I don't watch Hannity, and I don't see why anyone would vote for liberal Republicans when they can have the real thing by voting for your socialist Democrats. The last 2 Republican candidates were the kind you say can win. How did they do? And don't try to say Romney is a conservative.Real conservatives know that in order to stay alive they need to adapt to modern social policies. I dont want to emualte the democratic party, I want to create a Republican Party that isnt losing elections to a president with th past that he had. Youre obviously a conservative who thinks that just because I have socially progressive ideas, I cant be a Republican. I have a newsflash for you though, I am what the next generation of republicans looks like, not you. Hey dont listen to me and continue the "Conservative" rhetoric that you spew from watching Sean Hannity. Maybe youll get the picture when we lose in 2016 because people like you were unable to adapt. I on the other hand will continue to repair the face of the party and try and win an election because unlike yourself (Im guessing youre older) I have a lot to lose if the GOP suffers another loss.
Romney was forced to be something he was not, a conservative. People connected with his ideas on gay marriage, gun laws and Healthcare in Massachusetts. He was a Republican gov. in a state that is mostly liberal. The problem was he couldnt tote any of his great policies because they were rejected by the base, so he looked like a flip flopper. If he had the support of the base and went up to the podium and stated the success he had in mass. with his moderate conservative philosophies there is no doubt in my mind he would currently be the President. Instead he had to garner support from fundamental conservatives by extending such silly statements that made him look disingenuous. We glorify the image of Regan so much yet we forget he raised taxes, Republicans today have this nostalgic blindness of what a true conservative is when in actuality Mitt was probably one of them.
Romney is a Mormon. He had to crawl into the gutter with old time Christians in order to get them to hold their noses and vote for him.
When there were liberal Republicans the GOP did better. That idiot sock (SJ) equates conservative with Republican. That leaves no room for moderates or liberals in the GOP.
The conservative movement, like the progressive left, is most intolerant of others. They demand a purity of thought.