There is a growing populist trend among social conservatives who are becoming less concerned with moral issues and more with Health Care and Education and they typically favor big government solutions to both issues. The one Presidential candidate who represented this was Mike Huckabee. As Barry Goldwater once said "he scares the hell out of me". This movement if unchecked would lead to an exodus of Libertarians and economic conservatives over to the Democrats, and in inspite of my Socially Conservative views, I might just be one of them. This party will not survive if it forgets its small government roots. So in 2012 the party is going to have to find a balance to keep the party together. ThreeFour people could do this Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal and John Thune. The party can not ditch one in favor of the other if they do the will lose and big. I know for sure that know matter what happens Mike Huckabee will be running in 2012 but he will definately not be the only one. Mitt Romney if is picked as veep and isn't blamed for the loss or if McCain wins. Plus there will be the new lower tier candidates many of whom will be appealing like Palin, Jindal, and Thune. The problem is the GOP usually picks the front runner and there are two. Huck got more delegates, Romney got more votes.
