Zander
Platinum Member
Moderates Republicans lose.[Conservatives win and win big when they run as CONSERVATIVES. Not democrat-lite, not moderates, but CONSERVATIVES. This election in Mass is a perfect example. Scott Brown is not a moderate, he is a Conservative and proud of it.
Yepper, Zander, like we did in 2008. That thinking is not only moronic and wrong, it is also bad for the country. Meld conservatives to the center and eliminate the wing nuts. Got it? Good.
McCain was a moderate. He lost. - His ratings only picked up when he added a real conservative to his ticket. He ran as a moderate, and is a moderate. Prior to Palin he was getting pounded like a piece of veal. Lost to an empty suit with no experience. Shameful.
Bob Dole - Moderate. Lost. Dole is the classic big gov't moderate - gutted like a fish by a serial philanderer with a lip biting problem.
GHW Bush - Moderate. Lost. Total moderate - creamed like a doughnut by an unknown Governor from the Arkansas backwater.
Gerald Ford - Moderate. Lost. Almost lost the nomination at the convention to Reagan. Squashed like a bug by a peanut farmer.
You Fail.