Are those the same "huge electoral rewards" that the GOP reaped when they selected moderate Bob Dole in 1996, and he then selected moderate Jack Kemp to "reach out"?
Becoming moderate is no way to win. As Rush says, given a choice between a pretend Democrat and a real Democrat, the real one will win every time.
What Bush needs to do (if this country has any hope of avoiding "irreconcilable differences" down the road) is to start convincing people that we need less government and more freedom. He is doing exactly the opposite, despite the lip service and the cheerleading that goes on here.
These bucks go to a specific group, at an excellent time.
It's hard core politics with our money and I disapprove of it for that reason ( and the welfare dependency argument ), but I do think it will work.