1. Drill now.
2. Build a fence now!
3. No Lawyers for terrorist!
Posted on 06/27/2008 8:21:17 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
A new playbook for House Republicans urges them to run essentially as independents, showing empathy for voters, emphasizing local issues and ignoring many traditional party campaign practices.
The advice for House candidates is part of an effort to minimize Republican losses in a year when voters are exasperated by the economy, the Iraq war and President Bush:
“Encourage Republican candidates to establish themselves in a personal manner, emphasizing local issues whenever possible.”
“Candidates have to have a positive alternative vis-à-vis their Democratic opponents.”
“Work to develop an issues matrix that is different than in years past and also shows a deep empathy towards the voters.”
The advice, from consultants to the National Republican Congressional Committee, was presented this week to House leaders, including NRCC Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.).
The assessment is contained in a 15-point PowerPoint presentation provided to Politico and first reported by David Espo of The Associated Press.
The review was an effort to distill lessons learned from unexpectedly deep Republican losses in special elections in Illinois, Louisiana and Mississippi.
The assessment was provided by the NRCC Audit Committee, formed at the behest of House Republican leader John A. Boehner of Ohio.
The review found that the losing Republicans failed to successfully establish “themselves and their local brand in contrast to the negative perception of the national GOP.”
“Traditional Republican messages essentially did not work in these campaigns,” the analysis says. “Nationalizing these elections as a choice between a traditional Republican and a traditional Democrat did not work in this political environment.
“Democrats ran candidates that were a reflection of their districts.”
The GOP is DOA.
The most important thing I could add to the list is, “Never let them know you are an INCUMBENT Rinocrat.”
I voted to drill ANWR years ago wouldn’t hurt either.
ROTFLMAO! What’s the matter? Sad that the big govt “Compassionate conservatism” philosophy is electoral poison? Here’s some free advice - can the “spend other people’s money for Jesus” philosophy and bring bring back the small govt “leave me alone coalition.”
1. Drill now.
2. Build a fence now!
3. No Lawyers for terrorist!
Good.
Branding politicians...excellent idea, actually.
Tell the American people the republican party, led by John McCain, intends to open up additional supplies of energy to alleviate the energy crisis that is ravaging our economy. Tell them the democrats have made it clear they intend to block the needed energy and that they favor the drastic changes to our lives being caused by high energy prices.
Punchline: The only way out of this energy crisis is to remove the democrats from control of Congress and elect John McCain to lead our country to greater energy independence.
The only race I'm remotely interested in this election cycle is Domenici's Senate seat.
The GOP can take a hike as far as I'm concerned. The party squandered every opportunity handed to it since 1994.
Immigration? Sure glad that isn't an issue. The GOP has become the stupid/scared party.
Maybe they could try a new marketing scheme along the lines of "Just Like Mike". Call it "Just Like Dems"
You’re right.
But that you even have to say it in response to this foolishness from the national GOP shows how bankrupt the GOP really is.
This election is theirs to lose. The Dems have served up their failures on a silver platter. This election is a slow pitch awaiting a full swing that can be hit outta the park.
So, sit back and watch how the GOP,instead of pressing their advantasge, rolls over and plays dead, hoping the Dems will throw thema bone or two in the next Congress.
Pitiful, really.
Reagan conquered the Soviet Union; Communism has conquered the United States.
The left has won by default. The American experiment has ended.
Rove did a great job...
Of destroying the GOP...
What’s worse is the geniuses in the party think all these losses are because they are too far right... They are completely clueless. What fools...
The end of this nation as with all nations will be determined by God. It’s not over until it’s over.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
That seems to be the problem rather than the solution.
When Ronald Reagan recovered America’s greatness from the disaster of the Carter presidency, he had millions of “the Greatest Generation” around and productive to make it happen.
At the end of the Obama/Reid/Pelosi disaster, we will have millions of spoiled whiny bankrupt baby boomers ready to end what little productivity they’ve added to America. They will expect to live off bankrupt government programs.
In short, our nation now lacks the political will and political sense to do the hard things that need to be done.
I see a very tough time ahead, and don’t see enough tough people to get through it.
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