Simply put, the GOP lost the last election because they were viewed as the party of rich, white, men. They (the GOP) have been distancing themselves from their social conservative base since the election, and depending on how the 2nd amendment fight plays out they will lose those they have left.
They are going to the mattresses to protect a few percentage points of the vote, while alienating whole groups. They are allowing the MSM and Obama to dictate the narrative, and have been reading the same script.
Driving the country over the fiscal cliff to protect the rich (real or perceived) will only cost votes. If the GOP wants to remain a force in politics, they need to start doing to the fiscals what they have done to the socials. Ask to give up something.
IMHO, they lost because of the Democrats pandering. Most women voted for free birth control and free abortions. Homosexuals voted to legitimize their lifestyles and have their related ailments paid for. College kids with hundreds of thousands of dollars in debts for useless degrees in womyn's studies and such wanted their loans forgiven. And many unions wanted their man in place to continue running interference for them, as he did during the so-called rescues of GM and Chrysler. Although I was hoping for a replay of 1980, I doubt even Reagan could have won in this environment.
They (the GOP) have been distancing themselves from their social conservative base since the election, and depending on how the 2nd amendment fight plays out they will lose those they have left.
They were distancing themselves before the election. The result was that many who might have voted for their candidates stayed home. And then we add Akin's "legitimate rape" comments and "Rev." Mourdock preaching about God's will to the mix, and many others may have been too embarrassed to vote GOP.
They are going to the mattresses to protect a few percentage points of the vote, while alienating whole groups.
You mean like the groups I listed above? The GOP had no chance with them, and won't until the money to pay for all of the freebies runs out.
Besides, Romney wasn't that far off in the popular vote. A more enthusiastic voting block may have won it for him.
They are allowing the MSM and Obama to dictate the narrative, and have been reading the same script.
I agree. During the fiscal cliff debates, the GOP should be screaming "cut spending" at the top of their lungs, and producing the numbers to back it. They won't win the voters who want to keep their freebies, but they just may inspire those of us who are tired of paying for their freebies. As it is, I've heard little from them about this.
And the lefties aren't going to vote Republican anyway, so they have nothing to lose by standing for Conservative values. They might even inspire a few more to support them.