I don't think we're a lost cause either. My whole point, somewhat indirectly, in starting this discussion is to try to brainstorm some ideas to help win the war.
We need more buy-in to conservative ideas, but how to get that while overcoming the media created boogie man of the big bad conservative who burns crosses on lawns and wants women barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen?
What can we do to get our real message out? WE are the party of real freedom. That freedom comes from self-reliance and self-responsibililty. That tolerance doesn't man acceptance and that that's okay.
We have a lot of work over the next few years. The road to 2016 starts today.
I think it starts with voter ID laws and fraud, then good articulate conservatives.