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RE :”Reality is that voters will not now accept spending cuts to themselves or anyone they like without taxes going up on those making much more than them in return as ‘fairness’....
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I'm not convinced the voters would accept significant spending cuts no matter how much you raised taxes on the “wealthy.”

My point more is that when Republicans run on “We must cut spending on stuff you voters like but at the same time we cant afford any rich guy to pay any more in taxes because we all know a tax cut for that guy helps you, we proved that the past 12 years with Bush and obama” is not going to win national elections, WH or majorities in House/Senate. Romney tried that and if it was a winner then he would have won in a landslide.
Someone last night told me that Republicans didn't try tell voters this,

Well, we got lots of automatic deficit reduction coming automatically now, lots of tax increases and spending cuts included, and now we keep hearing its the end of the world,

Lots of stuff Dems hate coming, lots of stuff Rs hate coming. Let the finger pointing begin, err continue.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

My point more is that when Republicans run on “We must cut spending on stuff you voters like but at the same time we cant afford any rich guy to pay any more in taxes because we all know a tax cut for that guy helps you, we proved that the past 12 years with Bush and obama” is not going to win national elections, WH or majorities in House/Senate. Romney tried that and if it was a winner then he would have won in a landslide.

Agree. But I think we would be on the road to Greece, and very unlikely to correct the course, no matter how well the GOP explained things. Even an eloquent GOP which was capable of winning elections would be afraid to make significant cuts in govt.

Unless a Scott Walker ran for POTUS and infused the GOP with a new spirit, we may never know. I would love to be proven wrong.