> > > > “Who Owns the GOP?”
> > I do believe that is what the current fight between conservatives and whoever it is backing Rudy is going to decide.
Strategy ideas, anyone? I will post some of mine in the near future.
First, put Newt in and get issues under control and ready for 2008.
The RNC must be redesigned and become an offensive organization. It should become sleeker, more representative, and more agile.
The election process for the GOP Chairman should change from the state representatives to direct vote by party members. This will prevent the lame candidates we have been forced to tolerate; it’s too important of a job.
An official culture inside the RNC must be developed. The national party should take lessons from the Texas GOP on how they outline their beliefs, such as America is a Christian nation granting freedom of religion to all others.
The RNC should hold bi yearly retreats for all federal party representatives to discuss business, Republican principles, and how to improve Conservatism; paid through fund raising. Educate politicians on party issues and political maneuvering.
Create effective think tanks to deal with challenges, such as how does the party overcome the bias of the media.
Develop a state of the art PR machine to fight the Dems, media, and keep the movement on the offensive. If you communication the message, it will win.
Encourage the relationship between the GOP and talk radio. Hold yearly meetings with talk radio hosts.
Force RINOs out by defining what a Republican stands for. Discipline Rinos by cutting off money and officially asking RINOs to leave the party. Bush’s loss of confidence began IMO when he tried to develop a party culture and Jeffords jumped ship. Jeffords should have been forced out. A majority founded by RINOs is a house built on sand.
Examine the financial structure of the RNC, reorganize to free up money to attract talent in running the organization. Whoever produces successfully keeps their job.
Have yearly town hall conventions to discuss the movement and party, open to all party members.
Educate the public about what it means to be an American and what their rights are.
As far as I am concerned we can change things in the primary. We no longer have the ability to choose our candidates, it’s the “Party” so we end up voting for the lessor of two evils and that is no longer acceptable.
Congressional Republicans have been our biggest letdown, they have no spine and have sold us out consistently and it has got to end. We run as “Conservatives” and we win every time. Yet once elected they vote and govern like Rino’s and I am personally fed up with the cowardice and the direction they have led us in.
We had the best opportunity just blow by us when we controlled both houses. Now we are again in the minority, they do not know how to lead. The Democrats have their way with them and they are afraid to speak up. This is not why we elected them.
Start next year, get as many people to run against the party favorite in a Primary, send them a message that we are tired, we are fed up with their leadership and we will guide the Republican and Conservative agenda forward and take back the house.
We effectively turned around the Republican Party here in Erie County, we Can and Must do it on a National level this coming year. It can be done, we did it here.
PrimaryChallengeCoalition.org I’ll buy the domain and with help we can move this forward across the country. A few candidates from each state will send a message and get National attention.
Your feedback is welcome.
“Strategy ideas, anyone?”
We get behind the most electable (that means drop our illusions about the lesser performing candidates) most consistent candidate and back him with everything we have. In my estimation, based on polls and prescence that man is Fred Thompson. I feel that if we conservatives make this kind of move we can wittle the field down to three or four in short order. My number one guy is Duncan Hunter but I am realistic enough to know better. He’s not going to win, he won’t even show. I will not help Rudy get nominated by being stubborn vis a vis Hunter. We have GOT TO avoid Rudy at all costs. Thompson for me is a good second choice.
Now to Mitt. Mitt has organization that only millions of dollars and fellow Mormons in early states can bring. Mitt to me is NOT trustworthy although he says the right things...he’s just not believable knowing how recent his conversion has been. That being said, he would one heck of a VP choice for Fred, Fred ought to stay friendly with Mitt when possible, he may need him later. That money and that organization will be key in defeating the Beast.