Sorry, but Barry Goldwater is dead and buried. You've got to face reality that the country has changed a lot since 1964. The electorate is changing. We're a nation of immigrants (often illegal), and we're trending hispanic and Asian. I have nothing against people that claim to be conservatives. But I do have a problem with people who hand elections to Democrats because of "principle" (quotes intentional). Reagan is considered by many to be a standard-bearer for many conservatives. But the fact of the matter was that Reagan was a populist. He talked about reducing taxes, but he wildly expanded the size of the federal government. There's no denying this. It happened. So people who point to G.W. Bush or Schwarzeneggar with disdain need to get their heads out of their rears. You can't ignore the American people and continue to win elections. It's that simple. Evolve.
Thanks for chiming in.
Make sure and donate to FR so you can have a place to ram it to conservatives for not being practical.
oh and re: evolve, stay off the evo threads , they get real argumentative.