https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/27/ignore-the-pundits-conservatism-doesnt-need-an-extreme-makeover/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 09:08:49 -0400<![CDATA[Doubtless mistakes were made, as they say, at the political level in 2012. But the real work of conservatives now is not at that superficial, topsoil level, it is in the deeper soil of policy and the tap root of values where conservatives need to toil now. Americans should be presented with a deeper and more compelling narrative about the policy choices facing the country and the problems the present path will create. It is less about an extreme makeover and more about deepening its own policy message and clarifying its own values. Otherwise, why bother to become merely a pale version of liberalism simply to broaden your appeal and win?]]>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:40:36 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/27/ignore-the-pundits-conservatism-doesnt-need-an-extreme-makeover-n98648