Posted on 01/21/2021 5:20:54 AM PST by karpov
President Joe Biden’s inauguration marks not only a new administration’s beginning but also a new chapter for the loyal opposition.
The Grand Old Party lost the White House while picking up U.S. House seats, holding half the Senate, and adding to its numbers in state legislative chambers. These conflicting outcomes leave Republicans facing the difficult task of cementing blue-collar Trump voters into their ranks while regaining strength in the suburbs and making inroads with an increasingly diverse electorate.
To rebuild, Republicans must decide what their party stands for. The way forward begins with clarifying what the GOP’s answers should be to the nation’s challenges, with an eye to the 2022 elections.
This won’t be easy. Tensions between the party’s various elements are difficult to navigate, but it’s important to remember that President Donald Trump’s most popular achievements were conservative: originalist judges, a pro-growth tax cut, regulatory relief, strong national defense, recognition of the global threat posed by China, secure borders, and respect for life and religious liberty.
OP officeholders, candidates and party leaders should offer ideas that apply timeless conservative principles to America’s changing circumstances. As Republicans oppose the Biden administration’s agenda, they should contrast their new initiatives with the Democrats’ approach. The key is to remember that what they’re for is as important as what they’re against. The values underlying Republican initiatives are crucial, too. There are more conservatives in America who believe in traditional values, family, faith, personal responsibility, patriotism and law and order than there are liberals who don’t.
This will require forbearance, which is in short supply in some quarters of the party. Republicans should be guided by President Ronald Reagan’s rule: “The person who agrees with you 80% of the time is a friend and an ally, not a 20% traitor.”
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There is no Republican future.
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The Patriot Party, here we come!
The Wall Street Journal can go to Hell, along with all of the rest of the Establishment Rags!
We need a “Grand New Party”.
Karl Rove writing in the Wall Street Journal is more reflective of the Republican past.
That's for sure...it's one party and they've proven it.
The GOP did not support Trump;
they did not support me.
No more Lucy and the football.
Eff Karl Rove.
Biggest GOPe RINO loser EVER.
shove your stupid white board up your a$$
This. They should see Foxnews as a bellwether.
The GOP had full control of the U.S. government for two years, and this is what they had to show for it: trillion-dollar budget deficits, corporate tax cuts, and we're still stuck with the ObamaCare monstrosity.
After that charade, no American has any reason to believe anything that comes from the mouth of a propagandist like this dope.
Republican Party is dead. Long live the Patriot Party.
FUKR - isn’t that just the perfect acronym for him.
“ The Grand Old Party lost the White House ”
No. That is incorrect. Tge White House likely won’t the White House as is obvious and was so tge night of nov 3 when all voting was stopped in certain states. Tge vote tally of legal votes has not been done as of this moment. Additionally Trump said he would not stop until all legal votes are counted
This fact as well as the news media pushing the unconstitutional activity of the political and governmental authorities is the reason Fox, in particular, is imploding. Fox had a viewership who understands the constitution. They cannot watch.
They know this is not over
The GOP is DOA. It has become a branch of the democratic party. The leadership betrayed the most popular and effective Republican president since Reagan. And now with voter fraud being just about made legal its a slim chance we will ever seen a true conservative POTUS again.
Correct. What fool on either side would donate, volunteer, or vote in rigged elections?
I would have preferred President Trump used "Freedom Party" or "Great America Party", but he's proven better at leading movements and launching brands than I could ever imagine, so Long live the Patriot Party!
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