I’m a female in the NE and agree in concept but not in practice. This GOP with this current base is incapable of reaching out and the targets are not yet receptive — it is not yet time. Furthermore, the backlash from the conservative base would be horrific. Shamnesty is just a small example, and I was vociferously opposed to it. The arrogance of Vicente Fox and Mexico toward our immigration laws makes many of us even angrier.
But the biggest reason, valid or not, for the GOP candidates to dis great swaths of the voting public who trend Dem is that they perceive the top tier Dem candidates to be loathesome, stupid, narcissistic, dangerous, corrupt, far-left, enemy-worshipping, America-hating, race-baiting panderers. Which I happen to agree with. Doesn’t mean a Dem won’t win; does mean our side doesn’t think those tactics will win. We’ll find out.
