I hate to say but I think it is all over. I have never been so discouraged. With immigration changing the demographics, we just have to appeal to the independents and moderates. We need to present a new conservatism, I guess or just see it got to hell.We started losing these people in the mid â90âs when we became very Southern and Evangelical. We lost everyone who is secular and suburban and not small town.We lost everything North of the Ohio and East of the Missouri. I do not think we can continue doing that. Nor do I think we can say that we just weren’t small town or southern enough to win there. People here just seem to not be facing reality. The GOP lost because it was unresponsive to the majority of the people of this country including moderates, Independents AND small town conservatives.
No, I think we just need to start winning arguments, like the author said. Once the albatross of Bush and the rest of the big-government neo-cons is off our necks, it will be a lot easier.