Morris was insane with his blowout Romney.
Rove blew $300 million as well.
10% of voters were Latino. Obama won 71% of their vote.
Young voters. Single women. Social issues (abortion, rape philosophizing MSM spin) were the key. Many would vote for fiscal conservative / socially liberal but that party doesn’t exist.
Romeny won 60% of white vote - 90% of Alabama white vote (!).
But demographics is shifting.
Next election the numbers will be worse. More Latinos. War on family will mean more single women.
Don’t see how the GOP can create a national majority coalition. The WASP values are dying. 40% of all babies now are bastards.
Good points. The GOP might be over, if they can’t adapt and change. I have my doubts that they can, without a 3rd party for Conservative arising.
Great point and the elephant in the room here on FR. Many are saying we need a "real" conservative to win, someone who is unapologetic about their opposition to gay rights and abortion. But, unfortunately, I truly believe we are way past that place. If we continue to believe that the evangelical vote is our "base" and that we must have it to win, we will never win another election. I am personally pro-life and support traditional marriage, but I am also coming to terms with the fact that insistence on including them into our political platform is a losing proposition. If our country goes under financially, none of that will really be important anymore, will it? If we can't find work and feed our families do you really think anyone will care? What we need is a platform that appeals to all the factions that go nearly 100% to the Dems - they outnumber us, and if we fail to appeal to them, fiscal conservatism will wither and die. We MUST figure out a way to effectively get the message out that good fiscal policy is their road to success and happiness.