“””On the surface, Brown’s success, especially among independents, suggests that the GOP tent is expanding to make room even for moderate, pro-choice candidates like Brown. Have fiscal conservatives displaced social conservatives as the base?...””””
Brown’s success was due to Obama’s weakness and nothing more. Brown is an energetic politician whose sole platform was opposition to Obama. A dog catcher could have run on the same platform and won.
The GOP may need to let abortionists from Massachusetts into the tent, but not elsewhere.
Brown’s abortion stance is disappointing to say the least, but not nearly as disgusting as Martha “I love baby-killing” Coakley.
His platform was opposition to the Deomocrats, not just Obama. He campaigned on lowering taxes, cutting spending, a strong military and anti-Obama healthcare reform. If that isn’t conservative enough for some here on FR then I suggest they move over to a fringe third party and enjoy themselves in their negativity. It’s stunning how little some here grasp the realities of party politics. It’s also amazing how dismissive some are of his election. No, a dog-catcher could not have won...