Far from being embraced by this fictional conservative nation, the Bush administration and Republicans instead faced a public backlash. In the aftermath, one Republican Congressman conceded that the Republican brand was "in the trash can" and that if it were a dog food it would be taken off the shelf. Recent polling suggests that this view remains unchanged
The Republicans know they cannot win on the strength of their ideas, but rather must rely on hijacking the democratic process to frustrate the true will of the people. "Hijacking" no doubt is a strong word, but what do you call purging thousands of legitimate voters from the voting rolls and erecting barriers to combat "voter fraud" that they admit never occurred?
What do you call using millions in unregulated campaign funds to sell the American people dog food by telling them it's something else? That is precisely what happened in Denver, as Governor Romney rebranded his entire platform.
Romney lacked the courage to push his party to adopt an agenda which the country could embrace, so now he must convince the country that his agenda is not really dog food but a Taco Supreme. In doing so, it is clear that Romney understands one important point that the conservative zombie theorists refuse to recognize-- it is not the Democrats but the Republican Party that must rely on the electorate's suspension of disbelief to win in November.
This brings us to the great irony of this race. The Romney family's presidential ambitions, which ran aground after George Romney claimed to have been "brainwashed" into supporting the Vietnam War, must now rely on his son's attempt to brainwash the American people into believing that his agenda is anything but what he has said it was these past two years.
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