I think we should be winning suburbs and rural areas (including people with high educations who don't actually pursue a career related to academia). But, my ideal Republican Party would trade the Rust Belt and libertarian areas of the West for a stronger grip on areas like GA-6. Wisconsin and Pennsylvania would still be competitive, but the maps in the states would look very different. We would do significantly better with Hispanics due to strong family values and dropping the immigration issue. The map might look something like this: