GOP Needs to Win Back the Elite
David Frum is right in Time. The deep recession is keeping the GOP competitive. Add to that Obama's mien, Pelosi's arrogance, Reid's cluelessness, and the GOP looms large.
Still that doesn't change the fact that the GOP has a problem with college graduates and the 200k+ crowd. Although not identical, the GOP lost both the last time out. The party of Prescott Bush is now the party of Palin. And political reality suggests that either the GOP reach out to Hispanics or pickup more white voters.
In Massachusetts, Scott Brown picked up Reagan Democrats and independents, but was frozen out in Brookline and Newton. So yes the working class is in play. But among high-end voters the GOP has a way to go. A boggy stock market and Obama's tax hikes scheduled for 2011 though may give high-end voters buyers' remorse.
Right after the 2008 elections, I joined the NRA and the Ripon Society. The GOP needs both streams. This cycle I've contributed to Rob Simmons, Robert Bennett, Mark Kirk, Tom Coburn, Mike Castle, and Pat Toomey. The GOP needs them all.