Will the GOP move leftwards on economics in the future?

[Vepres]

They'll become a moderate libertarian party. They won't move ideologically, but I think they'll be less corporatist in the future (for they will lose elections otherwise).

[Vepres]

Most young people that I talk to (outside this forum) don't believe in trickle-down economics.

I think trickle-down has merit, but obviously the right blows that out of proportion. I think that many young people would feel as I do (at least in the US).

[Vepres]

Yes I agree husker. My district is blessed to have a very sane Republican representative in Jo Ann Emerson who doesn't give in to the loons and tea partiers and who has shown her bipartisanship on a range of issues. She is the only Republican I have ever voted for and she wants to work with Democrats as opposed to labeling them as socialists and other demonizing names. MO-08 is truly blessed to have a fine congresswoman in Ms. Emerson.

I wouldn't consider Jo Ann Emerson to be really moderate. She would probably be a strong conservative (in my opinion)--after all, she did receive a lifetime rating of 83 from the Ameircan Conservative Union (out of 100 possible). The only things she agrees with Democrats on are stem cell research, raising the minimum wage, and withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. She still believes in trickle-down economics and supports the other social policies of the Republicans. That's not moderate to me.

You missed the point -the very fact that he considers her a 'moderate' in relation to her party shows you how far to the right the GOP has moved recently (and will continue to in the future at least through the 2012 presidential election). 

Dems have moved to the left. Compare Clinton to Obama.