[DNA.2012]

That myth is pushed every election season: "If only Republicans would go left on social issues, millions of Independent votes would magically swing their way!".

It just isn't true.

[SteveAustin]

Actually putting social issues on the back burner worked well here in Wisconsin in 2012.

As many of you have no doubt seen the last year, Wisconsin is in many ways a blue state. But last year we ran Scott Walker, Ron Johnson and a ton of congressional and state assembly people who focused solely on economic issues. Balance the budget, cut spending, restore economic freedom.

Save for “law and order” and our school choice program, these candidates all stayed away from the hot button social issues. And the independents here voted for them.

[little jeremiah]

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I'm pinging this not because of the article but because of the discussion - and JimRob is chiming in as well. Many posters are saying things along the lines of "the candidates need to shut up about social issues because independents and Republicans don't care about them, they only care about taxes and money and spending" etc. The animosity towards social conseratives is vicious. The claim is even made on this thread that the only way a Repub can win is to be silent about social conservative issues. The weird thing is that this is a lie. Not true. Fails every time it's tried unless you live in Massachusetts.

[massmike]

That myth is pushed every election season: “If only Republicans would go left on social issues, millions of Independent votes would magically swing their way!”.
It just isn’t true.
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Absolutely!

That “lean left” strategy didn’t work so well in Massachusetts last year......

April 8, 2009
New Mass. Republican Party Chairman says party will no longer oppose same-sex “marriage”, abortion, other “social issues”
http://www.massresistance.com/docs/gen/09b/nassour/index.html

Nov 4, 2010
Mass. Republicans lose ALL statewide & Congressional races
http://www.massresistance.com/docs/govt10/election10/general/results_statewide.html

Nov 5, 2010
Mass. Republican Party’s RINO strategy a big part of election losses in top state races
http://www.massresistance.com/docs/govt10/election10/gop_strategy/index.html