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Senior McCain aide: The GOP is a 'shrinking entity'
CNN ^ | April 24, 2009 | Rebecca Sinderbrand

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


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To: St. Louis Conservative

gosh, i wonder who caused that?

/s


21 posted on 04/24/2009 4:16:01 PM PDT by ken21 (the only thing we have to fear is fdr deja vu.)
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To: St. Louis Conservative
John—

Your fifteen minutes are up.

22 posted on 04/24/2009 4:17:12 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Shouldn't there be equal time for our Bill of Responsibilities?" -- Justice Clarence Thomas)
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To: Tarpon

Thats all we have to do is support gay marriage, thats it and everything will be okay. Really... (sarcasm)


23 posted on 04/24/2009 4:17:45 PM PDT by GoCards
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To: Tarpon
And only Megan can save us all ..

?Megyn Kelly maybe. Not that valley girl daughter of his.

24 posted on 04/24/2009 4:18:03 PM PDT by Don Corleone (Leave the gun..take the cannoli now reads "Oil the gun..eat the cannolis.")
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To: St. Louis Conservative
MC CAIN AND FRIEND
25 posted on 04/24/2009 4:18:56 PM PDT by odin2008 (EVIL TRIUMPHS WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING)
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To: St. Louis Conservative; rabscuttle385
Tammy Bruce is a great example of a pro-choice, feminist, but otherwise mostly conservative individual.

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.

26 posted on 04/24/2009 4:19:29 PM PDT by DTogo (Time to bring back the Sons of Liberty.)
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To: St. Louis Conservative
If it walks like a duck....

Why is everyone so surprised when it lays an egg.

27 posted on 04/24/2009 4:19:37 PM PDT by nctexan
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To: thefrankbaum; All

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?


28 posted on 04/24/2009 4:19:49 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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To: 50mm

#25...McCain...rabbits...LOL!?


29 posted on 04/24/2009 4:22:44 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 ("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
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To: St. Louis Conservative

“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.


30 posted on 04/24/2009 4:28:32 PM PDT by Into the Vortex
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To: St. Louis Conservative

Yes, the results of last election have confirmed without
any doubt that GOP is shrinking. Sad but true.


31 posted on 04/24/2009 4:28:38 PM PDT by ajay_kumar (Elections have consequences. Socialist Liberals are in charge, sadly.)
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To: St. Louis Conservative

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.


32 posted on 04/24/2009 4:30:34 PM PDT by DManA
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To: ajay_kumar

And the main reason for GOP shrinkage is———————>
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Single issue voters such as on guns, abortion & healthcare reforms.


33 posted on 04/24/2009 4:31:29 PM PDT by ajay_kumar (Elections have consequences. Socialist Liberals are in charge, sadly.)
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To: St. Louis Conservative
Did somebody say "Shrinkage?"


34 posted on 04/24/2009 4:32:12 PM PDT by dfwgator (1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
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To: DoughtyOne

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...


35 posted on 04/24/2009 4:32:40 PM PDT by Mr. K (physically unable to proofreed (<---oops))
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To: ajay_kumar

Was it shrinking in 1976? Or in 1992?


36 posted on 04/24/2009 4:32:44 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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To: St. Louis Conservative

The Rhino GOP is shrinking.

Not the conservative wing, even if they now define us as Subversive.


37 posted on 04/24/2009 4:33:21 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (The last time I looked, this is still Texas where I live.)
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To: St. Louis Conservative
That is a joke Right A damm Communist beat that walking dead Moron.
38 posted on 04/24/2009 4:36:09 PM PDT by Cheetahcat (Osamabama Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: Sylvester McMonkey McBean

Yep, he didn’t specify RINOS are the ones shrinking especially when they are voted out of office, McCain and daughter included.


39 posted on 04/24/2009 4:44:35 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: St. Louis Conservative

The republican party is shrinking, no thanks to big-government RINO’s.


40 posted on 04/24/2009 4:47:10 PM PDT by meyer (Obama is to the USA as Mugabe is to Zimbabwe.)
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