@Cyber Liberty I know exactly how you feel right now. Illinois used to be a conservative state..then election after election the Dems started gaining power especially in the large cities and their suburbs until they took complete control.. Last year the Dems re-drew the state's political map..now we only have 2 Repub Congressman in the whole state.
Here in the middle of the state it is still conservative but we cannot match the Dem machine in the north...I keep hoping the people in No, Il will reach a point of enough is enough...
So I know what it is like to be so disappointed and depressed...my beautiful state is now a Dem hellhole waiting for a political savior to turn this state around.....
The conservative message is more nuanced than the other side.
We DON'T want the government making decisions for us.
But we are also not addressing the issues.
And our history isn't so great. GWB was not a conservative and I have a hard time calling him a Republican.
When the GOP finally finds itself and messages well (not manipulate....but message), people will rally.
That isn't going to happen without a true grassroots effort.