Even those of us who lean their way haven't seen the GOP tell us what we want to hear.
And, no...."Stop Obama" isn't good enough.
Obama is the GOP's best recruitment tool....but can't be the entire proposal, or many will sit out the election.
Larry Kudlow spell out what they must do to sweep the Congress.
1."If the Republican party adopts a clear, optimistic, growth-and-reform message to turn America around, it can win big in November..... so far it hasn’t done it. .... asking voters to give it control of both houses of Congress. Yet it hasn’t told voters what it would do with such a mandate.
2. ...according to polling averages from RealClearPolitics, there are ten key midterm Senate races that are too close to call.... the party needs to provide a real future vision.
3. ....Obama and the Democrats have already begun their usual class-warfare attacks on corporations, banks, and successful entrepreneurs. “Close their loopholes. Tax them more, so we have enough new money to enlarge government programs.” This leftist approach has failed. Voters know this.
4. The GOP leadership should tune in. Senator Rob Portman of Ohio is calling for common-sense health-care solutions, including health savings accounts. ... an energy program that approves the Keystone XL pipeline and opens up federal lands and the Outer Continental Shelf....tax reform, both individual and corporate, to spur economic growth. .... stop the EPA from over-regulating greenhouse gases and destroying the coal industry. ...education choice that allows parents to use federal dollars to send their kids to the schools they want.
5. ...Paul Ryan has a new anti-poverty agenda that would provide a real Republican makeover, and he’s keeping up the fight against corporate welfare and crony capitalism.
6. ...tax reform, regulatory rollbacks, a Federal Reserve monetary rule, and much stronger defense....Obamacare exchanges are turned into free-market platforms without any federal mandates.....immigration reform, as long as it emphasizes border security, and then moves to work permits, increased visas, and conditional legalization.
7. But so far the Republican leadership is playing small ball. Yes, they talk about the Keystone pipeline. And they want accelerated rules for overseas trade, faster federal reviews of natural-gas exports, and repeal of Obamacare’s medical-device tax. Fine. But they need visionary priorities and a true national agenda.
8. ...there needs to be something concrete. ...the permanent political consulting class is using this as a “rejection election.” In other words: “We’re not Obama.” That’s a risky approach. .... It could backfire.
9. Be bold, Republicans. Send the voters a vibrant message. Show them the GOP is a change agent. And finally, heed the words of the brilliant Seth Lipsky, who believes optimism is the missing element in today’s politics.
10. ...advance the solutions. .... If the GOP sends a clear, positive, and optimistic message, it can turn this election into a landslide."
A Wave Election Will Require A Much Bolder Vision From the Republican Field - The New York Sun
And, no...."Stop Obama" isn't good enough.
Obama is the GOP's best recruitment tool....but can't be the entire proposal, or many will sit out the election.
Larry Kudlow spell out what they must do to sweep the Congress.
1."If the Republican party adopts a clear, optimistic, growth-and-reform message to turn America around, it can win big in November..... so far it hasn’t done it. .... asking voters to give it control of both houses of Congress. Yet it hasn’t told voters what it would do with such a mandate.
2. ...according to polling averages from RealClearPolitics, there are ten key midterm Senate races that are too close to call.... the party needs to provide a real future vision.
3. ....Obama and the Democrats have already begun their usual class-warfare attacks on corporations, banks, and successful entrepreneurs. “Close their loopholes. Tax them more, so we have enough new money to enlarge government programs.” This leftist approach has failed. Voters know this.
4. The GOP leadership should tune in. Senator Rob Portman of Ohio is calling for common-sense health-care solutions, including health savings accounts. ... an energy program that approves the Keystone XL pipeline and opens up federal lands and the Outer Continental Shelf....tax reform, both individual and corporate, to spur economic growth. .... stop the EPA from over-regulating greenhouse gases and destroying the coal industry. ...education choice that allows parents to use federal dollars to send their kids to the schools they want.
5. ...Paul Ryan has a new anti-poverty agenda that would provide a real Republican makeover, and he’s keeping up the fight against corporate welfare and crony capitalism.
6. ...tax reform, regulatory rollbacks, a Federal Reserve monetary rule, and much stronger defense....Obamacare exchanges are turned into free-market platforms without any federal mandates.....immigration reform, as long as it emphasizes border security, and then moves to work permits, increased visas, and conditional legalization.
7. But so far the Republican leadership is playing small ball. Yes, they talk about the Keystone pipeline. And they want accelerated rules for overseas trade, faster federal reviews of natural-gas exports, and repeal of Obamacare’s medical-device tax. Fine. But they need visionary priorities and a true national agenda.
8. ...there needs to be something concrete. ...the permanent political consulting class is using this as a “rejection election.” In other words: “We’re not Obama.” That’s a risky approach. .... It could backfire.
9. Be bold, Republicans. Send the voters a vibrant message. Show them the GOP is a change agent. And finally, heed the words of the brilliant Seth Lipsky, who believes optimism is the missing element in today’s politics.
10. ...advance the solutions. .... If the GOP sends a clear, positive, and optimistic message, it can turn this election into a landslide."
A Wave Election Will Require A Much Bolder Vision From the Republican Field - The New York Sun
