the fact that nobody is asking you to *change* your position,
Oh, everyone and their uncle inside the GOP and outside deluged me the first couple days afterwards with advice and suggestions about how we'd absolutely win if we moved on some stance, invariably and doubtless coincidentally to match their own priorities. "We need to be more X" is now a phrase that makes me want to scream unless X is 'aggressive' or 'unified'.
but rather accept that there is a position between the two sides where common sense can prevail.
On some things sure, we can probably work out a tax plan and spending reduction for instance. There's no 'middle ground' on abortion, there's some on guns, there is hopefully some on environmentalism, etc.
the GOP has spent the last four years putting all their energy into removing obama from office instead of working on passing laws that actually benefit the people whose votes they need to win elections. i know you're a lot more open to reason and logic than some of your party's elected officials,
Hard to say, most of the elected officials I know are intelligent and very reasonable, Dem or Republican, so are the various party officials. Compromise is possible but there's a big trust gap. You might not think it's merited - you may even be right - but we're not not working with Obama to screw him so much as we don't trust him to honor his word.
but they are the public face of the party and it is their unwavering opposition to everything having to do with obama that makes people turn away from their message. i have no doubt that there are some policies which the GOP has taken that play to the 51% of the electorate, but this time around there was a lot of baggage to overcome in the guise of people like akin and mourdock.
On that I agree, that's why I'm not sure the GOP made any core mistake this time around just had the weaker hand on Nov 6th. You're right earlier that Obama won by more than the skin of his teeth, but it wasn't a big win anymore than Bush 2004 and I don't want to re-engineer everything around it.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
- Albert Einstein
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- Albert Einstein
King of Cairhien 20-7-2
Chancellor of the Landsraad, Archduke of Is'Mod
What next for Romney and the Republican party?
07/11/2012 03:51:50 PM
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In my view, more moderation is needed.
07/11/2012 04:17:05 PM
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Pretty sure seniors are growing MORE numerous, not less. You're probably right about the rest. *NM*
07/11/2012 05:03:17 PM
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That's true, but I don't think that's the right way to look at it.
07/11/2012 05:18:52 PM
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Yeah, I hear what you're saying, and I agree with the overall point.
07/11/2012 07:52:33 PM
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Libertarian is the way to go IMO.
07/11/2012 05:19:29 PM
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totally agree, i was quite disappointed Johnson didn't get better results *NM*
07/11/2012 06:15:09 PM
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I'd say they're pretty much done
07/11/2012 07:54:44 PM
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They're through. They've been utterly crushed, demolished, and annihilated after last night.
07/11/2012 10:34:47 PM
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Well Romney is retiring but no the GOP is hardly 'done'
08/11/2012 12:51:44 AM
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I do hope the Republican party have the same lax attitude, I love seeing them lose *NM*
08/11/2012 12:46:32 PM
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I imagine lots of idiots feel the same way on both sides about both parties *NM*
08/11/2012 11:05:29 PM
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If you're relying on the democrats crashing and burning
09/11/2012 02:45:41 PM
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the dems played the "wait for the repubs to crash and burn" strategy and it worked out ok this year
09/11/2012 05:01:53 PM
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Off topic, but is your Shift key broken?
09/11/2012 05:47:12 PM
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do you have similar problems when talking to people with weird hair color or clothes IRL?
09/11/2012 07:09:24 PM
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The Dems learned their lesson from the Gore campaign
09/11/2012 06:25:23 PM
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i beg to differ
09/11/2012 07:22:40 PM
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The facts speak for themselves
09/11/2012 07:46:20 PM
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Re: The facts speak for themselves
11/11/2012 01:13:05 AM
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i'm quite curious about one thing, since i know you're such a numbers guy
11/11/2012 02:01:31 PM
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Re: i'm quite curious about one thing, since i know you're such a numbers guy
11/11/2012 05:48:09 PM
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I've also got a question for you
11/11/2012 02:16:07 PM
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Re: I've also got a question for you
11/11/2012 04:51:55 PM
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Re: I've also got a question for you
11/11/2012 05:48:52 PM
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There's also the fake or exaggeration aspect that might be in play but I can't judge that
11/11/2012 06:44:16 PM
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I think you were taking that statement rather literally
11/11/2012 07:36:14 PM
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I took it as a literal statement, the language implied as much to me...
11/11/2012 08:45:16 PM
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Oh, I can absolutely count on them crahsing and burning, that's a given, happens to both regularly *NM*
09/11/2012 06:28:51 PM
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You can't count on exploiting that
09/11/2012 06:39:47 PM
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'Mistakes' is subjective, sometimes you have to play your hand
11/11/2012 01:09:31 AM
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i think you've hit on a major point here
11/11/2012 02:08:50 PM
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It's a matter of perspective
11/11/2012 05:19:13 PM
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how are 300+ EVs "the skin of his teeth"?
08/11/2012 05:46:51 PM
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Because he barely won them? *NM*
08/11/2012 11:06:14 PM
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only OH, NC and FL are within 2% margin, i'd hardly call that "barely won"
08/11/2012 11:25:54 PM
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What makes you think Hillary won't be running?
08/11/2012 06:07:38 PM
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hillary has stated time and again she is done when she steps down as sec'y of state
08/11/2012 11:27:56 PM
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While I agree with the overall point that the Republican party isn't done by any means
08/11/2012 11:53:12 PM
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Romney is done; the last defeated nominee to be renominated was Nixon.
08/11/2012 04:53:52 PM
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