How about getting some presidential candidates that voters can take seriously, like a more popular version of Huntsman or Pawlenty? I think it hurt the party when the frontrunner for nominee was "anyone but Mitt" until he was the only choice left. Cain, Bachmann, Gingrich - each was a joke of a candidate, yet each was a frontrunner at one point or another during the nomination process. And let's not with Santorum, please. I don't think Rubio or Ryan will appeal to moderate voters (though I don't like them, so I could be biased). It won't be Boehner. The Republicans need a candidate who can compromise, who can work with people who don't agree with him or her, who is smart and educated and who doesn't put ideology above pragmatism.
Well actually, the frontrunner in 2016 will probably be Chris Christie, as long as Mitt's loss isn't blamed on him. Conservative from a blue region might just work.
I think the Republicans need to realize that while they might be appealing to specific demographics, their government needs to have room for all Americans. You can't just say, "They have welfare, so I won't worry about them." It was clear from Romney's comments during his campaign that he couldn't empathize with poor people, that he's never lived paycheck to paycheck, or wondered where his next meal was going to come from. On that scale, he's lived a limited life.
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Date: 10/11/12 22:21 (UTC)Well actually, the frontrunner in 2016 will probably be Chris Christie, as long as Mitt's loss isn't blamed on him. Conservative from a blue region might just work.
I think the Republicans need to realize that while they might be appealing to specific demographics, their government needs to have room for all Americans. You can't just say, "They have welfare, so I won't worry about them." It was clear from Romney's comments during his campaign that he couldn't empathize with poor people, that he's never lived paycheck to paycheck, or wondered where his next meal was going to come from. On that scale, he's lived a limited life.