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The demographic changes that have taken place in this country make it a very different place than it was in 1980 when Reagan swept in.

You could have said that during the 1980 election cycle also. In 1976, it looked like the Democrats were settling in for a thousand year reign. With the ugliness of Watergate and the unpopularity of Nixon, Jimmy Carter represented the "hope and change" of a previous generation.

Even in the summer of 1980, despite the worst economy in memory, it was generally accepted by most pollsters and stupid talking heads that Carter would squeak out a second term. But the silent majority spoke and the rest is history.

I believe that 2012 will be another watershed year for conservatives and don't forget, we are riding a wave that began in the 2010 mid-terms and has continued unabated with the special elections that brought us the election of Cruz in Texas and the recall defeat of Gov. Walker in Wisconsin, etc.

You could have said that during the 1980 election cycle also. In 1976, it looked like the Democrats were settling in for a thousand year reign. With the ugliness of Watergate and the unpopularity of Nixon, Jimmy Carter represented the "hope and change" of a previous generation.

I remember it well as a student working and putting myself through college. I remember the fiasco in Iran, inflation and of course the gas lines.

I didn't see how it could get better, but I knew if I worked hard things would be fine.

There are many other factors in the head wind this time. We have moved to totalitarianism, dependency and outright government lawlessness. We either do it this election or indeed it will be over as we know it.

Don't mean to sound like such a downer. Congress is the key, as well as voting out the Resident. Even if this is successful, the debt and regulation created in the last term may be nearly impossible to address let alone turn back. Still have to try.

No, the country was still overwhelmingly white in 1980. Today it’s less than 70%. Reagan got something like 56% of the white vote in 1980, and that gave him a landslide victory. McCain got about the same % of whites and got beat handily. Romney needs to get closer to Reagan’s 64% of the white vote that he won in 1984.

The demographic shift has been undeniably in favor of the Democrats. The GOP has put itself in a shrinking corner because of its stupid decision to go along with decades of pro-Democrat mass immigration.