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this will not happen unless the primary system is abolished. The people who vote in Republican primaries are significantly more conservative than the general voterbase so it will always be advantageous to swing pretty hard right in order to win the nomination - witness Mitt Romney pretending to give a shit about conservative social issues / becoming more staunch in his economic positions for the primary then veering back into the center for the general, which led to his being characterized as unprincipled; only a truly gifted speaker / leader / motivator will be able to pull off such movement and unfortunately for the Republicans those people tend to be Democrats (Reagan was one which is partially why every Repub. spends 10 min. daily polishing and worshiping statues of him). This problem has been exacerbated in recent years because American social thought (the center of) has shifted left and the conservative position has by definition stayed the same so any such leaps between primary and general will need to be bigger. In addition, the left-shift of the populace on social issues means the conservative base will have a desire even more fervid to nom a True Conservative to Right The Ship and once again get fucked in the general by people who rationally believe two guys should be allowed to get married, mexicans arent all rapists, etc. Since the Republicans are so swaddled in tradition, they wont get rid of the primary system and fade into obscurity and the "Right" will become a socially liberal fiscally conservative-enough (libertarian) party and said party will probably elect Rand Paul in 2024 so be ready for thatLonelyNess said:Until a Republican candidate stops saying they will end abortions, make a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, and denying racism / sexism exist, they will never win the white house again. The American cultural landscape has changed enough to not tolerate people with this kind of backwards thinking anymore. Looking at the current slate of candidates, it's unlikely the political party will change its views in this election cycle.