Would it be better to lose that growing demographic and lose every national election to 0bama type candidates or shouldn’t we as a party work on trying to grow the base? Purifying the party isn’t how you are going to win elections. Whoever thinks that strategy works is foolish.
That’s funny. RINOS and Republican moderates DO NOT WIN Presidential elections. Period. Not when the people are aware of who they are.
Exhibit A: John McCain, Bob Dole.
Exhibit B: George Bush 41...lost 2nd term. Only reason he won the 1st was because Reagan couldn’t run a 3rd term and people foolishly thought he would continue at least SOME of the Reaganness.....(fool me once)...and he was the next best thing, or so they thought to having RR still in the WH
Exhibit C: Gerald Ford....
Exhibit D: Nixon, who was moderate, yes, BUT one of the frontrunners for Dems had been killed & there’s no telling what way that would’ve went...AND Nixon was a champion to the anti-communist Cold War fervor, and in a time when the Cold War is anything BUT.....it stands to reason people would vote for the Commie-slayer.... although he turned out to suck also, when dealing w/commies...
So in the last half century, 2 moderates were elected but in EXTREME circumstances, yet, a “Conservative” was elected after the last 2 Democrats served in the WH.... Just sayin’