Conservatism + alliance with Libertarians + moderates is needed. While Conservatives easily win in the south, even in the once solid west they are finding it tough. Demographics is changing a lot of things, Republicans have to get pragmatic.
"Conservatism + alliance with Libertarians + moderates is needed."
What we need is a MESSAGE...
A single, uniting, easily delivered idea that doesn't take 5 minutes to explain to the average person of why it's good for them....
Reagan had those visions, so have many others.
And we can no longer live in the bubble of assuming the Netroots leads the way, when in reality it's the MASS MEDIA that does..
The Media may be turning to the blogs for Info and opinion, and even breaking news, but THEY still drive the message that gets through to the sheeple.
And they heard it LOUD AND CLEAR this election, even if it was almost entirely a LIE based on leftist hatred...
Either get pragmatic or watch while someone forms a third party and splits the vote and hands another election to the Clintons.
The GOP lost because they have become in many ways Democrats lite, not because they didn't make nice with Democrats. Dems fight dirty, lie, and the MSM is their wholly owned subsidiary.
If Republicans had spines and courage and stood up for the conservative principles the party is supposed to stand for, they would have won more seats. If they had faced down the lies of the MSM with vigor, if they had faced down the crap shoved by the Democrats and not looked like they couldn't find their d*** with both hands, they would have won.
Neutral and beige and Democrat lite is the perfect way for the GOP to continue to lose and lose big. The difference without a distinction is a recipe for disaster.
Without huge spending cuts this country is headed into the abyss, for more reasons than one.