re: #201 Thanos

Well you could interpret it that way, but I see a long term Dem lock on power in that chart if we don’t change ourselves a bit and start really thinking about the future and how to make it positive.

I have an honest question.
What would be the true cost to the Republican party to drop the Evangelical and wingnut constituencies? I’m thinking some specifics:
*Pro-science (e.g. dropping creationism-in-schools support).
*Gay rights neutral
*Abortion neutral
and perhaps
*Energy-Independence-As-National-Defense and industrial recovery.

The party would lose the far right social conservatives, and some of the wingnuts. But what would they do? Stay at home? Create an ineffective radical party? Vote Democratic? I certainly doubt the last. But wouldn’t the Reps stand to gain more? I believe the above list and more are what keep many independents and social lib/fiscal cons “blue dogs?” voters away from the party.