Conservatives, on the other hand, have a tougher product to sell. But their forthrightness lends them a credibility that softens the harshness of their position.
It all comes down to this: do you want a nice guy who lies to you, or a ba$tard who tells you the truth?
Most doctors will tell you the truth, with compassion. So I don't think it's an either/or as you portray it.
Nor do I think the liberal position, ideologically, is "pretty good." It's based on a tissue of lies. Take, for ex., the basis of all liberalism/marxism/socialism, the "labor theory of value," which says, essentially, that all labor is valuable and you should therefore be rewarded JUST for doing work. When you do not create value for someone else---yet you still (through government edict) get rewarded---you are engaging in pure selfishness. This is not as it is always portrayed by the left---as a grand, benevolent, selfless "sharing."
Succint.
That's an excellent analysis - - quick and to the point.
Liberals do have an easier sell - - "free" stuff for everybody except "the rich".
Is it any wonder they like to control the education mafia?