The GOP will never win the pander game because the democrats will always offer more to appeal to whatever selfish desire any particular group wants. Bingo! It turns into a competition which the democrats will ALWAYS WIN because they are backed by the mainstream media. Rush Limbaugh devoted two days to that argument, this week.
RUSH: Mitt Romney is everything about this country Obama despises. Everything. He's too normal. He's too rich. He violates the Obama way to get things done, sort of like Clarence Thomas is despised by the Reverend Jackson and Al Sharpton. You know why? Because Clarence Thomas has become the most powerful in his position, he is the most eminently qualified for what he does, and he got there without going through the traditional prescriptions said to be necessary for African-Americans by the civil rights coalition.
Mitt Romney, Republican Minorities, are Hated By the Left
You're missing the point.
The "nones" care about their right to not practice a religion and not have a religion legislated on top of them.
That's pretty much all they care about.
Now think about how I know this. I'll give you a hint: Born and raised Catholic, haven't been to a service in 20 years. Not likely ever to go back and not interested in being persuaded to try anything else.
Allahpundit as well is a "none". There are lots of us out there who would like to remain part of the fold. Most of them who are part of the fold, like me, understand certain realities and that there are things that can happen and things that cannot happen.
This needs to be explained to the "nones" groups by internal party operators.
Just yesterday the de-facto DREAM act illegals protested in Michigan because the secretary of state (Ruth Johnson) won’t give them driver’s licenses.
Johnson dumped it right back in Obama’s lap and told them that Obama had created the legal/non legal limbo they’re in and that they should take it up with him because its not her problem.