The Republican Party of the Future
For decades, the Republican party united libertarians and conservatives against the big-government Democratic party. But the recent Republican trend toward big spending and centralization has discouraged both groups.
In one recent poll, voters preferred the Democrats by 2 to 1 to deal with the economy and the federal budget. Meanwhile, the party’s tilt toward social conservatism — the anti-gay marriage amendment, the clumsy intrusion into Terri Schiavo’s hospital room, the “intelligent design” crusade — has turned off younger and more libertarian voters.
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