Santorum: Reagan Would Be "Appalled" By To-Day's GOP

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I cannot believe I am saying this, but based on that article, it looks like I am closer to Santorum ideologically than any other GOP candidate.

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Sometimes it feels like this forum is writing an obituary for the GOP, which is ironic considering that the party is poised to do quite well in the elections this year.  Even Upshot gives them a 56 percent chance of retaking the Senate, and that outfit leans a bit Dem compared to 538.  

Coolidge would definitely be a Republican today.  Government was WAY smaller back then and he would like to keep it that way.  

I may not like the GOP, but as a rural Missouri resident, most of the folks around here are just fine with it.  They do not like Congressional Republicans, but they would prefer them vastly over the Dems.  

Right wing populism would help in the Midwest but hurt in more libertarian areas IMO. 

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pbrower, Landrieu is trailing in most head to head polls, Cotton looks to be regaining momentum, and Tillis vs Hagan is a clear tossup, with Civitas, Rasmussen, and PPP giving 3 different results. 

The NYTimes said that Landrieu has an extremely narrow path to victory, and Upshot has the GOP as the favorite in Kentucky fairly heavily. 

I do not see how both 538 and UpShot could be so far off as you assert.