mysterio wrote: Democrats running on big government platforms win. Republicans running on big government platforms lose. If a Republican wants to promote big government, that Republican should join the Democratic party. If the Republican wants to win, he or she should run on a smaller, less intrusive government platform. The candidate must also be able to sell the platform to the average voter. Reagan was able to do this. If you are not, don't run.
It is all in the packaging of what you are promoting. Next time the Republican Party wants to Present its less big government platform , they should put it in a younger attractive savy package. Not sure substance matters on a National level. STart figuring a way to wrap your package more attractively.