People that don’t like him had better realize Independent voters and a large portion of tea partiers are LESS social conservative. Just sayin...
Realistically I don’t think anyone who would do as I want... disavow the U.N. immediately and downsize government and do away with political correctness would have a chance, quite sadly. The more moderate voters want fiscal conservatism.
Free Republic is increasingly becoming a site which represents the 20-25% percent of the electorate which is hardline, no compromises social conservative.
And of course it's the owner's prerogative to keep it that way.
But that doesn't make hardline social conservatism a 51% winner on the national scale.