It seems to me that Republicans have a very rare opportunity to win back the Reagan Democrats if they will only turn their backs to the money raining on them from the crony capitalists and the establishment wing of the party who take their pay, just as do the Democrats, from the K St./Wall Street players.
They can get the Reagan Democrats if they will defend the middle-class against government and the sale of government to the corporatists. This is not a left-wing message. To reform the excesses of government is a purely conservative message. Dislocations in the workplace caused by globalism, caused by our trade policies, are the product of government the reform of which is why God put conservatives on earth.
If the opportunity is seized, an entire generation of middle-class voters can be installed in the Republican column. Scott Walker seems to be coming closest among the legitimate candidates (Donald Trump is apparently making the case more explicitly but he is trouble), to this approach. I was disappointed to see that Ted Cruz has signed on to Obama trade.
We shall see but while we are watching it is important not to tear down the very few legitimate conservatives in the race.
