obviously Mr. Schmidt disagrees with you and statistics would tend to support his conclusions.
As of 2003, about 13% of the electorate that bothered to vote was conservative. The remaining 87% of the electorate that voted was either partisan or independent.
The obvious game plan is to ignore conservatives, feed the frenzy of Republican partisans with bogeyman stories, entice independents with progressive pronouncements and attract soft Democrats with popular, transfer of wealth schemes .
The strategy is particularly effective when the opponent is weak and not well liked within his own partisan circle.
The Austrian can and will win without the support of conservatives and he will govern without their consent. His decision making process will involve no consideration for conservatives.
What to Austrian must have to win is the support of Republicans. That is the issue before this forum. Should Republicans vote for a liberal, even if that liberal is a registered Republican and supported by his state party?
(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )
I've heard that B.S. from RINO's and Democrats since 1980. Perhaps the GOP conservatives area minority of the GOP base (which I doubt; I believe the figure is more like 60%), but they make up about 75% of the GOP voters come election time.
No matter. The California RINO run GOP has told guys like me to "take a hike" since I turned 18. At age 50, I'm going to do just that. Arnie is the stake in the heart that killed the CA GOP.
SFS
Yes! The agents of the fifth column for Philthy Angelides and for national socialism would have republicans and conservatives equate liberals, both D and R, and punish the R side of the equation. To suggest this question is the earmark of a liberal stooge, as all the ilk herd are.