The upcoming Republican renaissance

[cebalrai]

In the current political atmosphere, Barrack Obama is still personally popular (his approval rating is yet to dip below 50%, and his dissaproval rating peaked below 45%).

Congress is doing far worse. The people, on the whole, are displeased with congressional Democrats, roughly 40% approve, 50% dissaprove. However, they HATE congressional Republicans... 15% favorable, 70%(!) unfavorable.

I think it's a mistake for Republicans to assume the Tea Partiers are in their camp beyond "the enemy of my enemy". It's an angry populist movement that may not like having a "darkie" as a president, but generally is no fan of the Republican establishment either. The way things are headed, we could see a legitimate schism in the Republican party by 2012 (2010 should be a good year for Republicans in spite of everything going wrong for them, thanks mostly to midterm elections and an economy that won't be fully recovered).

As far as I can tell, the Tea Party movement is just a bunch of angry white guys pretending that angry white guys are a new thing.

 

[unregistered]

 

[Slowlane]

Mormons?!

Is that the best site you can find? No wonder you remain ignorant of so many issues.

They fear total economic collapse. Something that Obama may very well bring about, but a reason that has nothing to do with the typical militia.

And yes, Obama has almost universally voted anti-gun. A stance he adamantly denied when he decided to run for president.

 

[al_Ussa]

For that to happen, the Republican party will have to change. They need to wake up and realize that the so-called "good old days" are dead and gone, and were never all that "good" to begin with.

The Republican party needs to change, and it needs to come from within. No more identity politics. No more "culture wars" bullshit and Islamophobia. No more catering to the religious right and an increasingly small and insular minority. The Republican party needs to RECREATE its image and stop pandering to non-existant WASPs in middle America.

Remember when Mitt Romney had to come out and defend his faith as a Mormon? That was fucking shameful. He was a good Republican, and was being ousted simply because he didn't cater to the evangelical right wing.

The Republican party needs to stop that. Include Muslim Conservatives, include Jewish, Hindu and Sikh Conservatives. Make other people WELCOME in the party instead of lumping everyone who doesn't fit their concept into the Democrat party.

The face of America is changing, and if the Republicans want to win, they need to realize that.

 

[KingOrfeo]

The Republican party needs to change, and it needs to come from within. No more identity politics.

The Dems would also benefit from some efforts along those lines. Dudes, think class, not race/gender/sexual orientation/lifestyle.

 

[al_Ussa]

The Dems would also benefit from some efforts along those lines. Dudes, think class, not race/gender/sexual orientation/lifestyle.

The Democrats already know how to play to those lines though...

They get the gay vote because Republicans are seen as anti-gay,
They get the woman vote because Republicans are seen as anti-feminist,
They get the black vote because the Republicans are seen as a white party,
They get the Jewish vote because the Republicans are seen as evangelical Christians.

The Republicans need to get with the program.

 

[TurdFergeson]

outside of vokda what has Scandanavian produced?

Some of the longest average lifespans in the word, greatest standards of living, most disposable income, etc.

If you mean production of goods, ever heard of a little company called Ikea?

Maybe Volvo? Nokia? Or a small outfit called Statoil?

They also managed to completely avoid last year's world economic meltdown:

http://newsdesk.org/2008/10/credit_crisis_d/

Just to name a few things.

 

[mypoliticalalt]

Those silly independent voters.

 

[Karen Kraft]

Independents are rushing to the right, disenfranchised by unkept promises and the rejection of socialism. Conservative registered voters are up by 6 percentage points.

Too much, too quick. Blinded by greed the dems are.

Watch and learn.

The mistake is to think that the people are looking to the Republican Party as it now stands as their political savior. They are not. They are looking for a conservative alternative to left wing Obama stuff. The Republican Party needs to move quite far to the conservative end of the spectrum for it to recover a substantial number of the voters cast out by ObamaMumbles.

 

[Slowlane]

The public spoke out in November against politics as usual. They did it again on Tuesday.

Both partys have now been warned that America is fed up. Now we wait to see what they do about it. Obama and the other top democrats in office have already made it plain that they don't give a damn about public opinion. I think that will be even more clearly shown when they try to pass health care without the senate.

For the next election the republicans are holding the high card, but they may need more than that to win. They may actually need a good hand.

Contrary to the democrats belief, the masses can only be lead by the nose to a point. The masses are starting to wise up. It could, finaly, lead to a viable third party. Or, baring that at least some major changes in the ones we have.

So far neither party has a decent option for 2012. I'll be watching the newly elected republicans to see if one of them has a shot. All the old-timers in both partys are in deep shit.

 

[rosco rathbone]

The mistake is to think that the people are looking to the Republican Party as it now stands as their political savior. They are not. They are looking for a conservative alternative to left wing Obama stuff. The Republican Party needs to move quite far to the conservative end of the spectrum for it to recover a substantial number of the voters cast out by ObamaMumbles.

From your mouth to God's ear.

Go Sarah!

 

[mypoliticalalt]

Djou wins U.S. House seat
The GOP trumpets a victory on Obama's home turf, while Dems promise to regroup

It's only lil' ol' Hawaii.

 

[Karen Kraft]

Also, the Republicans must articulate a specific and positive program rather than merely complain about Obama's program. The TEA movement gives some guidance in that regard:

Substantially reduce or eliminate for a period of years, corporate income tax so as to encourage American companies to stay here and encourage would be start-up companies to locate in America. Along with that comes deregulating industry so it can get on with the business of business. The other industrialized countries laugh themselves all the way to the bank as America ventures into "carbon credits" land to save the planet. The day China worries about saving the planet....

Also, there should be spending limits placed on Congress. This new Congress (2011) may be the first to fear runaway spending, as the people who put them there are only doing so on a trial basis. If, after two years, it is spending as usual, those new bums will also be fired.

The death tax needs to be permanently abolished.

Defund ObamaCare.

Drill for oil and natural gas.

Develop clean safe nuclear power.

Merely whining about Obama won't solve much.

 

[mercury14]

Independents are rushing to the right, disenfranchised by unkept promises and the rejection of socialism. Conservative registered voters are up by 6 percentage points.

Too much, too quick. Blinded by greed the dems are.

Watch and learn.

Unkept promises? Such as Obama's promise to give us universal healthcare? And reform Wall Street? And his promise to cut taxes?

Sure a few are broken and many are still a work in progress, but it sounds like he's keeping many of his promises, no?





And FFS, it's not a republican renaissance. The republicans still suffer from a vacuum of leadership and haven't shown any leadership in years. But folks are tired of a lot of crap in washington and are anti-incumbent for certain.

 

[mercury14]

Also, the Republicans must articulate a specific and positive program rather than merely complain about Obama's program. The TEA movement gives some guidance in that regard:

Substantially reduce or eliminate for a period of years, corporate income tax so as to encourage American companies to stay here and encourage would be start-up companies to locate in America. Along with that comes deregulating industry so it can get on with the business of business. The other industrialized countries laugh themselves all the way to the bank as America ventures into "carbon credits" land to save the planet. The day China worries about saving the planet....

Also, there should be spending limits placed on Congress. This new Congress (2011) may be the first to fear runaway spending, as the people who put them there are only doing so on a trial basis. If, after two years, it is spending as usual, those new bums will also be fired.

The death tax needs to be permanently abolished.

Defund ObamaCare.

Drill for oil and natural gas.

Develop clean safe nuclear power.

Merely whining about Obama won't solve much.

This is exactly why the tea movement is stupis and unrealistic. We're not going to pay down the debt by slashing government revenue. And their notion of "spending cuts" defines almost no actual cuts.

 

[mercury14]

Djou wins U.S. House seat
The GOP trumpets a victory on Obama's home turf, while Dems promise to regroup

It's only lil' ol' Hawaii.

Suddenly all the birther republican morons are saying that Obama was born in Hawaii after all and not Kenya???

 

[mercury14]

This is the same kind of misinterpretation that just cost you an election in the very heart of Liberaldom.

No, it was a 3-way race with 2 dems and a repub. The electorate voted extremely democratic as always, but the dem vote was divided in two. The repub won with a paltry 38% of the vote.

It had absolutely nothing to do with the tea party which probably doesnt exist in Hawaii. Nice bullsit spin though.

 

[Karen Kraft]

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If you mean production of goods, ever heard of a little company called Ikea?

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Sweden is 4th, behind China, Poland, and Italy in the production of Ikea products. Almost none are made in the USA, where kids major in "feelings" and are incapable of keeping up with the Swedish demand for high-energy enthusiasm. Meanwhile, between their cars and their movies, the excitement level of Sweden is about the same as cleaning out your toaster.

But I see they came out with a fire and blood stain resistant futon, KANDAHAR.

Sales are brisk.

 

[TurdFergeson]

\ Meanwhile, between their cars and their movies, the excitement level of Sweden is about the same as cleaning out your toaster.

Don't tell "Lamont".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8FORWQvrWs

 

[unregistered]

 

[Killswitch]

Suddenly all the birther republican morons are saying that Obama was born in Hawaii after all and not Kenya???

Badoomp chish!

 

[Byron In Exile]

No, it was a 3-way race with 2 dems and a repub. The electorate voted extremely democratic as always, but the dem vote was divided in two. The repub won with a paltry 38% of the vote.

That's how the first Republican President got elected.

 

[KingOrfeo]

That's how the first Republican President got elected.

Damn few Pubs today who would vote for him! Jeff Davis would be their man!

 

[Byron In Exile]

Damn few Pubs today who would vote for him! Jeff Davis would be their man!

That's irrelevant.

What I said is true.

 

[Frisco_Slug_Esq]

Does that mean it will be their turn to enlighten our wallets?