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It appears they did: "Big reason for the image problem: The outrageous statements made by errant Republican voices.
Now, I'm I'm not saying Ron Paul is a male Michelle Bachmann or Sarah Palin (I would say his son is) but much of what Ron Paul suggests isn't practicle in terms of policy and reaching out to the broad voter population.
"Outrageous statements" is referring to people like Todd Akin, not Ron Paul. Nothing Ron Paul said could be taken as "outrageous." You may disagree with it, of course, but to suggest that it's outrageous is nonsense.
calling for a repeal of the Civil Rights Act is pretty outrageous and not really conducive to obtaining the black vote.
The College Republican National Committee on Monday will make public a detailed report the result of extensive polling and focus groups dissecting what went wrong for Republicans with young voters in the 2012 elections and how the party can improve its showing with that key demographic in the future.
In the report, the young Republican activists acknowledge their party has suffered significant damage in recent years. A sampling of the critique on:
Gay marriage: On the open-minded issue [w]e will face serious difficulty so long as the issue of gay marriage remains on the table.
Hispanics: Latino voters tend to think the GOP couldnt care less about them.
Perception of the partys economic stance: Weve become the party that will pat you on your back when you make it, but wont offer you a hand to help you get there.
Big reason for the image problem: The outrageous statements made by errant Republican voices.
Words that up-for-grabs voters associate with the GOP: The responses were brutal: closed-minded, racist, rigid, old-fashioned.
[The] Republican Party has won the youth vote before and can absolutely win it again, the report says, pointing to presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush who were competitive with that demographic. But this will not occur without significant work to repair the damage done to the Republican brand among this age group over the last decade.
The report is based largely on two national surveys of 800 registered voters each, ages 18-29, and six focus groups of young people, including Hispanics, Asian-Americans, single women, economically struggling men and aspiring entrepreneurs in Ohio, Florida and California who had voted for President Barack Obama he cleaned up with 60 percent of the youth vote but were considered winnable for the GOP.
Read more: Report details how GOP lost young voters - Katie Glueck - POLITICO.com
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The first step in fixing a problem is admitting that you have one.
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The GOP has a real problem with messaging... they've allowed the far left to brand them as the party of old, white, racist & homophobic men.. which if course isn't what the right is about at all.
They wimp out in the face of virulent, nasty attacks from the whackaloon brigade instead of calling them out for the liars and frankly, in some instances, racist assholes that the far left can be.
The left must understand how colleges and universities indoctrinate young minds with liberal revolutionary thinking. It's nothing new, look at the SDS terrorists who were encouraged by colleges. The sad truth is that every single major republican speaker has been a victim of assault on college campus at one time or another. Colleges used to be centers for independent thinking but thanks to about four decades of unrelenting left wing propaganda we have a generation of lock-step politically correct zombies without a independent thought in their heads.
So if the GOP just brought the nasty, they would be a hit among younger voters? This in spite of what the research shows? Should Rick Santorum have been the 2012 GOP nominee?The GOP has a real problem with messaging... they've allowed the far left to brand them as the party of old, white, racist & homophobic men.. which if course isn't what the right is about at all.
They wimp out in the face of virulent, nasty attacks from the whackaloon brigade instead of calling them out for the liars and frankly, in some instances, racist assholes that the far left can be.
Simply put, the majority of the republican party lacks BACK BONE... you are correct Soggy.
So if the GOP just brought the nasty, they would be a hit among younger voters? This in spite of what the research shows? Should Rick Santorum have been the 2012 GOP nominee?The GOP has a real problem with messaging... they've allowed the far left to brand them as the party of old, white, racist & homophobic men.. which if course isn't what the right is about at all.
They wimp out in the face of virulent, nasty attacks from the whackaloon brigade instead of calling them out for the liars and frankly, in some instances, racist assholes that the far left can be.
Simply put, the majority of the republican party lacks BACK BONE... you are correct Soggy.
The old greybeards of today were yesterday's college kids protesting and demanding the right to pick one another's pockets. What happened was that as these kids mature, they find out how foolish they were in those college days. It was just to steal from those who work, when these kids weren't working. When they become payers into the system instead of takers from the system they change. That's why it's stupid to be taking advice from college kids. They have no idea how their decisions today will impact their lives tomorrow. They end up like George McGovern whose bed and breakfast inn was destroyed by the very laws he fought to put into place as senator.
The left must understand how colleges and universities indoctrinate young minds with liberal revolutionary thinking. It's nothing new, look at the SDS terrorists who were encouraged by colleges. The sad truth is that every single major republican speaker has been a victim of assault on college campus at one time or another. Colleges used to be centers for independent thinking but thanks to about four decades of unrelenting left wing propaganda we have a generation of lock-step politically correct zombies without a independent thought in their heads.
So there are no college graduates that are Republican Senators or Congressmen? I guess these guys and gals were mentally tough, or used some kind of indoctrination spray to sheild themselves. Maybe the wore these:
How many senators or congressmen were elected right out of college?
And the few who are smart enough to see the truth were taught by parents who actually give a shit about their children and dont use the school system as a nanny.
The GOP has a real problem with messaging... they've allowed the far left to brand them as the party of old, white, racist & homophobic men.. which if course isn't what the right is about at all.
They wimp out in the face of virulent, nasty attacks from the whackaloon brigade instead of calling them out for the liars and frankly, in some instances, racist assholes that the far left can be.
Yet, if that article is any indication, they don't take into account the one Republican with a significant youth following, Ron Paul.
It's too late for Ron Paul. The GOP managed to marginalize him, and call him crazy, while propping up nutcases like Michelle Bachmann.
I'm not saying he should run for anything again, merely that if the GOP is looking for ways to appeal to young people, and independents, then Ron Paul should be somebody they look to.
It's too late for Ron Paul. The GOP managed to marginalize him, and call him crazy, while propping up nutcases like Michelle Bachmann.
I'm not saying he should run for anything again, merely that if the GOP is looking for ways to appeal to young people, and independents, then Ron Paul should be somebody they look to.
I think the rising stature of guys like Rand Paul, and Ted Cruz among others indicates the GOP establishment will either get the message, or wither away and die.
When the left hates someone, they're being effective.
How many senators or congressmen were elected right out of college?
And the few who are smart enough to see the truth were taught by parents who actually give a shit about their children and dont use the school system as a nanny.
So, GOP congressmen don't use the public school system and Democrats don't give a shit about their children
You people are insane
How many senators or congressmen were elected right out of college?
And the few who are smart enough to see the truth were taught by parents who actually give a shit about their children and dont use the school system as a nanny.
So, GOP congressmen don't use the public school system and Democrats don't give a shit about their children
You people are insane
No chuckle head. Once people get out in the real world and get a little life experience they become Republicans.
Yet, if that article is any indication, they don't take into account the one Republican with a significant youth following, Ron Paul.
