FELLOW ANNOYING LIBERTARIAN RANDY BARNETT offers some advice to social conservatives.

It’s good advice. But hell, the advice I’m giving to the Democrats is good advice, too. Will either group take it?

UPDATE: Related thoughts here, including a triple-violation of “Wolcott’s rule.” Wolcott has rules?

ANOTHER UPDATE: More advice here:

It only takes a 3% swing to lose the executive.

Bold is good when you have a mandate. But bold must be in programs that are likely to have positive MEASUREABLE results.

Other wise you sow the seeds of your next defeat.

Remember the middle. It is where you win and lose elections.

Indeed.