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Originally Posted by revrew
Romney's defeat had nothing to do with the GOP not being moderate enough. In the short term, Romney lost not because he couldn't grab moderates (which he did comparatively well with), but because a huge percentage of the Republican base stayed home.
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I didn't say anything about moderates, but about minorities.
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Originally Posted by revrew
So there is a popular narrative in the GOP now that if the nominee can inspire the base to actually show up and vote, like they did even at George W. Bush levels, their surge of votes could drown out the loss of moderates and drive a GOP candidate to general victory.
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Since the US is 8% less white than 10 years ago and 12% less self-identifying Christian, that puts a huge burden on the GOP to 'rock the vote'.
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Originally Posted by revrew
In part, I think the Trump/Carson/Cruz phenomenon is feeding off that narrative. In fact, even the "establishment" candidate, Rubio, was formerly known as a "tea party darling," so you can see how the GOP is just NOT favoring moderates right now. It looks right now like the GOP is going to put that narrative to the test.
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well right now is just primary season, so that narrative would be short-sighted.
Taken as a whole, that sentiment just seems like doubling down on a losing strategy.