“This is a basic, basic lesson. You do not vilify the most passionate, and dedicated supporters in order to fish for wishy washy moderates.
You will lose every time.”
The numbers don’t support your assertion.
Without a coalition of conservatives and moderates, you will lose every time.
There are not enough true conservatives to win national elections.
Because of the changing demographics of the electorate, if conservatives don’t accept a candidate that falls short of their ideal, the democrats will outnumber republican votes by ever-widening margins.
The GOP-e won’t let this happen. Conservatives will be left behind and the party will be forced to look for a broader coalition that includes moderate independents and moderate Latinos, and conservatives will lose their remaining seats at the table.
I don’t particularly like this, but I think that’s what will happen.
And they will lose and continue to lose.
We heard that last time - and look at the result of going moderate? A loss.
We need to go conservative not moderate. We need to tell the moderates that they need to either fish or cut bait -> You either support the conservatives AS NOMINATED, or go to the Dems. Some will leave, which is inevitable.
And
Because of the changing demographics of the electorate, if moderates don’t accept a candidate that falls short of their ideal, the democrats will outnumber republican votes by ever-widening margins.