What's happened to the GOP?

[greenforest32]

The conservatives have taken it over. Moderate and liberal Republicans barely exist anymore as they can't win Republican primaries because conservatives make up a supermajority of the Republican base and that trend has only been increasing: http://www.gallup.com/poll/148745/political-ideology-stable-conservatives-leading.aspx



Liberals and conservatives are on opposing sides of the political spectrum. Does that mean that they each have just as good rational justifications for their positions? No.

Fiscal and social conservatism is not compatible with rational thinking. It's just more false equivalency fallacies to say that liberalism and conservatism are both right. Conservatism is irrational, liberalism is not.

[greenforest32]

The GOP field is pretty much either Mormons or total kooks.

It's good to see the GOP field is now properly representative of its electorate.

What's happened to the GOP?  It's been taken over by social conservatives, running almost exclusively on those points whilst the country as a whole is becoming progressively more socially liberal, as well as less religious.  It's a losing combination with which the GOP can forget about any future presidents.