Pawlenty is a little late to this stupid idea. This silly canard has been shot several times and kicked and beaten like the dead horse it is. The GOP needs to stand on principle and welcome people who agree with those principles but for some reason these idiots like Pawlenty go off with the idea as if the GOP is less accepting than the Democrat party or some how has a problem welcoming people into the fold. I don’t believe this at all. I do believe we should hit the ground more and invite our friends and neighbors to conservative events. Turn the soft independents into conservatives not welcome soft independents into the party so they can make us more soft.
It is the LACK of a clear difference to the Demoncrats that is the current weakness of the GOP.Many people don’t bother to vote already,based on the observation “there’s no difference between the two parties”.
There is nothing wrong with rebuilding the Reagan coalition. Real Blue Dogs should be given a reason to vote for conservative candidates and thanks to Chairman Zero, there has never been a better chance for conservatives to remind them that the Democrat Party has left the dems who voted for Reagan. Appeal to moderates is a secondary goal -- it must be made abundantly clear to those in charge of the GOP that the conservative base will not be fooled again.