Thank you, musiclady, for the kind words. There's nothing in this world you could do to diminish the utmost respect I hold for you.
Bkepley, I have problems with SOCONS who insist that their positions on their pet social issues are primary and not secondary in vetting a prospective candidate. We are seeing this played out everyday on Capitol Hill and in the social media.
My feeling is that American society has shifted to the point that the hatred of Social Conservatives by the public-at-large has spread to include all Republicans in general. And that's not good if you're trying to win elections.