Six Keys to Turning Around the Republican Party

Pajamas Media by John Hawkins | Feb. 17, 2009 (Opinion)
Here's how the GOP can charge into 2010 with a fired-up conservative base and appeal to a wider slice of the American public.

If we want to fix what ails the Republican Party, it’s worth taking a few moments to diagnose what went wrong, while acknowledging what the Democrats did right. Once we’ve diagnosed the disease and figured out how another patient overcame similar problems, we can start to get the GOP’s health back on track. Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 18, 2009

Quality journalism requires a basis in reality. This analysis either lacks that, or is intentionally disingenuous. A) The Republicans did not have a 2000-2004 edge on foreign policy issues; they sold a lie via a right wing mainstream media complex and hoodwinked the public. B) The party did not choose McCain; the people chose McCain as the least of the horrible choices among the candidates. C) Rich Democratic donors are a scarcity compared to rich republican donors, their core constituency. Hawkins seems to advocate opposition, recruiting the minorities they hate, selling a "brand," clean air and water while advocating shale oil, and embracing Rush Limbaugh.

The only way a party with this philosophical base can succeed is by further monopolizing the mainstream media and destroying critical thought. They have come dangerously close.

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