Yes, you're right.....globalism and outsourcing forced on the American people would be factors also in losing support.
And I agree with others here who are saying the MSM played a major role. Too bad many people STILL listen and are influenced by the MSM.
My questions for months have been: Do conservatives ever major in journalism? Do wealthy conservatives ever purchase newspaper businesses....even just for the investment??
Unfortunately globalism is a major factor in the rural textile towns of the South, industrial towns of the Great Lakes, rural Pennsylvania and the suburbs of high tech communities. I think the WSJ (to their horror) just acknowledged that economic nationalism is returning to the public forefront and the Dems have used it in conservative blue collar GOP districts to produce narrow margin victories. Globalism and free trade is the wedge issue that the Dems used to pry the Reagan Democrats from the GOP. I think the situation is temporary because the Dems believe in amnesty for illegals. If GWB forms a coalition with them to get amnesty for the illegals, the GOP can kiss the Reagan Dems goodbye for a long time.