Not to mention the bad hairpieces...
Time for a tea party.
You know what would really be a sure fire way to reclaim the republican party???
Is to stay home on election day to teach those republicans in Congress a lesson.
Oh! We did that in 2006 and now have no majority in the House to stop this insane immigration bill.
That was a great idea, let’s do it in 2008 so that President Hillary will really teach to GOP a lesson./sarc
Yes, I’d like to reclaim the Republican Party — but not in the way you have in mind. I’d like to have a broad-based party that can accomodate different views, not one held hostage by social conservatives.
Don’t get me wrong. I have no love for Chuck Hagel and the others you mention. Defeat them in the primaries, by all means. But recognize that it’s a big country, and it takes a big party to represent divergent viewpoints. If the GOP doesn’t want to do it, someone else will.
That is a "short run" we cannot afford, as the "short run" in the short months since last November's election should amply prove.
No.
People fear change the most. Republicans tend to be self sufficient, and responsible. Most Republicans are middle class or better. There is not enough pressure yet to cause real change. Sure, we’ll get fired up for a cycle or two, then it’s back to business as usual.
It will take more effort from the grassroots, because the big money is all for the status quo. For real change to happen, it will require concerted, constant effort.
I just hope that the drive for change comes before it’s too late.
We will have to endure another Clinton presidency starting in ‘09, and it won’t be pretty for any of us.
Is it going to take a repeat of history for conservatives to regain control once again? It's shaping up to head that way because of the current GOP's failure to represent it's conservative voter base. Time will tell.
Don't know if the analogy holds. Only takes a season or two for a baseball owner whereas it can take several election cycles (many years) to straighten out a political party.
Our chance came with the '94 election - and defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory 12 years later.
I may not live long enough to see the next 'rebuild'...
Do we have candidates waiting in the wings? Financing? PR firms? Media? Organizations in each State?
Have these Candidates been vetted? Are they media savvy? Name recognition?
Will they be supported utterly and completely by FreeRepublic?
Finally, is this a 2 year plan? Five year plan? Ten or Twelve year plan?
We DID all that rebuilding and Reclaiming. We got the people elected and won a majority, including the White House. It was TIME for all of our goals to begin their way towards fruition. Instead?
No Child Left Behind
MediCare Prescription Drug Benefits
Wide open borders, DESPITE 9-11
Growth of the FedGov And the associated increase in spending
And NOW, to TOP IT ALL OFF, amnesty for illegal felons here.
I fear we that we are collectively directing our urine streams into the proverbial fan.
Not to mention the bad hairpieces...
The republican party of 2007 is the similar to the Whig party of 1856. Disagreement amongst party members over slavery in the Territories was the hot argument of the day and it tore the party in half.
Illegal immigration is the hot issue that is tearing the republican party apart today.
It needs to die. There’s too large a discrepancy between the country clubbers and their demand for cheap illegal labor and the common man who has to compete against illegals for jobs and wages.
VOTE CONSERVATIVE ALL THE TIME, EVERYTIME!
What to improve the party? Then more conservatives ought to run for the local seats (Village Council, School Board, and County Commissioners). This way, conservative can develop a farm team for higher offices. Also on a local level, conservatives have the opportunity to show uninformed voters that conservativism is good for them. Remember, today’s school board member could be tomorrow’s Senator.
WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! TILL YOU RUN OUT OF INK IN YOUR PEN!
Bombard the Democrats as well, especially the ones that ran on an anti illegal immigration plank and the ones in marginal districts who could be vulnerable. keep pounding on them.
From what I’ve been seeing we’ve far too many Republicans and conservatives that are willing to Blame Bush and then stick their head in the sand....til we get those fools back and thinking straight we are gonna have a devil of a time getting the good ship GOP headed in the right direction.
Why??? Let them keep the GOP which has become corrupted and is a far cry from being conservative. Start a fresh new conservative party.
The thread contains some warnings about obstruction and derailment you can expect from those currently running the GOP. Also suggests ways to shield your revolt from it.
The thread proposes a starting place, a target. Its ideas need tailoring to fit situations as they arise. It require leadership in order to keep together a loyal corp. Too many of you have not been trained in what it will take to do this, so get trained and then pass the training along to your allies.
The thread has had several lives over the 5½ years since its first posting. I'm not sure it could go far while FR was still infested with RINOs. Now is the time to try again.
People who find Arlen Specter, Olympia Snowe, and Richard Lugar unacceptable have never controlled the Republican Party, and they never will.
You cannot reclaim what you never had.
Buchanan for President.