Reply #3: This is a good rant Padrig

[ewagner]

I think it comes down to a debate between two diametrically opposed discussions on strategy:

The first says that we win by reaching for the undecideds or politically soft "middle" which would include reaching out to the southern states.

The second says that we split the nation into "with us or against us" groups and hope that we come out with "half + 1 " in the EC.

Which camp is right? I don't know.

The oldest campaign management rule in the book is "start from your strength and reach out". The problem is that we have become so polarized as a nation, that if we work too hard to solidify our base, we may lose the opportunity to "reach out" afterwards.

Reachiong out to the South and to moderate conservatives may mean that compromises will have to be made. Are we willing to compromise? If so, what is negotiatable and what is not?