Allen West: Conservatives ‘Defined By How Quickly We Pull Ourselves Off The Mat’

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Former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) urged conservatives to rebound from their losses in the 2012 elections and not to compromise principles, in his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday. 

“We’re defined by how quickly we pull ourselves off the mat and our perseverance,” West said.

He called the idea that conservatives should have to change their principles to win elections “malarkey.” A “bended knee,” he said, is not a conservative tradition.

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