[freeangel]

Whether or not there is an apocolypse depends on decisions made by the GOP. It’s still not too late to save the party.

[John Cena]

Good article.

[roaddog727]

Fred.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Rudy would destroy the R party.

Illegal amnesty could do it too.

[dynachrome]

“will find a much stronger and more resilient party base”
Pass “The Globalist Wet Dream and Mexico Ass-Kissing Act of 2007” and see what happens.

[California Patriot]

Sorry, but this is very shallow and unpersuasive.
The GOP is, in fact, in deep trouble. And to say that the California party is in good shape just because Arnold is popular is simply laughable. He’s not us, not by a long shot. Even if he were, it wouldn’t mean the CA GOP is in good shapr.

[stockpirate]

Bush’s problem is he is a RINO.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

RUN FRED RUN!!!

[M203M4]

The doomsayers who make such a big deal out of Rudy Giuliani’s moderate positions on social issues like abortion and guns forget that moderates like Gerald Ford or Nelson Rockefeller have always been able to attract support from...blahblahblah...I’m convinced that these issue differences don’t matter much once the nomination is decided.

"Principles? We don't need no stinkin' principles."

[goldfinch]

At the state level, you’ll find Republican Party operations that are peak performers.

That sure is true here in Colorado where Republicans have lost the state House and Senate and the governorship as well as a seat in the US Senate and one in the House.

When I called to voice my objection to the amnesty bill, the person who answered the phone she could put me through to a line where I could 'record' my comments. Not talk to a GOP party representative...just a recording. Talk to the machine cause the Party is not listening.

Yep. The Republican Party is functioning on all cylinders at the state level here in Colorado.

These people are only fooling themselves.

[Biblebelter]

There are just TOO MANY Republicans in bed with TEDDY KENNEDY for what we see to be anything but an absolute apocalypse. Disagreements within a family are one thing, but taking sides against the family is another as Michael Corleone told his brother Fredo. Taking sides with Teddy Kennedy is the highest form of treachery imaginable.

[The Blitherer]

What I don’t understand is why people like Boehner promised the President they wouldn’t criticize the bill? Taking a stand against it would make the Republican leadership hero’s in the eyes of their base.

[siunevada]

in California, you see a Republican Party that’s bouncing back under the leadership of a suddenly stronger and more popular governor.

Dude, stick to the medications the doctor prescribes. No self-medicating. You start seeing things that aren't there.

[Kevmo]

At the other end of the country, in California, you see a Republican Party that’s bouncing back under the leadership of a suddenly stronger and more popular governor.
***Here’s where I would begin to dismantle what this author says. He simply doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

[dashing doofus]

The doomsayers who make such a big deal out of Rudy Giuliani’s moderate positions on social issues like abortion and guns forget that moderates like Gerald Ford or Nelson Rockefeller have always been able to attract support from the same 35 percent who now support the latest squish to seek the presidency.

Yeah, but neither of them got elected.

[Prokopton]

Hill is director of Hill Research Consultants, a Texas-based firm that has polled for GOP candidates and causes since 1988.

This is BS. Hill is a shill.

[KarlInOhio]

This reads like the soothing words of a veterinarian as he gives a loved pet that one final shot.

[relictele]

It will surprise no-one here, but have you noticed the MSM’s portrayal of the two political parties and their internal dynamics?

Republicans are in disarray....Democrats have minor differences.

Republicans are dictators....Democrats are taking stern decisive action.

Republicans have mavericks & renegades....Democrats have forward-thinkers and leaders.

Republicans slavishly serve special interests...Democrats act selflessly as uniters and coordinators of diverse groups.

Republicans espousing their party’s platform or constituent views are hard-liners....Democrats doing the same are populist visionaries.

A legislative setback for Republicans is a devastating loss and shows a leadership vacuum...A setback for Democrats is simply a political maneuver, they cleverly meant to do it all along and shows party unity.

[Leatherneck_MT]

yeah they can keep believing this pipe dream and be lost in the wilderness for another 40 years, or they can stop acting like drunken democrats and start acting like Conservatives and find their way.

[Sunnyflorida]

“Consider Florida, where the newly elected Republican governor is already so popular that Floridians may forget about Jeb Bush. And the state legislature is dominated by the GOP. Republicans hold top local offices across the state.”

???

He’s nuts. Davis was no contender. We re-elected Nelson. We have that total idiot Martinez. We lost a district (mine) that has way more repubicans than dems. The legislature is about to piss-off everybody with “tax reform” that rewards the friggen snowbirds and canadians, at the expense of working home owners.