Your comment was race-free, & I like that. Certainly an appeal should be made to leaners of all races, as well as to young voters. But the appeal should be on the basis of conservatism itself. People of every race can be sold on conservatism if it is presented with sufficient strength & power. None of the GOPe do so, & if one did, it would be pure hypocrisy. They don’t govern like conservatives. Some of the TEA party candidates do present conservatism with eloquence. That is ‘outreach’ at its finest.
Now let me ask you something. I was still a moonbat when Reagan was campaigning, so I have no particular knowledge of his approach. But perhaps you do. Did he pander to blacks specifically, or did he just sell conservatism so persuasively that Dems [some Dems; not me] crossed over & voted GOP? No speculation, please. I am looking for an historically accurate reply. Thank you in advance.
I mean making a special effort to persuade black voters.
Perhaps there is someone else who can answer my Reagan question?
Reagan was a jovial, likable, telegenic, intelligent man. The role of President fit him like a glove. He cared about America and Americans. He was not above protectionist measures when faced with egregious examples of unfair foreign competition. It felt good to be American again, after nearly a decade of being dragged through the mud. The economy took off, after a very sharp recession that was induced to wring high inflation out of the economy. He was a leader. I do not recall his ever pandering outright to anybody, whether that was due to racial considerations, sex or anything else. But, he also didn’t disparage. He was a positive man who believed positive things, who happened to be pretty conservative. I was and still am proud to have cast my very first Presidential election vote for him. He’s probably the only one of which I can still say that.