You may very well be right that moderate republicanism is not the answer. But I’m not so sure that the US population, as a whole, isn’t moving away from conservatism as well. After all, the GOP may have fielded a moderate candidate, but they sure didn’t field a moderate VP - and the evidence suggests that Palin may have frightened off some of the swing voters that the GOP needed to win the election.
If this is so, then conservatism is going to have to be packaged a great deal more effectively than has been done recently.
If this is so, then conservatism is going to have to be packaged a great deal more effectively than has been done recently.
I agree with that statement. Reagan, in addition to his principles, was a supremely talented communicator. Of course, he that was a skill he developed through his experience in radio, movies and television.
Obama, for all his faults, is a much better communicator than McCain, and probably better than all other politicians on the national scene today.
After all, the GOP may have fielded a moderate candidate, but they sure didn’t field a moderate VP
yes but all the polls were showing mccain was doomed until he picked Palin. If mccain picked Tom Ridge, even biden would get larger crowds
Reagan was the winning formula. can we bring it back instead of playing around with compassionate conservatism or bringing back teddy R?
You do realize that this is completely ridiculous?? The reason McCain lost is that his "moderation" turned off enough Republicans that they didn't turn out to vote. This is proven conclusively by the post-election analysis of voter turnout. If Palin hadn't been on the ticket, it would have been much worse. As it is, she helped a lot----but not enough to over come having "moderate" McCain as the standard bearer. That, plus McCain's unwillingness to actually campaign on Obama's shortcomings, was the explanation.