The GOP establishment thinks that Romney has natural appeal to the independent voters who decide elections. They mistakenly believe that independent and swing voters are affluent social “moderates” who live in lavish colonial houses in safe, leafy suburbs of major mega-cities and drive Volvos and SUV’s with all the amenities. I think that’s because so many establihsment types have little personal contact with ordinary people. They live inside the beltway most of the time and in vacation homes during their down time. As a result, they socialize with the titans of international finance when they’re not working and it shapes their view of the American electorate. Their view is not an accurate one.
My apologies, I meant to ping you to Posting #19 in this thread. I’m sure that if you have a response to offer, it will be informative.
That’s the nice way to look at the phenomenon. I take also a somewhat darker view. They GOP establishment types actually are not conservative, do not honor the Constitution, feel scorn towards us hoi polloi who don’t have the polish, insider/elitist contacts and lifestyle they have; some of us are poor, not so educated, and hold what to them are “extremist” views and ways of life. Many of the GOP elitists are not morally or socially conservative at all, so that is another reason they scorn us. They also feed off of attention from the MSM and fellow elitists and could give a rip what we think of them.
They are kissing cousins of the Dems, they have much more fellow feeling towards Dems/leftsits than they do towards the conservative believing and voting (when we get a chance!) populace. They actually prefer the status quo, do not want a return to Constitutional governance. They actually don’t care much about “winning” elections as they do about maintaining their hold on power, which they can have via money, lobbying and so on, whether the Rs or Ds win.
I view them just as much the enemy as Dems/leftists, if not more so.