re: #227 HappyWarrior

In 1952, it looked like the GOP could have really declined or fell off especially if they had chosen a paleocon like Robert A. Taft as their nominee. They chose a moderate, Dwight Eisenhower and the Republicans adapted to the reality of the post New Deal/WWII world. I think what needs to be done here is an Eisenhower moment. […]

As Frum pointed out in his latest essay on a possible GOP “brokered” convention, the “they” who selected Ike were not the rank and file Republicans but the state party machine brokers (usually governors, or maybe heads of assemblies), who were able to think strategically rather than emotionally.

And, as Frum further pointed out, political parties these days don’t work that way.