Posted on 10/31/2009 3:27:43 AM PDT by Scanian
The Republican Party has no national leaders. Its stand ing with voters is at an all- time low. It battens itself on an ideological purity that turns off the center and can't appeal to an increasingly suburban and diverse electorate. If it is not fated to go the way of the Federalists or the Whigs, it is certainly a spent force.
This is the rote obituary for the GOP that the left can't resist. It is all the more alluring for its elements of truth: A party that holds neither the presidency, the House nor the Senate won't be stacked with national leaders. In polls, the GOP is still suffering from its Bush-DeLay hangover.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
it always starts from the bottom up.
McDonnell has run the smoothest, most disciplined campaign I’ve ever seen from a GOPer. Amazing success can come with staying on message speaking to matters that voters actually care about, keeping a disciplined pace, not over-reacting to opposition negativity and keeping the heat on the opposition. No matter what the polls showed, McDonnell’s relaxed countenance never wavered.
Message to the GOP leadership: THAT’s how it’s done!!!
Two excerpts caught my eye:
“They [the proposals] are conservative but pragmatic, meant to appeal to nonideological voters. Polls have McDonnell beating Deeds on taxes, economic development, education, transportation and even “issues of special concern to women.”
Bingo. The electorate wants solutions, and the way to win them back is to offer conservative approaches to solving the problems of the day, and to communicate them effectively. That is the lesson the GOP Congress forgot and McCain 2008 campaign never embraced.
“McDonnell’s comportment has perfectly complemented his campaign — relentlessly cheerful and moderate in demeanor. He’s been gracious about Obama personally, even while excoriating him on issues.”
A page right out of the playbook of Ronaldus Magnus. Reagan absolutely destroyed Carter in the debates, and dealt a similar blow to Mondale in the second of their two debates. But he did it (both times) while remaining upbeat and always represented conservatism at its very best.
That is the way Reagan was elected....Reagan was NOT the firt choice of the Republican Elitist. Moreover, this is the only way we’re going to win - Conservatives fighting to take and ‘keep’ one district at a time.
LLS
The reason Bob is successful is because he has embraced the conservatism of Ronald Reagan and not run from it.
Notice how a conservative can campaign as a conservative, without any political machine being him/her, and still win?
When was the last time you heard of a liberal campaigning as a true liberal and winning without the help of ACORN and a massive, get-out-the-vote machine?
It is hard to get out a message when the DBM won't put one out. The tea parties are being ignored by them, too. In the primaries next year, we need to try to get rid of the RiNOs. I am not sure how we are supposed to do that when only RINOs are on the ballot.
I am hoping that next week will send a message to the GOP, and they will finally 'get it'.
They can’t. For a liberal to win in anything but a safe, gerrymandered district, they have to basically “herd cats.” The Dhimmi party is just a collection of interest groups that are often opposed to each other and they require a disciplined oragizational strategy to be made to vote the party’s way.
Conservatives represent standard, American values that have broad appeal, so no such strongarm tactics are necessary on the Right.
I agree, BUT there is NOTHING they can do!!! The Press won’t cover their conferences, so they quit having them. The Democrats are showing themselves for what they are .....TYRANTS!!
Palin is getting her message out. She's showing us how it is done as well. Go around the SRM. I have email. My republican representative has my email address on file. I receive almost no emails from him.
The repeated use of repubic makes your screed unreadable.
Wait a minute! I thought Bible believing Christians such as McDonnell were the ruination of the GOP. It must be true because I’ve seen so many FR posts say so.
No, you’ve see so many TROLLS say so!
LLS
I just don’t get the reference. Doesn’t make sense to me.
Contrast that with the 1992 election, the Republicans with Bush and the two angry Pats (Buchanan and Robinson) were all pessimists. Clinton and the Demorats ran as the optimists and they won.
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