Morning Jay: What's Missing from the GOP Field? - Jay Cost

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/morning-jay-whats-missing-gop-field_567467.html

The small towns of the Midwest used to be the backbone of conservative Republicanism, supporting good conservatives like William McKinley and Robert Taft before there was a Ronald Reagan or even a Barry Goldwater in the field. However, the center of gravity in the conservative wing of the party has most certainly shifted since then, out of these small towns and into the Sunbelt.