I keep hearing that the Republican Party needs to dump the social issues, and focus strictly on pocketbook issues.
Where exactly is this big Republican push on social issues?
Abortion is here to stay. In schools, prayer is out, condoms and common core are in. Homosexuality is portrayed as not just normal, but honorable. Christians are ridiculed and marginalized. We’re flooded with illegal immigrants who make constant demands of the country they broke into. Blacks are having fun punching whites randomly on the street while simultaneously playing the role of perpetual victim. The nuclear family is almost on the endangered species list.
Where again is this Republican frontal assault on social issues?
It is about whose rings they have to kiss during the campaign. We have a litmus test for Republican candidates and make our guys give pledges to certain conservative single-issue organizations. These statements that were made are then used by Democrat opponents and the media to try and drive a wedge between the conservative base and more moderate swing voters by making republicans look "extreme".
The Democrats don't do this. You'll never see a Democrat candidate go to Planned Parenthood and pledge to uphold partial-birth abortion. You'll never see them go to the Million Moms and pledge to enact more gun control laws. And their constituents are wise enough to not demand this. I've often said that Democrats have the luxury of waiting until they've been elected before they come out in support of unpopular positions.