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Originally Posted by whell
So please enlighten me: what are the core conservative principles that most folks don't buy into? And lets skip the too-cute responses like "rascim": that's political BS. What are the core economic and social core conservative principles that Americans reject?
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I won't mention racism, you did already.
OTOH, most people find xenophobia, gun fetishism, militarism, science denial, and the damage wrought by supply-side economics pretty unappealing. "Core conservative principles" is a talk radio euphemism for all of the above. When I hear the likes of Sarah Palin, Louie Gohmert, Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh sing the virtues of common-sense conservatism, I run for the door.
In politics, demographics are destiny and fashioning an agenda that focuses on fostering resentment among angry, undereducated, old white folks isn't exactly a winning formula.