I think that's what's wrong with the GOP today, too much playing to the middle. Neither hot nor cold, lukewarm makes me spew just like the Bible says.softwarejanitor wrote:I didn't say that a moderate was what the country needed. I said it is what the Republican party needs to beat Obama.
Reagan won big twice by playing up how conservative he was (maybe more than he really was). He got 44 states the first time and 49 states the second time, all while the media tore their hair out about how "right wing" he was.
Playing for the middle got us Bush 1 Dole and McCain.