Hell knows that the “little tent” full of purists didn’t save America. Big tent time? You bet.
The only time we tried a "little tent full of purists" in a national election was 1964, which bombed but laid the foundation for Ronald Reagan's political career.
Unless you mean the Reagan years. No, I guess that doesn't work for you does it. That little tent actually did save America.
No, the “big tent” isn’t all that big. The real way to expand the Republican Party is to stand for something. Why do we keep ignoring our most succesful campaigner, Reagan? He did not run a “big tent” campaign but certainly had our biggest electoral wins.
CaribouCrossing: “Hell knows that the “little tent” full of purists didn’t save America. Big tent time? You bet.”
Be serious. How much more big tent can you get than McCain?