"And because "moderate" is just another term for "socially liberal", you have to tick off the Christian conservatives to please them.
But that's okay with the "moderates"."
If you give the moderates something then you can push your conservative agenda once in office. If you lose, then you are out in the cold for a very long time. Younger conservatives don't seem to understand politics is give and take, not just all take.
Exactly. FR is full of people for whom no pie is better than a single slice.
Future of the party will that hard line immigration hurt the republicans. Plus Arnold wins, in CA, that means all republicans will be asked to become a moderate type of republican. Armey was already blasting conservatives christians.
"Younger conservatives don't seem to understand politics is give and take, not just all take."
I don't give when it comes to abortion, especially in the area of federal judges. Do you think I should compromise that just so "moderates" can get elected?