Is the Republican party done?

[Ben Kenobi]

You're not throwing moderates any ****ing bones here.

Romney supports all of those things in his time as governor. So the truth is that moderates aren't willing to throw conservatives any bones. Anyways, moderates lost big this election, so it's time to change the strategy and nominate a conservative.

[MRT144]

You were talking about purity tests. Clearly the democrat party does engage in purity tests to ensure that their nominees are always pro abortion. I rest my case.

I'm pretty sure there are more pro life democrats than pro choice republicans. The Democrats just aren't as zealous in forcing other people to live the way they believe.

[Asher]

You were talking about purity tests. Clearly the democrat party does engage in purity tests to ensure that their nominees are not extremists. I rest my case.

FTFY

[MRT144]

FTFY

Exactly.

[Ben Kenobi]

I'm pretty sure there are more pro life democrats than pro choice republicans. The Democrats just aren't as zealous in forcing other people to live the way they believe.

Name them.

[MRT144]

Romney supports all of those things in his time as governor. So the truth is that moderates aren't willing to throw conservatives any bones. Anyways, moderates lost big this election, so it's time to change the strategy and nominate a conservative.

Why did the Republican Party tie Romney's hands on what he believed in?

[MRT144]

Name them.

I can't name registered voters that were polled.

[rah]

Your moderate republican tears are delicious. What, is Palin to blame this time?

What tears? I said Romney could never win before he was even nominated. This came as no surprise. Try again.

[MrFun]

Romney is a moderate. He won statewide election in Massachusetts for christ's sake. He did not lose for being too right wing. He lost because the GOP is failing to pick off key components of the Democrat coalition, for entirely different reasons. The GOP is not totally homogenous and there are lots of republicans who support immigration for instance. If the party banks towards that center in the next election they'll be fine.

Romney lost, because he's a moderate who had to present himself as a right-wing extremist in order to gain more support within the Republican base.

[Ben Kenobi]

I can't name registered voters that were polled.

I'm talking candidates. Litmus tests, purity tests.

Name the prolife democrat candidates that ran this election, MRT.

[MRT144]

I'm talking candidates. Litmus tests, purity tests.

Name the prolife democrat candidates that ran this election, MRT.

Wasn't my contention. You're administering a purity test to Rah, a moderate republican. Either he needs to support more conservatism in the party or he needs to GTFO. Big tent my ass.

[Ben Kenobi]

Name the prolife democrat candidates that ran this election, MRT.

Quit dodging the question, MRT.

Name them or admit that the democrat party does engage in litmus tests.

[Asher]

Name one potential candidate which was rejected by the democrats for pro-life views.

[rah]

Wasn't my contention. You're administering a purity test to Rah, a moderate republican. Either he needs to support more conservatism in the party or he needs to GTFO. Big tent my ass.

SO much so that I did something this year that I have never done in all my years voting for president. I voted for neither REPUG or Demorat. I voted for Jill. More as a useless protest since a repug vote for pres is worthless in Illinois.

[MRT144]

Quit dodging the question, MRT.

Name them or admit that the democrat party does engage in litmus tests.

I guess they do but that doesn't stop pro life democrats from voting democratic candidates into office. Democrats are more moderate and less zealous in their political belief. They aren't calling for purges of their fellow voters by alienating them, doubling down on conservatism.