You’re missing the point entirely. GOP wins when it doesn’t run from conservatism. With Akin’s missteps the GOPE turning on him became a bigger story than his own words were and just like he said...it did leave front page in a few days. He will likely win in a few weeks despite the rather moderate GOP leadership’s lack of spine.
You know I notice that the average entry date for posters on this thread is around 2007
boy this joint has changed
as time has progressed we get less and less social conservatives
is it generational lag I wonder...we older posters actually do remember a Leave it to Beaver America?
I have been posting here since 1999, and I was not aware that saying that women who get pregnant while being raped must have been asking for it was a social conservative position. I must have missed that somewhere...
I don't think that Todd Akin's entire career should be defined by one boneheaded comment, but given that he stepped in, we need to figure the best way to win in this environment. The best way for Akin to win is for Romney to win big in Missouri. The best way for Romney to win big in Missouri is to keep the focus on the economy and foreign policy, and not let this "War on Women" thing get off the ground.
boy this joint has changed
as time has progressed we get less and less social conservatives
is it generational lag I wonder...we older posters actually do remember a Leave it to Beaver America?
I tend to agree. For me it was remembering what it was like before Ronald Reagan came along. But I do believe that there is something to the generational thing IMHO. I've noticed how much many young fiscal conservatives love calling themselves Conservatives all the while rejecting most of the social aspects of Conservatism. No delineation.
is it generational lag I wonder...
I would call it the effects of big brother indoctrination -both education system and mass media...