Most of those who say he's losing there vote, follow that sentence with "...if..." and then name something that hasn't even happened yet and, more than likely, is just a rumor.
I don't agree with ALL of the immigration policy he put out this week, but I am willing to see how it plays out. Call me ignorant, but that's the way I see it.
You just proved the point. The GOP wrote off the unappeasable "base" in 2000. The history of the "base" voting 3rd party ala Perot 1992, sitting at home in a huff in 1996 and 2million of them sitting at home or voting for PJB again in 2000 removed all doubt that the "base" was an opposition party. Bush and the GOP now owns the center right and independents due to the complete take over by the fringe left of the democrat party. That places the GOP and Bush with about 55% of the vote for 2004. California was the first test of that new base with a moderate Republican wining a landslide against both a red meat conservative and a flaming liberal. Sorry guys but you can demand all you want but the "my way or the hi-way base" is on the hi-way with the GOP looking at them in the rear view mirror. You have only yourselves to blame.