Posted on 04/24/2009 4:06:11 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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“It was communicated back to us very clearly from within the party that not only was Senator Lieberman not acceptable, but any pro-choice nominee was not acceptable, [and] it would lead to a floor fight at the convention with an alternate nominee for vice president put into play.
“Blowing up the party wasn’t one of the menu items of things that were going to improve our situation,” he said.
Schmidt also criticized his party’s political performance in the early days of the Obama presidency.
“As a matter of reality, in the first 100 days, [the Republican Party] has not done anything to improve its political position with regards to the fact that it has been a shrinking entity,” he said.
Last week, the former McCain aide told a group of gay Republicans it was critical for the party to seriously weigh support for same-sex marriage.
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gosh, i wonder who caused that?
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Thats all we have to do is support gay marriage, thats it and everything will be okay. Really... (sarcasm)
?Megyn Kelly maybe. Not that valley girl daughter of his.
Conservatism IS a big tent, but for people who are open, honest and forthright about themselves, not phony "I'm a Reagan Conservative" RINOs like McQueeg. Or post-mortem whiners like Schmidt and Meghan.
Why is everyone so surprised when it lays an egg.
Were people saying that the Republican Party was “dead” in 1974 in the wake of Watergate? After 1976 the Republicans had less numbers than they did today.
Were people saying the Democrat Party was dead after 1984?
Were people saying the Democrat Party was dead after 2004?
#25...McCain...rabbits...LOL!?
“Schmidt also criticized his party’s political performance in the early days of the Obama presidency.”
Isn’t this the critter they called “The Bullet”?
More like the lavender hued soft air BB.
Yes, the results of last election have confirmed without
any doubt that GOP is shrinking. Sad but true.
not only was Senator Lieberman not acceptable, but any pro-choice nominee was not acceptable,
Total non-non sequitur. Lieberman wasn’t acceptable because he is a flaming liberal. He wouldn’t have been “acceptable” even if he was pro-life.
And the main reason for GOP shrinkage is———————>
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Single issue voters such as on guns, abortion & healthcare reforms.
I think Palin needs to be on the Republican AND Libertarian ticket next time.
And is that stupid Ross Perto party still around? That got quickly taken over by liberals...
Was it shrinking in 1976? Or in 1992?
The Rhino GOP is shrinking.
Not the conservative wing, even if they now define us as Subversive.
Yep, he didn’t specify RINOS are the ones shrinking especially when they are voted out of office, McCain and daughter included.
The republican party is shrinking, no thanks to big-government RINO’s.
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