re: #292 TedStriker

In Fischer’s assessment, such a move would be tantamount to political suicide for the GOP because, contrary to popular opinion, those who classify themselves as “independents” are not moderates, but rather hard-line conservatives who refuse to consider themselves Republicans because the party is not conservative enough … and so the only way to win over “independents,” especially white voters who are “naturally” a part of the Republican base, is for the GOP to become more conservative on all the issues: