“will have to appeal to voters in Ohio/Florida/Virginia, and those are not deep red states.”
We’ve tried that strategy twice, with McCain and Romney. That strategy is finished.
Rather than changing the candidate to suit the electorate why not simply conform the electorate to the candidate?
“Rather than changing the candidate to suit the electorate why not simply conform the electorate to the candidate?”
What exactly did you have in mind? Re-education camps?