At the heart of the Rovian calculus was America’s Southland, which he saw as the ideological and political base of the reshaped Republican Party of the age of Bush. But the very success of this strategy has been the party’s unmaking. It has also marked a complete betrayal of the founding values of the party of Lincoln and Frémont—an act of ultimate political cynicism. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
Interesting analysis on what the author calls the transformation of the Republican Party from "the Party of Lincoln into the Party of the Old Confederacy." This opinion claims that Karl Rove made a serious miscalculation in leading Republicans towards becoming "a regional party" confined to the backwaters of the American South. Whether or not you agree with this opinion, it certainly offers an intriguing perspective to help interpret the results of yesterday's election.
