[redgolum]

1980 is not 2015.

Look at the demographics. Look at the culture. Regan would not be electable today.

[kabar]

Latinos made up 10% of the voters in 2012. Whites made up 72%. Blacks 13% and Asians 3%.

Whites voted 59% to 39% for Romney.

[NKP_Vet]

“Look at the culture. Regan would not be electable today”.

Wrong. Obama got no where close to the votes he got in 2008 and Romney got no where close to the conservative votes that McCain managed to get in 2008. If Romney had gotten the same number of white conservatives as McCain got in 2008 Romney would be president. Numbers were down for both candidates in 2012. The GOP needs to concentrate on those conservatives that have stayed away in 2012 and 2008. Run Cruz and see how many Christian conservatives stay home. He would win in a landslide. And by the way McCain getting more conservatives than Romney was because of Palin. If she hadn’t been on the ticket Obama would have beaten him by double digits.

[ilgipper]

Incorrect. he likely would not win 49 states, but he’d win with ease. He was superior to anyone in the game today on either side in selling ideas, including convincing people who didn’t agree with him across the board.