BTW, I happen to agree with Santorum, and have no problem with conversations about them in the grassroots, that is part of our purpose....it is a BAD idea for a presidential candidate to discuss them at length as Santorum did. Even Reagan was wise enough to avoid it and that was 34 years ago.....since Reagan WON two terms to the presidency, and Santorum hasn't even won the Republican nomination (and likely never will) it is far wiser for a Republican Presidential candidate to follow Reagan's example than Santorum's. BTW, Santorum spent little time on these issues either time, in the general elections for the PA Senate.
There is a minority of Republicans who would like to see social conservatives go away, you're absolutely right. However, all Republicans must understand, we're ALL a part of the Republican Party and must learn to respect the right of members of our party to hold varying opinions on these issues. That doesn't mean we can't still continue to try and win over people's hearts and minds both on our side and the left.
“Reagan was wise enough to avoid it ... (and) WON two terms”
But the culture kept getting worse despite and now we’re at persecution’s door.
When Republicans aren’t in power they say, we can’t talk about these issues if we want to get in power. When they’re in power they say, we can’t talk about these issues if we want to retain power.