“He basically said the conservatives were going to vote Republican, and they needed to work on expanding the tent to moderates and independents.”
The GOP has always taken conservatives for granted.
“He basically said the conservatives were going to vote Republican, and they needed to work on expanding the tent to moderates and independents.”
The GOP has always taken conservatives for granted.
Republican's need to work on expanding the tent to moderates and independents, but BY appealing to them with normal fiscal conservative principals. That should not be a hard thing to understand but to some it is.
Perfect conservatives want nothing at all compromised, moderates want everything compromised, there needs to be a happy middle. Again, that must be a hard concept to follow because it makes entirely to much sense.
All of Bush administration and McCain's pleasing didn't accomplish a thing because it was just taking a liberal idea, calling it their own and then allowing the Liberal's to take swipes at their own idea.
The GOP should not take the conservatives for granted, however the GOP should not throw moderates and independents to the wolfs like a "few perfect conservatives want". They are needed to win an election. End of Story.
All this non-sense blaming moderates for the failure of the Republican's the last 8 years is starting to get old. Stick the blame where it is due, the Republican's lost the big picture of small government and instead created massive government spending.
I watched an interview with Jindal and what he says should be listened to. He is definitely full of idea's, and like some point out here, he is definitely going to be a party leader. He said the same thing I think. Republican's need to get back to what they stand for, small government, limited spending. And they need to be LOUD AND VOCAL. They need to drown out the MSM lies.