Um.... I hate to be the bearer of bad news, big tenter, but your way has brought us to today. It didn;t work. I once believed it myself. We invited in lots of independents and middle of the roaders and it blew up our party. We are now in the minority to Leftists who make up only 20% of the US population. No Big Tent over there! Nope! Just dictatorial control my a lunatic minority. Big Tent... blahhhhh.
Wow. Listen to yourself. We are now in the minority to the Leftists who make up only 20% of the US population BECAUSE THEY did the big tent thing and duped the independents into thinking they were mainstream. So you're pure in your little tent, so what - that's all about YOUR feelings. But nobody cares about your feelings because you are now controlled by Leftists who make up only 20% of the US population. I'd suggest going back in history a little further than just the last 20 years or so and think about a longer march rather than waiting for the Great Pumpkin conservative to rise from the pumpkin patch and lead you to the promised land.