But what about the general public, the voters? I know the primary voters are generally more ideological, but I can't believe that the majority are willing to stay on the ride that far.
There was actually something great posted at The Monkey Cage about this earlier this week: All 50 states are shifting rightward ideologically (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2013/10/09/the-conservative-shift-in-public-opinion-has-happened-in-all-50-states/). This meshes well with the Gallup poll so many people love to hate, but this one actually looks at individual positions on the issues, and the findings add up.
On the contrary: the GOP is not going to "isolate themselves into obsolescence." They're going to end up being the party that represents more voters overall, and it's the left that will keep screaming about racism and extremism, missing the entire boat about where this country is actually headed.
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Date: 10/10/13 21:20 (UTC)There was actually something great posted at The Monkey Cage about this earlier this week: All 50 states are shifting rightward ideologically (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2013/10/09/the-conservative-shift-in-public-opinion-has-happened-in-all-50-states/). This meshes well with the Gallup poll so many people love to hate, but this one actually looks at individual positions on the issues, and the findings add up.
On the contrary: the GOP is not going to "isolate themselves into obsolescence." They're going to end up being the party that represents more voters overall, and it's the left that will keep screaming about racism and extremism, missing the entire boat about where this country is actually headed.