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No, I think they will figure out what they are doing wrong, but until then they will continue to have a number of safe seats in the House and Senate, but winning the presidential elections will be out of their reach until they stop pandering to the far right wingers.
I doubt that, since Santorum thinks the reason why Republicans are losing is because they are not going far enough to the right. One of Santorum's ideas for being far enough to the right is to stand for state's rights to ban birth control.
Several posters in this forum have wondered the same thing out loud more than once. If the republican tent doesn't learn how to stretch far enough to attract minorities, women, and youth, it may be headed for irrelevancy at best, and extinction at worst.
Now empirical evidence is being gathered on the upcoming generation, and it seems that a large majority of them accept gays and abortions, have real friends of all races, and want marijuana legalized. They also support government-run social programs that provide for the welfare of all citizens.
The real question is, what will the republican party response be to these findings?
There is a huge difference between the conservatives and the overall Republican party. I don't happen to think either are going to die out, but the country is becoming more middle of the road. This is like saying the Democrat party is about to die, instead of saying the extremist on the left are about to die out.
This question was somewhat relevant in 2012, but currently according to the latest polling data, the GOP just may take the mid-terms. The Democratic Party continues to dig themselves in a deeper ditch as their policies begin to collapse one at a time. IMPO the GOP should take Charles Krauthammer's advice and allow the Dems to become victims of their own devices.
People don't want a president who is too far to the right or left. That's what the republican party simply can't comprehend. They seem to think that pushing farther into the territory of the extreme right wing radicals will win them votes with the general populace. They couldn't be more wrong but who am I to complain? It's doing wonders for the opposition.
What is the difference in GW Bush and Obamas policies?
What is the difference in GW Bush and McCain's policy ideas
What is the difference in GW Bush and Romney's ideas?
What is the difference in GW. Bush and what his dad and Bill Clintons policies?
Since everything was blamed on GW. Bush, how was he any different that anything in the past or anything since?
Seems there is no middle of the road, only the push for a new world order, from both sides.
The US Constitution stands in their way... Well a little bit gets ripped up yearly.
Several posters in this forum have wondered the same thing out loud more than once. If the republican tent doesn't learn how to stretch far enough to attract minorities, women, and youth, it may be headed for irrelevancy at best, and extinction at worst.
You're missing the Democrats' key demographic, which Republicans will never be able to attract because they vote for those who will give them the most freebies - the Democrats.
You do realize it's in the Democrats' best political interest to keep as many people as poor as they can, no? The poor is the demographic from which Democrats get the highest percentage of votes. It's all about number of votes and the Democrats' strategy to secure the most votes. Keeping people poor puts and keeps Democrats in office, period.
Several posters in this forum have wondered the same thing out loud more than once. If the republican tent doesn't learn how to stretch far enough to attract minorities, women, and youth, it may be headed for irrelevancy at best, and extinction at worst.
Now empirical evidence is being gathered on the upcoming generation, and it seems that a large majority of them accept gays and abortions, have real friends of all races, and want marijuana legalized. They also support government-run social programs that provide for the welfare of all citizens.
The real question is, what will the republican party response be to these findings?
In 2003, when I was getting ready to move away from Seattle, a friend of mine was having a house warming party. She invited me over despite the fact that most of her friends were die hard lunatic liberals, because she wanted to see me one last time before I left.
So, there I was, just enjoying myself, when some idiot started blabbering about politics. A co-worker of mine was at this party and decided to bellow out to everyone that I voted Republican. Jeeezus cripes, it was like an angry mob that descended upon me. One hag in particular, with a nasty little attitude, kept trying to poke at me all night long. I replied to all of her jabs, insults, and snarky questions with: 'I'm not going to discuss politics at a fricken house warming party where people are drinking. It's stupid behavior."
She would not let up. She said, "Republicans?! ::scoff:: There's a dying breed...."
So, here it is, 11 years later, and Republicans are still around. If you all think that you're being clever, or deep, or whatever the hell it is that you think you're being with this asinine question, let me assure you that you are not. It's been said many times in the past, and Republicans are still here.
Now, I understand that extremists like to operate under the assumption that if they say something often enough, it will just come true, but this isn't "The Secret", and you just wishing, really, really hard that it would happen, is not going to make it happen. Republicans aren't going anywhere.
I do think the GOP is going to have to change to survive; I did a thread about it in 'elections.' Romney won 59% of the white vote, but only 20% of the non-white vote. The pct. of the electorate that is white has been in steady decline, from 77% in 2004, to 72% in 2012. The US Census has projected that by 2043, less than half of US population will be white.
Simply put, the GOP can't keep ceding 80% of the non-white vote to Democrats and expect to survive.
It's not just about race. When race isn't even considered, it's about public assistance and who promises the most to those who receive such. Focusing only on race is a mistake.
The only way the GOP will attract more voters is if the poor begin to realize that they're being deliberately oppressed and used as a vote farm, much the way that Facebook uses cheap third world countries' labor for click farms.
Will the GOP die out
I certainly hope so. This party gives conservatives a bad rap. They are not conservatives at all but a mish mash of the very worst of American culture. If they die then just maybe a sane, responsible and capable conservative alternative could rise from the ashes of this over the hill bunch of idiots.
Of course you do. The left can't stand ANY competition. The want everything just handed to them!
Americans don't want an intolerant rightwing nutcase running the country. Can you blame them?
The kind of Republican that will succeed is the one whose goal is to balance the budget and not throw the people's money to waste.
It should be in Republican interests to leave the social intolerances out of the Federal Govt. You want your rightwing ideals, that's what "states" were made for and the 10th Amendment.
But don't take away my right to enjoy my Liberal life in my favorite blue state. I don't care what you do in your red state.
Federal Govt should legalize as many things as any one state would accept. No matter what it is. And be focused only on wise and frugal management of interstate and international affairs. All the rest should vary state by state. Let states set most of what is legal and illegal.
"Americans don't want an intolerant rightwing nutcase running the country. Can you blame them?"
And you THINK the dems ARE tolerant? If anybody disagrees with any of their opinions they trash them.
So, here it is, 11 years later, and Republicans are still around. If you all think that you're being clever, or deep, or whatever the hell it is that you think you're being with this asinine question, let me assure you that you are not. It's been said many times in the past, and Republicans are still here.
Now, I understand that extremists like to operate under the assumption that if they say something often enough, it will just come true, but this isn't "The Secret", and you just wishing, really, really hard that it would happen, is not going to make it happen. Republicans aren't going anywhere.
Tough. Cookies.
"This Asinine Question" was the headline of the news story, which was a legitimate piece from Yahoo. There was nothing clever or snarky about it. It was an honest question based on the results of a Pew poll, and considered that the "angry white men"(as Lindsey Graham put it) are dying out, and the majority of the generation coming along doesn't want anything to do with the republican party, and why.
Your comments indicate that you responded to the headline instead of the copy. Please actually read the article and try again later.
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