Sorry about the triple post. I’m not sure what happened there. I swear I hit the post button only once! :)
Gremlins, I'm sure.
One other freeper mentioned Democratic party-building efforts as a factor in 2012:
Carl Rove was “working” for the Romnay campaign through his American Crossroads super PAC. The problem is all of these third party organizations are great at ramping up voter turnout in the final push toward the election, but they are no substitute for firmly entrenched party organizations who employee people to go out an meet local constituents and build a base within a precinct.I live in an area of Phoenix with a changing demographic that is becoming more Hispanic and younger, but I have the same old white dude who only comes around once every two years to give me a party handout telling me how I should vote. If the party was smart, they would find a younger, more energetic, true believer who can articulate a conservative message and would be willing to go door to door and meet folks and talk with them about issues that affect them. They should be out there looking for new families that move into the neighborhood and preaching them the gospel of fiscal and social conservatism an how it can benefit their families.
My response:
I'm gonna have to agree. If the GOP doesn't get a grassroots organization together real quick, it is going to lose the next generation of voters. It's expensive to do, but then again, so are drive-by ad blitzes during election season. I still can't believe Obama matched Romney on campaign spending. Where are the wealthy plutocrats who supposedly fund the GOP? Why are they such cheapskates?