[ought-six]

“Because a lot of conservatives are no longer self-identified as Republicans.”

So, you’re saying that a lot of conservatives willingly vote to elect a party that at its very core is hostile to their interests? I guess that’s a form of suicide, a practice that the West embraces with increasing eagerness.

[dirtboy]

So, you’re saying that a lot of conservatives willingly vote to elect a party that at its very core is hostile to their interests?

Uh, no - try wrestling with the concept of 'independent' and get back to me.

BOTH parties are losing voters in droves, because both parties have gotten Beltway-tized to the bone.