Bigking321
Well-known member
What on earth are you talking about?You began this exchange by claiming I do not understand conservatives, then you claim harkening back to Reagan is part of why Trump won.
He said Trump appealed to conservatives and moderates. Just like Reagan appealed to conservatives and moderates. And that the term for a democrat voting republican because of such a large breadth of appeal is "Reagan Democrat" because that was what Reagan did. He was a populist.
He didn't say anything about only appealing to the trad con base or anything remotely like that.
...At some point the old school GoP base needs to realize they will never be in the drivers seat again, they will be front passenger seat at best to the desires of moderates and Blue Dogs who control the GOP's future.
The GOP will be a vehicle of the Blue Dogs and moderates to fight the Far-Left, if it has any future at all, more than a bastion of 'conservatism' because geography and redistricting don't care about conservative values.
Nah.
That would be the same thing as the idiots that wreaked blue states moving to red states and then wreaking them by voting for the same things that destroyed the blue states in the first place.
I'm fine welcoming whoever to get away from the radical leftists but I'd much prefer they join up with groups that share their principles instead of trying to hijack other groups.
If they want to remain left leaning moderates I'll happily fight the radicals with them but I'll oppose them trying to take over the conservative party and cast aside the original base.
They could just as easily join up the blue dogs and rinos and create a new moderate party instead of trying to completely remove conservatives from everything.
And if they despise conservatives that much, why join that party? Make your own party, with blackjack and hookers! Show how great moderate ideas are, instead of latching onto another party like a parasite and trying to kill the host.