1) Taking us to war in Iraq.
2) Opposing a moderate (“establishment”) Democratic President during a financial crisis.
If the so-called “conservative party” had taken the obviously most logical positions on both of the issues above, they would find themselves in a much more sustainable position in American politics today. Those correct decisions surely would have rendered the kind of good will from a broad swath of Americans that could translate into longterm popularity and sustained electoral success.
I am honestly split on the question… The World would be so much better off if they had made the right decisions. But then again… The left may not have ascended as it has over the last 3 years without them totally f___king things up. I lean towards the former, mostly because of the state of American politics. Tribalism is powerful and destructive. Better to keep moving in the right direction as opposed to taking a “strategic” step back…