[Texas Federalist]

"Conservatives told the GOP "screw you" and stayed home or voted for Perot, etc. Now the GOP is looking to the center for votes and conservatives wonder why." ___________________________________ Your argument is that they realize they lost their base in the '92 election and just gave up? The rational response to losing your base would have been to stop pissing off your base! The truth is that the Republican party is too stupid to realize their mistake in the '92 election.

[KantianBurke]

Your argument is that they realize they lost their base in the '92 election and just gave up? The rational response to losing your base would have been to stop pissing off your base! The truth is that the Republican party is too stupid to realize their mistake in the '92 election.

Mega bump!

[Consort]

Your argument is that they realize they lost their base in the '92 election and just gave up?

No, they probably feel that too many conservatives might put ideology ahead of country, party....and they are looking at the broader electorate.

The rational response to losing your base would have been to stop pissing off your base!

Again, much of that "base" do not consider themseves to be republicans and being pissed off is part of their nature.

The truth is that the Republican party is too stupid to realize their mistake in the '92 election.

Wrong. I think the axiom, "It's the voters, stupid.", would be applicable to '92 (and every other election).