Well, yeah—but only if they want to win their elections.
Since conservatism is a social conservative movement and made up of social conservative voters, then what is left over is mostly Democrats.
The anti-social conservative vote is the left.
Elections are won by building coalitions of voters to support you. You do not build a winning electoral coalition by telling the most passionated involved half of your voter base "get off the bus, we don't want you here".
The Pro deathers are not going to vote for a Republican, ever. Quit sucking up to your political enemies at the cost of your political allies.
The GOP really is the Party of Stupid.
Seriously - you don’t win by telling your base to piss off.
Even the most stupid among us ought to be able to figure that out.
Why is it, however, that FisCons - who supposedly are all businessy and good at math and smart and all that stuff - are too stupid to figure out how to build and keep a winning coalition?
Criste in NJ...nope Pro life. Brown in Mass-nope pro Life. McDonnell in VA...nope Pro life.
The GOP wins elections when it trys standing for things, not trying to be Dem Lite ala McCain 2008.
Criste in NJ...nope Pro life. Brown in Mass-nope pro Life. McDonnell in VA...nope Pro life.
The GOP wins elections when it trys standing for things, not trying to be Dem Lite ala McCain 2008.