One of the state’s foremost conservatives said fellow conservatives need to think about who they talk to — and how they get their message across. Former state Sen. Eric Johnson, who was a 2010 Republican candidate for governor and also was president pro tem of the state Senate, said conservatives share their opinions with each other and don’t do a good enough job of getting their message out to others. “There’s a tendency for conservatives to talk to themselves or talk like they are on talk radio shows,” he said.