[massadvj]

We are going to have to reposition the party, as painful as that may be. The folks in the cities and suburbs now outnumber the folks in flyover country, at least in the critical battlefield states.

The Washington DC suburbs are now the decisive vote in Virginia. The Philly and Pitt suburbs are now decisive in PA, etc.

In short, we need the some people who are pro-freedom as far as abortion and alternative lifestyles, but pro-business on taxes and spending. We have to let some more folks into the tent.

Giuliani is the only guy I see out there who can bring them in, but if we lose the base in the process, it will not work. So there we are, damned if we do and damned if we don't.

The only hope for the Republicans to hold the presidency is for conservatives to compromise. I am seeing more and more that they will not. They'd rather roll the dice on a conservative candidate, even when the highest possible water mark (even if there was a Republican tide, which is highly unlikely) is for that candidate to come about as close as Kerry did in 2004. One state short.

More likely it will be several states short: MO, VA, PA, OH, CO are all very likely to be lost to us in 2008. All of these states are now decidedly more liberal than they were in '04.

[Politicalmom]

Let me guess. You are basing your “facts” on your own opinion again.

[Oliver Optic]

In short, we need the some people who are pro-freedom as far as abortion and alternative lifestyles ...

"Pro-freedom"????

Killing babies in the womb is pro-freedom?

Judicially forcing public recognition of aberrant sexual habits on an unwilling majority of Americans is pro-freedom?

I'm sorry, mass, but you lost some credibility with that one.