re: #246 eschew_obfuscation

think you’re falling victim to a paradox that should have been cleared up with Reagan’s election. He vigorously defended conservative principles, did not ‘move to the center’ to attract moderates and got their vote anyway.

When Reagan ran he was called the equivalent of a RINO back then on the right. Not without some justification, he raised taxes, signed the most liberal abortion laws and allowed illegal immigration when governor of California. What made Reagan possible is that everyone was willing to “hold their nose” and vote for him because Carter was just that horrible.

See any Reagan’s coming down the Pike?