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Hebeill · 11-07-2012, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by KontradictioN

They nominate a moderate presidential candidate and separate themselves from the ultra extreme religious sect and the Tea Party. Do that and it's game over.

But they won't...

Since the loss by barry goldwater in 1964 the right has thought the answer is to move farther to the right, it hasn't worked. The real trouble for the republican party started with courting the religious right, that only accelerated the move to the extreme right. The partys core of older voters is shrinking ever year. The vast majority of Americans are either center right or left depending on the issue, they don't like extremes in either direction. Like you said the rep. party has to distance them selves from the religious right, its a pack with the devil. They have to nominate someone like Huntsman. Democracy as it is constituted in the US only works when both sides compromise. Other wise as we've seen over the last twenty years the whole process turns into grid lock. To survive the rep party will have to move more to the center.

Drewski · 11-07-2012, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Hebeill

Since the loss by barry goldwater in 1964 the right has thought the answer is to move farther to the right, it hasn't worked. The real trouble for the republican party started with courting the religious right, that only accelerated the move to the extreme right. The partys core of older voters is shrinking ever year. The vast majority of Americans are either center right or left depending on the issue, they don't like extremes in either direction. Like you said the rep. party has to distance them selves from the religious right, its a pack with the devil. They have to nominate someone like Huntsman. Democracy as it is constituted in the US only works when both sides compromise. Other wise as we've seen over the last twenty years the whole process turns into grid lock. To survive the rep party will have to move more to the center.

Do you (or anyone else) think the Center Right/Moderate/Center Left Republicans would ever "kick" the Religious Right out of the party, similarly to what the Democrats did with the Dixiecrats?

***Tunescribe*** · 11-07-2012, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Drewski

Do you (or anyone else) think the Center Right/Moderate/Center Left Republicans would ever "kick" the Religious Right out of the party, similarly to what the Democrats did with the Dixiecrats?

It'd be a defining moment. They'd be forced to choose between principles and money.

IllegalContact · 11-07-2012, 09:41 AM

simple.....go pro choice

if they did that, they would wind up winning the 2/3rds majority on both house and senate as well as have a republican president......

with all the stupidity on the GOP side, the Dems are still just barely eking out victories.

alvinnf · 11-07-2012, 09:50 AM

They need to distance themselves from the Aiken's and Murdoch's of the world. Most Republicans dont share these far right viewpoints. They need to evolve on these social issues.

***shmessy*** · 11-07-2012, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by KontradictioN

They nominate a moderate presidential candidate and separate themselves from the ultra extreme religious sect and the Tea Party. Do that and it's game over.

But they won't...

Agreed. Romney would have won last night. There will be a lot of finger pointing at Chris Christie - - but the real culprits were Akin and Mourdock - - that completely disgusted the national electorate and the GOP pulled a Switzerland and looked the other way.

The Tea Party is their Monica Lewinsky. Only difference is Monica Lewinsky only affected one election (2000). The Tea Party will be an albatross for the Republicans for several elections.

***shmessy*** · 11-07-2012, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Patradomous

Easy just do what the democrats do. Give away stuff that ain't theirs.

The GOP did that also.

Just in the form of hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Iraqi bridges, highways and schools.

***shmessy*** · 11-07-2012, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Drewski

Do you (or anyone else) think the Center Right/Moderate/Center Left Republicans would ever "kick" the Religious Right out of the party, similarly to what the Democrats did with the Dixiecrats?

If they did, they'd be in play for my vote.

Triumph · 11-07-2012, 01:14 PM

Sit back and wait for voters to come back after they realize the mistake theyve made. When Hispanics start paying for folks who dont want to work, then they will figure out whats up.

***patsinthesnow*** · 11-07-2012, 01:33 PM

They could start by not taking a dump on the only Republican to ever attract the youth crowd. The Ron Paul college rallies were insane. The GOP doesn't have to be the old white guy party if they just change their ways.