When it comes to online politics, conservatives are waking up in Vegas

The fact of the matter is, the more the left talks about their disastrous agenda or their failed vision for America, the more ground they lose in public opinion polls.

They don’t want to talk about their failed government takeover of health care that is leading us on a devastating path toward higher costs, lower quality, and less access to care. They don’t want to talk about their pursuit of a disastrous Cap-and-Trade scheme that would constitute the largest tax increase in human history and drive American jobs abroad. And they certainly don’t want to talk about their failed record on bailout after bailout with no end in sight, and a complete inability to deliver on jobs and the economy.

It’s no wonder that reporting from the left-wing Netroots Nation Convention highlighted a dispirited mood among their attendees.

As The Wall Street Journal’s John Fund noted, “over at Netroots Nation, you could walk through their deepest optimism and not get your ankles wet.” And a recent column in Politico further observed the Netroots to be “immature,” “impetuous,” and “averting their gaze” from the midterm elections.

If there is one message that emerged louder than any other this year from across the Vegas strip at RightOnline, it’s that conservatives are energized, motivated, and poised for victory.

Erik Telford is the Executive Director of RightOnline, a project of Americans for Prosperity Foundation.