[Deut28]

That was precisely my point. Fiscal Conservatism hasn’t won an election since Reagan.

[qam1]

No you missed the point entirely, Bush & the Republicans despite what they ran on have been spending worse than Liberals and haven’t been governing as Fiscal Conservatives, thus they got their asses handed to them in 2006. Fiscal Conservatism didn’t lose, it wasn’t even an option.

Your history is off also, in 1994 the Contract with America, 9 of the 10 provisions were aimed at the Fiscal Conservatives/small governor crowd (the 10th, #4, was just a token common sense thing about adoption) and we won big.

A decade later, the Republicans have abandoned their fiscal side and have paid the price. Putting forth Hucknanny as the nominee will only further the disaster.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Your point is correct.

The reason Mike Huckabee is gaining ground is most Americans now WANT a nanny state.

A "nanny state" Republican is the only Republican who can now win the presidency.

Fiscal conservatism is a now a losing game in American presidential elections.