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Its a serious attempt to assess how the Republican Party has become uncompetitive nationally, but it's also hilarious.
Today the Republican National Committee released its autopsy of its 2012 electoral defeat, officially titled the Growth and Opportunity Project.
On one hand, its a serious attempt to assess how the Republican Party has become uncompetitive nationally, and suggests significant breaks with conservative orthodoxy in order to correct its course.
On the other hand, its hilarious.
Here are the top 10 unintended hilarious lines from the report:
10. our candidates and office holders need to do a better job talking in normal, people-oriented terms
Heres a tip: Never say people-oriented terms ever again.
9. Establish an RNC Celebrity Task Force of personalities in the entertainment industry as a way to attract younger voters.
Maybe avoid anyone who was in An American Carol:
Or any former Saturday Night Live cast member.
8. In the last two Republican presidential primary races, there have been too many debates
As the report mentioned, the Republican presidential candidates participated in 21 debates during the 2008 campaign, and 20 in the 2012 campaign.
But the report does not mention that the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries featured 26 debates.
So its not the number of the debates. Its what gets said at the debates.
7. RNC must rebuild a nationwide database of Hispanic leaders and The RNC should develop a nationwide database of African American leaders and APA [Asian and Pacific Islander] leaders.
In other words, the RNC doesnt have a database of African-American and Asian-American/Pacific Islander leaders, and its Hispanic database has been collecting dust for years.
6. We should speak out when CEOs receive tens of millions of dollars in retirement packages but middle-class workers have not had a meaningful raise in years.
Dont worry, we can keep staying quiet when anyone brings up raising the minimum wage (as this report does).
10 Funniest Things About the GOP Autopsy Report | Alternet
Today the Republican National Committee released its autopsy of its 2012 electoral defeat, officially titled the Growth and Opportunity Project.
On one hand, its a serious attempt to assess how the Republican Party has become uncompetitive nationally, and suggests significant breaks with conservative orthodoxy in order to correct its course.
On the other hand, its hilarious.
Here are the top 10 unintended hilarious lines from the report:
10. our candidates and office holders need to do a better job talking in normal, people-oriented terms
Heres a tip: Never say people-oriented terms ever again.
9. Establish an RNC Celebrity Task Force of personalities in the entertainment industry as a way to attract younger voters.
Maybe avoid anyone who was in An American Carol:
Or any former Saturday Night Live cast member.
8. In the last two Republican presidential primary races, there have been too many debates
As the report mentioned, the Republican presidential candidates participated in 21 debates during the 2008 campaign, and 20 in the 2012 campaign.
But the report does not mention that the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries featured 26 debates.
So its not the number of the debates. Its what gets said at the debates.
7. RNC must rebuild a nationwide database of Hispanic leaders and The RNC should develop a nationwide database of African American leaders and APA [Asian and Pacific Islander] leaders.
In other words, the RNC doesnt have a database of African-American and Asian-American/Pacific Islander leaders, and its Hispanic database has been collecting dust for years.
6. We should speak out when CEOs receive tens of millions of dollars in retirement packages but middle-class workers have not had a meaningful raise in years.
Dont worry, we can keep staying quiet when anyone brings up raising the minimum wage (as this report does).
10 Funniest Things About the GOP Autopsy Report | Alternet
