This is an except from a letter that George Romney wrote to Barry Goldwater back in 1964 warning against the emerging “southern strategy” and other moves on the part of the GOP. This is just uncanny.  One wonders what the father would make of his truth challenged son?

We need only look at the experience of some ideologically oriented parties in Europe to realize that chaos can result. Dogmatic ideological parties tend to splinter the political and social fabric of a nation, lead to governmental crises and deadlock, and stymie the compromises so often necessary to preserve freedom and achieve progress. A broad based two party structure produces a degree of political stability and viability not otherwise attainable.