[JasonC]

Not at all. Voters in these contests are way to the right of the general election electorate. Yes really. Wake up please. Only about a fifth of the country would count as "conservative" by FR standards. That is the reality. Count the votes for Hunter and Thompson, then add a third of Huckabee's and maybe half of Romney's. Now, divide by two or three for the general.

Not a winning coalition on its own. Conservatism governs, when it governs, not because most of the electorate is true blue and committed, but because plenty of people who are not ideological conservatives - many of them largely uninterested in politics at all, in fact - vote for our guys because and when we are offering policies and leadership that the whole country clearly needs. Not clearly needs to committed conservatives, but clearly needs to common sense, the meanest capacity, plain as the nose on your face etc. Like when Carter has everyone in gas lines and is being pushed around by Iranian thugs...

[CottonBall]

vote for our guys because and when we are offering policies and leadership that the whole country clearly needs. Not clearly needs to committed conservatives, but clearly needs to common sense, the meanest capacity, plain as the nose on your face etc.

It's sad to think that people have become to complacent (and dumbed down). But I don't doubt it, looking at how McAmnesty is doing.

[CottonBall]

Like when Carter has everyone in gas lines and is being pushed around by Iranian thugs...

I guess that's similar to England only wanting Churchill back after Chamberlain screwed things up so bad.

So you think Rush is wrong when he says that conservatism wins every time it's offered in an election?