“To do that, she is going to have to start changing people’s minds about her.”
I believe Reagan had the interest in persuading his former opponent about his conservative beliefs and positions.
So when the Reagan democrats appeared, it wasn’t an accident.
He is the only candidate in my memory who took that approach. And it worked, twice.
He knew he needed a few dems, and quite a few from the middle, independents.
He was a uniter, not a divider.
Any GOP candidate is going to need that this time around. So far, Perry is the only person besides Romney who is showing any ability to draw moderates and independents. Perry is pulling both the Tea Party people and the independents and conservative Dems.