Elections are won by TAKING THE MIDDLE – not by pandering to it. Hell folks, the middle never knows what it wants – Conservatism or Socialism – they’ll vote for either one unless you give them a reason to vote CONSERVATIVE.
And to do that – you need a Conservative Candidate. Reagan wasn’t a squishy middle guy – yet he beat Carter and Mondale in friggin LANDSLIDES because Reagan WON THE MIDDLE OVER TO HIM. You don’t win the middle by trying to reflect THEIR views – they don’t know what their views are – that’s why they’re in the middle.
Well-put bump. Yellow stripes and dead armadillos.