From the article:
In the report, the young Republican activists acknowledge their party has suffered significant damage in recent years. A sampling of the critique on:
Gay marriage: “On the ‘open-minded’ issue … [w]e will face serious difficulty so long as the issue of gay marriage remains on the table.”
Hispanics: “Latino voters … tend to think the GOP couldn’t care less about them.”
Perception of the party’s economic stance: “We’ve become the party that will pat you on your back when you make it, but won’t offer you a hand to help you get there.”
Big reason for the image problem: The “outrageous statements made by errant Republican voices.”
Words that up-for-grabs voters associate with the GOP: “The responses were brutal: closed-minded, racist, rigid, old-fashioned.”
So, in a word, yes. You’re right.
There is not an ounce of leadership in the republican party. Their whole attitude is apologetic.
They are lied about and so they think they’d better agree with the liars.
No one has the courage to say, “what the hell ‘helping hand’ is the government supposed to give you so you can be successful, when you need a job making money in the private sector”?
No courage to say gay marriage (which many young people think is the biggest issue facing society) is a ridiculous waste of time issue when we have life and death problems.
No courage to say “No, we care about you as AMERICANS not as “hispanic Americans” And yeah, illegal immigration is a bad thing.
There are solid majorities against things like illegal immigration IF republicans cared.
So the commies are telling the right what is wrong with us... and we are supposed to believe polutico? We all know nancy “nazi” peloser and harry “the mobster” reid have the right’s best interest at heart.
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Here is another adjective that they can use... WELL ARMED!
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