The Death of Moderates

With the Congressional Elections of 2006 and 2008, the Democrats have discovered that they can run marginally pro-life and pro-gun Democrats and take out “moderate” Republicans with increasing ease. Should this really be all that surprising?

Republican leadership has bought the lie – that conservatives must “moderate” their stances in order to win elections, and the results have been catastrophic. Not counting judicial elections in Pennsylvania, Republicans have won only one state-wide election in the last two years.

Now, instead of taking an honest assessment of Pennsylvania’s increasing hue of blue, some party insiders, including McCain’s own staff, are blaming Governor Palin for their loss. But according to a Rasmussen national telephone survey, Republicans overwhelming do not agree. In fact, 64% of Republicans, included in the Rasmussen survey, think Palin should lead the ticket in 2012. Click RasmussenReports.com for the survey.

How can party leaders be so out of sync with Republican voters? Check out the post below from almost a year ago. Four “conservative Pro-Life” State Representatives from Western Pennsylvania endorsed Mr. Giuliani for president. I think that it would be fair to state that at least a few of these representatives were hoping to take leadership positions in the PA House, based on riding Mr. Giuliani’s coattails. Would any of these four representatives even mention their endorsement now?

Would any of these four representatives proudly proclaim the “moderate” moniker now?