We have to forget about elections and play the very long game of changing the underlying cultural stratum of society. It’s what the liberals did quietly for decades

We Will Never Win Unless . . .

By Michael Auslin

• All the discussion here and elsewhere dominating GOP/conservative issues is playing small-ball, I fear. 
• Forget elections, the only thing that matters from now on is reclaiming as much of the culture as we can. 
• Immigration, taxes, demographics are important, but in terms of electoral success, they are symptoms, not causes of GOP decline. 
• Without getting too bogged down in esoterica, it seems uncontroversial to say that, at the end of the day, politics is culture (and of course, political systems reflect the cultures from which they grow). 
• If that’s the case, then we will be in ever greater danger at the national level unless we start winning on the cultural battlefield. 
• Losing five of the last six popular votes for the presidency should be a wake-up call.

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