Mar 18, 2013 10:14
cry moar,
republican national committee/convention,
bawww,
trying too hard,
nbc,
republican party,
tea party,
how to win friends and influence people,
republicans,
oh not this shit again,
no country for old white men,
butthurt,
the tea party is not racist!,
immigration,
republicans. lol,
crybabies
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The report also notes a growing generational divide on the issue of gay rights, calling the issue a "gateway" for young voters deciding whether to align with the GOP.
Gee, you're saying that if you start paying attention to the desires of the groups you want voting for you, you might get somewhere with them? I feel like "Don't piss off the people you want doing you favors" is the sort of thing that most people should learn during childhood.
If the GOP actually takes a firm stance in support of gay rights and marriage equality, and starts proposing immigration reform legislation that appeals to both Hispanics and the Republican base (a thin line to walk, to be sure), then I think that you're going to see a pretty interesting election come 2016. Mitt Romney, for all of his robotic qualities and lackluster attempts to appeal to "the common people", came pretty close to capturing the Presidency. Add in the inevitable neep tide for independent support for Democrats as a two term presidency ends, and the fact that the sort of campaigning and grass roots social media attempts that won the Democrats a large number of votes won't have the same efficacy a third time, and I'd say that the rumors of the demise of the Republican party are greatly exaggerated.
In the end, two strong political parties is good for this country.
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This will NEVER happen. And Mitt Romney didn't actually come very close at all; he just believed that he was going to right up until he lost.
Also, a strong Republican party is fucking terrible for the vast majority of the country who are not wealthy straight white Christian cis men. Saying that two strong parties is a good thing is meaningless nonsense devoid of context.
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And a strong opposition party isn't meaningless nonsense. The Democrats have worked as hard as they have to embrace marriage equality because it sets them apart from the Republicans. The Democratic party works harder because they have to do so in order to make sure their constituents are kept happy and don't vote Republican. If the Republican party were to collapse and there was no real chance of an alternate candidate being elected why would the Democratic party continue to move forward. Politicians, Congress people especially, have shown they will do as little work as possible unless it's in their own direct interests.
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Then again I think the Republians will try to do what they did this time - put up a lot of smoke and mirrors, wait until the election gets closer, and then run a ~sane and reasonable~ alternative. Bob McDonnell has been acting awfully liberal lately....
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I feel like whoever the Republicans do run, they need someone who screams "I'm a leader." One of the major criticisms of Romney that I heard (At work. Which tends to vote Republican) is that he seemed less like a leader and more like the voice of a committee. Whatever your opinion of Barack Obama, it's quite obvious that he has a charisma and an innate ability to influence people.
Really, as pessimistic as people are, I think that it takes a lot of work and effort to change the course of a leviathan such as the Republican party. This might be a very small step, but if it represents a changing of course vis a vis minority rights then it should be encouraged.
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