The 2 keys in my opinion are A) always stand for conservative principles and B) move away from being perceived as the party of the rich and corporations and truly become the party of the small business owner
Liberal media agonizing over the GOP again. Just goes to show you that liberal ideas don’t work, so they want to snuff out conservatism in the GOP as soon as possible.
Yup.
GOP=RIP
When faced with a choice between a REAL liberal and a liberal they`ll vote for the real one most of the time.
Republican party is dead, D-E-A-D dead.
What fool will vote for the guy who says, “ Yeah but we won`t spend AS much as them. And all those unconstitutional govt departments like HUD,EDUCATION,EPA ,etc, we`ll keep those too, that`s power.”
This country doesn’t have 2 generations left in it’s current form if our course isn’t just stopped but reversed.
If the GOP can’t get it together, there will be secession and war in the coming years. Possibly even worse than that. It may happen even if the GOP actually does get it together.
I agree with much of your post but I think the Democrats will make such a mess of things to lose support. Just look at wherever they’re in charge . . . absolute disaster. This notion that we can play nice with our enemies and they won’t take advantage is naive. Once we get hit again, lots of lemmings will wake up.
A little early for this type of stories. I had expected something like this next year.
Obama bested John McCain 365-173 and Bill Clinton's two victories were in the same range. George W. Bush's two electoral college victories were narrow; he won just 271 votes in the disputed election of 2000 and 286 in his 2004 reelection.
So 0bama's electoral margin was 192 - and former-President Bush's margins were 271 and 286 ... say, exactly who had a greater margin of victory?
The Founding Fathers were wise enough to not enfranchise certain people. Once we did, the days of a functioning republic were numbered. There is no stopping the change in the demographics of the voting population.
(1) The Press is merely showing their rah-rah 0sama0bama/pro-Statist colors by acting all “befuddled” and “ohmygawd” about the Republican Party not having a “frontrunner” just 7 months after a Presidential election. Like the ‘Rats had THEIR “frontrunner” at this point in ‘01 and ‘07!
(and if ANYONE thinks that Nazi “Stretch” Pelousy and Harry “We’ve Lost” Reidiculous were the ‘Rats Party leaders, their retarded! Stretch and Reidiculous are merely the result of RINOs screwing the Republican Party into the ground!)
(2) It IS clear that the Republican Party is in the midst of determining its future. It is the RINOs (AKA Juan McCain, etc) versus the soul of the Republican Party .. the true Conservatives, who haven’t been in power since the late ‘90s! Failure for the Republican Party to once again become the polar opposite to 0sama0bamadingdong .. by making a hard Right turn to Conservatism (smaller gubmint/lower taxes/less regulation) .. is the true determinant of the longevity of the Republican Party!
The current state of the Republicans is exactly the same at this point as the ‘Rats at this point in ‘01 and ‘07. **NO** news there!
With suburban voters trending Democrat, this will be a tough trend to overcome, especially suburban women who seem to like Nanny State legislation. There is also a demographic shift of minorities moving to the suburbs as YUPPIES move into urban areas.
The most important is the rising share of the vote accounted for by minorities. Whites accounted for just 76 percent of the overall electorate last November, down from 85 percent in 1988.
The major problem here is Texas, which is seeing an the Hispanic population increase and an influx of white Californians, both who vote Democrat. If these trends continue, Texas will be a Democrat state by 2020 and the Electoral College math gets very difficult for the GOP.
The last election saw more than two million additional African American voters, about two million more Hispanic voters and about one million more Asian American voters.
How does the GOP appeal to these voters and not abandon its principles?
My best guess is that as a nation we have lost our moral base — which was easily whittled away at by the MSM & the Hollywood, financial, educational, & governmental Elite over several decades. IMO, that’s one of the main reasons why our conservative future may be non-existent.
Add to that the growing illegal alien population, which begs to have a massive Welfare State to feast upon...& there you have it.
We as a nation will NOT go back to the 1950’s “Leave It To Beaver” days until there is a MAJOR revival & return to our Christian heritage in all 50 states.
That’s what I think, anyway, but I’m probably wrong.
The GOP is not our “hope”, never was. Doom and Gloom? Come on. The GOP will at some point have to choose between the “dust bin of history” (apologies for stealing from El Rushbo) and re-energizing their parties’ chances.
If they choose to be the whipping post of the Democrats, then they will go the way of the Whigs, and a new party will have to emerge. It’s not pleasant, but it’s that simple.
Every time, we lose an election, the media talks of doom and gloom. Yes, we are not a good place right now. But I am confident we will bounce back once we find our voice.
Remember Goldwater got his behind kicked in 1964. 4 years later, Nixon, a political has been, won. In 1974, thanks to Watergate, the GOP numbers shrunk to a lower level in Congress than we have now. 6 years later, Reagan won.
We held the White House for 8 years and Congress for 12 years. These things go in political cycles. The big question is are we going to get our act straight and find our way of the wilderness in 4 years or 12 years?
Think outside the “GOP v Dem” model. That model’s only use is to screw over small government conservatives.
It made me (again) proud to be an American,and with the Leftist agenda that seeks to dismiss or even outright delete the earthshaking accomplishments of such incredible Americans like Charles Lindbergh just because they were white,I felt a little proud to be white as well—if only because I detest overt hate in the defense of ideologically motivated mendacity strategically designed to take power not from merit but from forced guilt.
Am I a racist? If Lucky Lindy were nonwhite would his accomplishment require more adulation?
Not in my book if he were still an American.
But them I am a descendant of white devil slavemasters so my input is moot. But to make relevant my post to this thread,is the current liberal leadership of the GOP scared to publicly admire the deeds of such as Lindy without a politically correct disclaimer? No and we must dump them.The RINOs running the party have no concept of defense when attacked and God's America is perishing for it.
Why would anyone vote for the Republican party the way it is now?
The best they could do was McCain?
The chatter comes primarily from the left in its effort to confuse the public about who, if anyone, speaks for the Republican party. Their effort includes propping up different talking heads as “spokesmen,” “party leaders,” “faces of the GOP,” and other such garbage.
Whores like Larry King, Couric, Lauer, are all engaged in the effort by hosting morons like Meghan McCain, hoping to pass her off as the “face” or “voice” of the “new” republican party, as part of the effort to keep the wagers roiling within the GOP. Other clowns, like Matthews, Olbersturmbahnermann, George Stuffanoliveuphisass, and half of the NYT writing doofazoids are busily engaged in suggesting new platforms for the GOP, in order to seem more “inclusive,” a code word for abandoning all principle.
There isn’t anywhere near as much confusion or rancor within the party as those on the left hope to suggest. It’s just part of the ongoing effort to misinform the public about the opposition to their version of Rev Moon, the guy in the White House.
What the GOP needs is a product manager? When a company dilutes its brand, hardtimes inevitably result.
until people get sick and tired of paying taxes that are too high.