Principle wins no elections. The arrogance of one's principle, while noble, wins no elections either. It could affect them to some extent, admittedly.
The candidate capable of garnering over 100 million votes wins elections.
In our lifetime, principled voters will not affect that reality.
I disagree counselor the principled voter who stayed home in
2010 did influence the out come , very much so, just not the out come they wanted. Cheers NC
Both you guys need to get your dates and numbers right.
In the 2012 election Obama got just under 66 million votes and Romney just under 61 million.
That is where the 5 million conservative votes that Romney needed in the closest swing states number comes from.
That and MSM including conservative pundits still use the election day numbers of 57 million for Romney vs 62 million for Bush in 2004.
The reality is Bush got 62 mil, McCain 60 mil and Romney 61 mil. Kerry 59 mil, Obama 70 and 66 mil.
5 or even 3 million republicans didn't stay home. Older folks that are predominately GOP are dying, young folk are predominately liberal, minorities are out breeding us. Overall voting numbers are rising well above pre 2004 numbers and republicans are stagnant.
GOP is shrinking by attrition.
2012... 72% of voters are white nonhispanic... minorities are at 28% with blacks leading with 13, hispanics undervote their demographic.
It's still a white country and the blame goes squarely on that demographic... casting blame elsewhere is drinking from MSM propaganda.
Kent
