And how about defining for us your 3 Pillars of the Reagan coalition. It is always best to begin a discussion by defining your terms. Wouldn't you say?
Sure, (No offense, GG) GipperGirl's magnificent posts lay out my argument quite well. Palin is a moderate, a populist, and a pragmatist. That is not a Conservative. Having just lost a race due to watery pragmatism, I would think we would not be so quick to jump right back into the very same thinking.
And how about defining for us your 3 Pillars of the Reagan coalition.
Certainly, though they are not "mine", by any means, and have been defined for 30 years now:
The Three Pillars of the Reagan Coalition:
SOCON -Social conservatives
FICON -Fiscal conservatives, Libertarians
DEFCON -Defense conservatives, Foreign Policy conservatives
These are the oft mentioned "three legs" of the Conservative stool. These three together make the big "C" Conservative base. One who supports all three of these is a Reagan Conservative, and is naturally appealing to them all. Without all three turning out in force, Republicans lose. It is a matter of simple math.
By the way, that I must explain Reagan Conservatism on this, the premiere Conservative site on the web, bodes ill.