Frum is right and he didn’t just weigh in with this opinion after the 2012 election with 20/20 vision as mls ! suggested in one of the comments below. Here is an article Frum wrote nearly a year ago, in which he cited the exact same issues, which many believe did indeed influence the result of this election. It’s appropriately titled “When did the GOP lose touch with reality.” http://nymag.com/news/politics/conservatives-david-frum-2011-11/