what do you think separates suburban areas that are swing/dem leaning vs

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Drifting one way or the other on the political spectrum is not the same as ignoring certain issues at the expense of a certain group.

The white, middle class suburban voters used to be republicans and now they are democrats.  White collar, suburban voters like me care about the following issues:

1) Taxes

2) Job growth

3) Deficits/fiscal issues

4) Crime

Talk to us about that.  Republicans used to do that.  The party lost us by talking about nonsense such as abortion and gay marriage.  That doesn't affect the lives of suburban voters.  Clinton started hitting the right buttons with the suburbanites in the 90s, Gore kept it up and the GOP drifted farther right.

Don't pro-life voters also deserved to be talked to about their issue? You aren't just talking about 2010 here, so in an election in prior years, is any form of attention to those people acceptable?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Part of the reason that the GOP is becoming so exclusive is not just because of the hard right, but also the selfishness of demands from moderates. You just dimissed abortion as "nonsense". I have to beg to differ with you. It most certainly is not "nonesense" and if you fail to see a need to accomodate social conservatives, why the hell should they accomodate you? A coalition works both ways.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Drifting one way or the other on the political spectrum is not the same as ignoring certain issues at the expense of a certain group.

The white, middle class suburban voters used to be republicans and now they are democrats.  White collar, suburban voters like me care about the following issues:

1) Taxes

2) Job growth

3) Deficits/fiscal issues

4) Crime

Talk to us about that.  Republicans used to do that.  The party lost us by talking about nonsense such as abortion and gay marriage.  That doesn't affect the lives of suburban voters.  Clinton started hitting the right buttons with the suburbanites in the 90s, Gore kept it up and the GOP drifted farther right.

Don't pro-life voters also deserved to be talked to about their issue? You aren't just talking about 2010 here, so in an election in prior years, is any form of attention to those people acceptable?

Yes, but the problem is, that is the central issue now for the most part.  Give me a break.

I don't give people breaks. You must be wanting the Kit-Katt guy.

Would you vote for someone that focused on those issues as well as on the Social Conservatism? Are social issues the only ones where the GOP has left you behind?