[kevkrom]

Clearly articulating why conservatism itself WORKS, and therefore IS compassionate, would be something not tried in a long time.

Yes and no. I think we've seen that an all-too-large segment of the voting population is immune to facts and logic. That does not mean that we need to abandon our principles to reach them, but we do need to "package" the message at a more visceral level, in a manner that evokes an emotional response as much as a logical one.

[C. Edmund Wright]

There is some truth to what you say, but you are missing my point. How do we really know the segment that is immune to truth and logic is too big - when we are not really campaigning with truth and logic?

For example: How do we know, when Paul Ryan agrees that Obama and Biden “inherited” a bad economy, that people can’t understand that said economy was crippled by policies Obama and Biden agree with - UNLESS we tell them and stop agreeing they “inherited it” from Bush?

OR: how do we know, when Mitt congratulates Obama on bin Laden, that people won’t understand that tactics put in place by Cheney and Rumsfeld got bin Laden - unless we TELL THEM?

So yes, people are immune to logic - but especially - if we REFUSE TO EVER USE IT! And THAT is my point.

We only have to flip about 2%. Now, the longer we wait, the more we will have to flip, but don’t tell me it won’t work, if we never try it.

[C. Edmund Wright]

There is some truth to what you say, but you are missing my point. How do we really know the segment that is immune to truth and logic is too big - when we are not really campaigning with truth and logic?

For example: How do we know, when Paul Ryan agrees that Obama and Biden “inherited” a bad economy, that people can’t understand that said economy was crippled by policies Obama and Biden agree with - UNLESS we tell them and stop agreeing they “inherited it” from Bush?

OR: how do we know, when Mitt congratulates Obama on bin Laden, that people won’t understand that tactics put in place by Cheney and Rumsfeld got bin Laden - unless we TELL THEM?

So yes, people are immune to logic - but especially - if we REFUSE TO EVER USE IT! And THAT is my point.

We only have to flip about 2%. Now, the longer we wait, the more we will have to flip, but don’t tell me it won’t work, if we never try it.