Somebody else might have looked at the Republican base of the 1930s and 1940s and seen how it shrank as a share of the population and concluded that Republicans or conservatives had no hope for success.
Reagan, who'd actually been a liberal Democrat back then, understood that Republicans could win over voters who'd been Democrats (or even foreigners) in the old days and win elections.
Granted, all that is easier said than done, but while demographics may be destiny, they don't prevent intelligent action to win over voters who might at one point been on the other side.
Of course, it's also the case that the descendants of a lot of those old Republicans of 70 years ago have gone over to the Democrats. It cuts both ways.
| Optimistic comments in a thread where I don't read much hope, though I like the fact that the alarm is being raised. Hope is the stuff that has sustained America for more than 200 years, and it can surely be revived with great leadership. Winners always find a way of prevailing even when the odds don't look so good. This is why I think Trump is on the right track and why so many folks are signing on to his vision. He's not bought, so he can influence in ways that a puppet candidate can not. There must also be a role for Free Republic in helping educate the electorate -- or at least the intelligent minority who can motivate people to turn out at elections and make things happen. Very disappointed in our supposed "conservative leaders": Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin have both sold their souls to the globalist agenda and the closet Bushies. So the education must come from elsewhere. And FR can play a big role. Any ideas out there? |