[Hermann the Cherusker]

Look at Illinois

I'm sure you've heard the "No Republican has ever won the presidency without Ohio" mantra.

Prior to 2000, No Republican had ever won without Illinois, Michigan, Vermont, and Maine. And a Republican had won without Pennsylvania only once - 1968, and without New Jersey only once in the past 125 years - 1884.

We need to stop writing off these chunks of our base in national elections.

Vermont just got a Republican Governor. Maine and Pennsylvania both have two Republican Senators. Etc., etc.

[Paleo Conservative]

We need to stop writing off these chunks of our base in national elections.

That's why I think Mitt Romney would be a good choice for the Republican nominee in 2008.