[DiogenesLaertius]

Using social conservatives as the face of the party and exploiting cultural wedge issues has been a disaster for the GOP, who has been bleeding voters for the last 4 years.

New England can come back to the fold again (especially with the disaster thats coming in the next 4 years economically), but the GOP must reposition itself to its Reaganite roots, and subdue the Falwell elements.

[Leisler]

It was good for the RNC that they found a way to use/exploit/tease/chump social conservatives. That kept the country club/corporationist GOP/RNC going for a while until people wised up to the scam. I mean, what have social conservatives really gotten from the GOP but a few crumbs and a seat in the back? Meanwhile, economic conservatives, libertarian conservatives have gotten zip, nada, zilch.

Really, even under Reagan in total, the RNC/GOP has always been a bigger government, more tax party that blows off most everybody. They are the Chrysler to the Democrats GM.