It all hangs on the congressional elections. If we have another 2010 we have a shot.
I agree with you , leftie/libs are about 20% of the population at best, but they control the message through academia and the media. We conservatives are probably about the same, and ours is a much harder message to promote (self reliance, less government etc). The vast majority are reflected in the dumbed down shows you see on TV. They don't know and they don't care. Once in a great while a snippit of political dialog seeps through the fog. Usually it's "The republicans want to deny you access to [some government program]", or "0bama is giving FREE healthcare and the GOP is against it."
That's the fog and misinformation the average voter votes on. Frankly, it's a wonder conservatives are as large a group as we are.
Also included in that Middle group are the disenchanted who see no point in voting when the choices stink and the one you settle on as “the lesser of two evils” turns out to be pretty dang evil as well. I am praying that all the negatives I hear about Romney will not come to pass and that he wants a legacy of “Saving America” — surely there are some big wigs out there who do still love their country and don’t want to see the world’s Golden Goose go down the Chute? I can dream...