Democrats must define "Pro Business"

ILLUSTRATED: An educated population is a pro-business environment. Some Republican voters can be convinced of that.

There is a split in the Republican ranks (many actually) that we can exploit. It is between those who primary are pro-business growth, and those who are motivated by a hatred of government.

For the last quarter century, the term “business friendly environment” has meant low taxes, and little legal and regulatory accountability. It is clear however, that the metropolitan areas the produce the most wealth are those with the most educated populations. All in spite of the negative side effect of usually having the highest taxes.

Democrats like Mark Warner have successfully made the case that education and infrastructure investments are part and parcel of economic development. There is a batch of Republicans (even if it amounts to 3% of the total electorate) that can be swayed that Democrats are the pro-business party. These Republicans can be pried away from anti-government zealots whose policies crimp the growth of the economy.