[SmokingJoe]

“As the GOP wrestles with criticism that it is in danger of becoming a regional party rooted in the South, rather than one with broad appeal across the nation”

Groan!
More anti-Republican propaganda from the Obamabots at Politico.
Exactly what did these twits at Politico have to say when the Dims got clobbered in both the congress and the presidency in 2000, and lost even more seats in 2004 and 2004?
Did we hear talk about the Democrats “being in danger of being a regional party” stuck in the liberal strongholds of the north east and the loony left bastions of San Francisco, Wash State and Oregon?
Hey, Politico, fortunes of political parties ebb and flow like the tides. Every political party goes up at the polls for some time, then goes down at the polls for some time, and then the process simply repeats itself. Been happening for centuries.
The Dims will overreach as usual, and Republicans will gain seats come 2010, and even more seats in 2012.

Guys, don't put money in Politico's pockets. Don't feed the monster. Don't click on any links to Politico.

[MinnesotaLibertarian]

Forget about the Northeast or West Coast; the GOP has been wiped out in the Midwest (minus the plains states), and is struggling to hold on to the West. They can’t win with just the South.

[AmericanGirlRising]

I agree. There’s no reason to allow the Politico, Mort Kondracke, David Brooks, Kathleen Parker or any other liberal-leaning political hack define the GOP.

I don’t tell them how to run their party, they don’t get to tell us how to run ours. Our ranks are full of Judas characters seeking to define us in the image they’d like for us have.

Not to mention, the Southern states (of which I’m in one) don’t own the market on true conservative values. This site is based in California! True conservatives are all over this country - working, raising families, and contributing to society. Until these and other conservatives stop being afraid of condemnation for their values and the all-to-be-expected media thrashing they might receive, we might continue to see our values and viewpoints squashed under the current wave of socialist, secular political popularity.

I refuse to be afraid of Quayling or Palinizing, and neither should my friends residing in states currently blue.