Megyn Kelly’s recent conversation with Stu Burguiere laid bare a truth every serious conservative already knows: winning isn’t about internet feuds, it’s about discipline, strategy, and building durable alliances. Burguiere urged the MAGA movement to cultivate two kinds of leaders — coalition builders who expand our reach and line holders who refuse to surrender conservative principles — because rattling sabers among ourselves only hands the field to the left.
Right now, too many on our side are trading punches in public rather than organizing votes, and the Tucker Carlson–Mark Levin dustup is emblematic of that self-inflicted chaos. The spectacle of respected conservative voices tearing one another down plays straight into the media’s hands and confuses the voters we need to win back the country.
Coalition builders are the practical patriots who can translate conservative policy into broad appeal — protecting women’s sports, securing the border, and cutting bureaucracy — and Stu noted that Trump’s policy slate has real accomplishments people notice. These are the folks who take the message beyond the base, win over independents, and make principled conservatism look like common-sense governance.
Line holders, by contrast, are the conscience of the movement; they keep our principles intact when the pressure to compromise mounts. Burguiere and others have argued that without people willing to hold the line on core issues, coalition building becomes hollow — you might win a vote but lose the country’s future.
If conservatives don’t get serious about distinguishing these roles, the result will be a politics of performance instead of power. We have already seen the payoff when conservatives focus on winning policy fights and defending victories; those who invest in disciplined messaging and legal strategy force the media and institutions to account for their failures.
This is not a call for uniformity of personality; it’s a demand for unity of purpose. As Megyn Kelly and others have pointed out, strategic thinking — not ego-driven theater — determines whether we hold the Senate, confirm judges, and secure the reforms that matter to everyday Americans. It’s time for leaders who understand long games, not short clips.
Hardworking Americans don’t care about internal drama; they care about results. The patriots among us must prioritize coalition builders who can recruit voters from every walk of life and line holders who ensure our victories last, because the alternative is to keep losing the debate and the country to the radical left. It’s past time to act like winners: organize, unify, and deliver.
