Republicans want their party to change, by becoming more conservative

Washington Post ^ | 08/24/2013 | Aaron Blake

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Republicans agree on one thing: They want their party to change.

A new Pew Research Center study shows 65 percent say their party needs to address “major problems” to compete in future presidential elections, while 59 percent say it needs to reconsider some of its core positions.

But just exactly what kind of changes they want has been a little harder to pin down. As we’ve noted before, displeasure with party leadership is pretty universal, from the most conservative Republicans to the most moderate ones.

If anything, Republicans want their party to be more conservative, the Pew poll finds.

Given the choice between a more moderate course and a more conservative one, 54 percent choose a more conservative one, while 41 percent choose moderation.

And asked about whether their party has compromised too much, too little or just the right amount, Republicans split into three pretty equal camps. Just 29 percent say it hasn’t compromised enough.

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No idea.

[RedMDer]

Somebody has to fix it.

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[BenLurkin]

When they nominated Bob Dole.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Too late. I’m no longer Republican. Screw them. I am a man without a political party until there is a separate Conservative party with a Conservative platform who nominates conservatives to office.

[virgil283]

Thanks SaF ..."54 percent choose a more conservative one",...I've wondered why, if 60% of the public hates obummercare, why the Repuds aren't are banging on it like a Salvaytion Army drummer, is it not but, a made for victory cause ?