Here’s another reason for Republican candidates to run on conservative principles – conservatives now outnumber moderates and liberals in the US. I doubt moderates are turned off by messages of fiscal responsibility and free markets, so a strong conservative massage is the way to go.
Political ideology in the U.S. held steady in 2011, with 40% of Americans continuing to describe their views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This marks the third straight year that conservatives have outnumbered moderates, after more than a decade in which moderates mainly tied or outnumbered conservatives. (Read More)
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Conservatives are the intelligent voters, the others are stuck in the ditch with their retro views of a welfare society!
Those notions were old and tired in the 1970s, and are used as retred arguements in the current decade.
Their message is broke, and it cannot be fixed!
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massage;
verb
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Slang. to treat with special care and attention; coddle or pamper: The store massages its regular customers with gifts and private sales.
“so a strong conservative massage is the way to go”
How apropos;-)
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Why is it that the people who should understand this (Republican leadership) seem to be among the only ones not getting this message?
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[...] Conservatives Outnumber Moderates and Liberals [...]
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[...] Conservatives Outnumber Moderates and Liberals [...]
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