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More than one factor must have contributed to his lack of popularity, despite his pedigree. But one that I know for sure contributed, is he's not conservative
by finid 11y ago
More than one factor must have contributed to his lack of popularity, despite his pedigree.
But one that I know for sure contributed, is he's not conservative enough in the eyes of the Republican base. In other words, he's viewed as being closer to liberals or "too soft" on a range of issues, including but not limited to immigration, willingness to use American military power abroad, and not religious enough.
It has also been said that "Bush fatigue" contributed, but I think if he had been spitting conservative fire from day 1, he'd had been the right candidate for the extreme right of the Republican base.
- emilsedgh 11y agoSo is half of America that religious and conservative to actually approve people like Ted Cruz, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina?
- dragonwriter 11y ago> So is half of America that religious and conservative to actually approve people like Ted Cruz, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina? More than half of the Republican Party is. You don't need support of half of America to be a major party nominee (or even win the election, for that you just need more support than the other major party nominee -- ignoring the distorting effects of the electoral college system, which can actually let you win without even that, if your support has the right geographic distribution.)
- DrScump 11y agoCombined with the fact that less than 62% of legally registered voters voted in the 2012 (Presidential) election, well under half the population.
- protomyth 11y agoYes, although Dr. Carson suffers from the same religious prejudice issue (he's SDA) that Mr. Romney (Mormon) suffered from.
- finid 11y agoOnce you step outside the boundaries of the major cities, you'll be shocked at the type of opinions Americans hold.