altogether.

Our veterans only deserve the highest standard of health care quality.

Religions based on the principle of service and a focus on the less fortunate help a society deal with want.

With increasing poverty, welfare dependency and violence in the United States, religion and religious organizations have an important role to play combating societal problems.

Every woman should have access to quality health care and compassionate abortion alternatives.

We are becoming a society where traditional values and free speech are being diminished and the religious are viewed as having a backward mentality.

The questions of traditional and redefined marriage are highly emotional and a difficult and sensitive topic. Living in the D.C. area and having gay friends and colleagues, I find the topic difficult to discuss and sometimes even difficult write about for fear that I will be judged.

We are a country of immigrants who have built this great nation, but it is legal immigration that we should be recognizing and encouraging.

Mr. Trump wants citizens of other nations to know that there is a legal process that needs to be followed, and that that process is only way to come to America.

I am a working mom with five daughters, a small-business owner - and a conservative.

I understand the stress of finding quality and affordable childcare while paying high taxes. I also understand that many working moms struggle to make ends meet and balance their family and work life. These moms are the hard-working Americans who want to keep their jobs but also do the best they can for their children.

Many social conservatives want to encourage married couples to have children, and it is becoming increasingly difficult if the couple feels strapped and concerned with being penalized by their employer for having children.

For too long, Republicans have surrendered the issue of family policy to the Democrats.

Politicians need to stop picking sides and come up with bold solutions where the safety and security of all citizens become a priority.

Do liberals think nations such as Canada, Japan, Britain and Australia are pursuing 'racist' immigration policies? All have had merit-based immigration systems in place for decades.

For too long the U.S. immigration system has focused on accepting low-skilled immigrants. Basic economics tells us that the surge of low-skilled workers depresses wages and harms the prospects of American workers.

While low-skilled immigrants have a place in our economy, a greater priority needs to be placed on attracting high-skilled immigrants to match the economy's needs.

History has shown that challenging an incumbent president in the primary almost inevitably leads to defeat in the general election.

Pat Buchanan's challenge to George H.W. Bush in 1992 helped elect Democrat Jimmy Carter.

It takes bold direction and leadership to heal a divided nation.

The Clinton Foundation scandal raises a larger question: How can we trust Hillary Clinton with running our nation if she cannot even successfully manage her own foundation?

I have worked with President Trump for two years and he is not a racist. He is a compassionate man whose policies have focused on the minority community.

The majority of immigrants are in search of a better life for their families or are seeking safety by leaving violent and corrupt countries.