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Originally Posted by roachboy
it's also a reflection of the conflict within the republicans concerning relative power.
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I have seen or heard this type of comment frequently since the election, and I wonder if people think this is a unique phenomenon? Personally I have never been in an organization that did not have internal conflict, especially after a butt whipp'n
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i don't think the way forward for the republicans is straightforward--there is always the option of refusing to take seriously what has happened to their political and ideological position thanks in significant measure to the last 8 years---and personally i rather hope that they opt for denial, because it will grind them faster and harder into irrelevance, leaving them with only the hope of some catastrophic fuck up to save them.
it'd be a messianic way to go.
it'd also be ridiculous.
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Clearly different factions of the party got different messages from the McCain defeat. McCain supporters may blame Palin, the economic crisis, or campaign finance issue and then see solutions in terms of those issues. I see the problem, and I think the base will as well, as a problem of failing to act on core principles and selecting candidates with consistent records grounded in those core principles.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
But presumably a web based initiative is to attract the 18-35 demograhpic that both parties need as the foundation for the future.
And to focus it on a guy who left office when the oldest among this demographic were maybe 15 yrs old or to focus on the president they know and has the lowest approval ratings in history just seems like strange way to attrack younger voters.
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I am happy that the party is not taking a condescending approach to the 18-35 year-old demographic. If the party says - this is who we are, and this is why you should join our cause - that is good enough for me. If others think you have to - sort of hide your message in what people think is popular to 18 year-olds, I think they underestimate the electorate and young voters. But that is me, I have never been a populist nor do I think like one.