Sarah Palin is right about one thing. The media and entertainment establishment is so decidedly liberal, and is such a part of people’s lives nowadays due to social media and constant connectivity, that it is hard for conservatives to break through. It’s worse than that, the MSM, education and entertainment establishment have successfully vilified conservative ideas to such an extent that young generations won’t even consider voting Republican.
Where most of us once thought the new media would level the playing field, it actually drove the existing establishment media further to the left.
Sadly, the country has changed. It is much more a European social welfare state now. That is what, at minimum, a near majority really want. We are following that path and I am not sure there is any way to break from it until the economy implodes.
My guess is going forward the GOP will begin to adopt a more libertarian stance. It won’t outright adopt paulbot positions, but I think we can expect less of an emphasis on social issues, a more isolationist foreign policy, and budget cut proposals that do not spare the defense department.
That would be refreshing, but you should see what happens when you declare yourself to be a Jeffersonian liberal (libertarian) around these parts.