To young voters, the Republican Party can appear “closed-minded, racist, rigid, and o

[JoeNormal]

In order for the the Republican Party to attract younger voters, it would have to become exactly the kind of party that the Right has been focused for decades now on preventing it from becoming.

Actually what the GOP does doesn't matter.

The real problem is the media.

Without them Democrats wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning elections. Just look how they've been able to re-elect a corrupt, self-centered, incompetent fool like Obama.

Quite true. The best thing I can say about Democrats is that they aren't Republicans.

 

[JoeNormal]

The 95-page report from the College Republican National Committee, the latest post-mortem from party leadership, paints a grim picture of the GOP’s image with voters under 29, citing a series of surveys and focus groups conducted before and after the 2012 presidential election. The report found that younger voters – even those considered “winnable” for Republicans-- tended to associate the party with words like “rich” and “religious” while stating that adjectives like “open-minded,” “caring,” and “co-operative” were traits that least describe the GOP.

College Republicans latest to issue warnings for party's future - NBC Politics

Most young folks are pretty liberal and they stay that way till they are out in the world and have to earn a living.

When they have bills to pay, families to support, cars and houses to support they become more conservative.

Hey. The world is great till you have to start paying your own way then you realize the liberal view ain't that great.

'Conservative' doesn't have to mean 'nuts', or 'mean-spirited', or 'paranoid', or.........

Yet somehow, it does.

 

[Stephanie]

The 95-page report from the College Republican National Committee, the latest post-mortem from party leadership, paints a grim picture of the GOP’s image with voters under 29, citing a series of surveys and focus groups conducted before and after the 2012 presidential election. The report found that younger voters – even those considered “winnable” for Republicans-- tended to associate the party with words like “rich” and “religious” while stating that adjectives like “open-minded,” “caring,” and “co-operative” were traits that least describe the GOP.

College Republicans latest to issue warnings for party's future - NBC Politics

Most young folks are pretty liberal and they stay that way till they are out in the world and have to earn a living.

When they have bills to pay, families to support, cars and houses to support they become more conservative.

Hey. The world is great till you have to start paying your own way then you realize the liberal view ain't that great.

These are young College Republicans who are documenting what they see as wrong with their chosen party

yeah sure they are

 

[Stephanie]

The GObP is falling apart. They have no record of legislation. They don't STAND for anything - except further enriching the 1%.

Oh yeah, and making Obama a one term president.

They consistently fail at everything, including elections.

How do they fail? they hold the house, won the Scott Walker recall, almost half the states now are right to work. How can they win the popular vote when 47% of Americans are on the government dole? what you want them to be excactly like Democrats and spend us into brankruptcy?

Republicans control 30 of 50 states, so they have to be doing something right.

they want to ignore that and post things like this thread and crow the Democrat party is the BOMB..

 

[Meister]

Former republican congressman Davis

We've become a regional party, basically become a white, rural, regional party, and not a national party. And we're going to have to retool ourselves,” he added"


Jane Devin: The Christian Right Killed the Republican Party

The 95-page report from the College Republican National Committee, the latest post-mortem from party leadership, paints a grim picture of the GOP’s image with voters under 29, citing a series of surveys and focus groups conducted before and after the 2012 presidential election. The report found that younger voters – even those considered “winnable” for Republicans-- tended to associate the party with words like “rich” and “religious” while stating that adjectives like “open-minded,” “caring,” and “co-operative” were traits that least describe the GOP.

College Republicans latest to issue warnings for party's future - NBC Politics

Merged Threads. Merged Opening Posts to bring in compliance with Site Rules. You need to Include Personal Comment in Opening Posts. -Intense

Next time you post a poll, try not coming off as the left wing partisan hack that you are.
just an observation

 

[NYcarbineer]

Young voters are the result of school indoctrination. Half of them, more than half probably, don't even know what the issues are. They just regurgitate what they are told. They don't know even know what the issues are. They just parrot what they heard.

You don't think the average young person knows what it means when the GOP says it wants to outlaw all abortion and keep same sex marriage illegal?

 

[Sallow]

Most young folks are pretty liberal and they stay that way till they are out in the world and have to earn a living.

When they have bills to pay, families to support, cars and houses to support they become more conservative.

Hey. The world is great till you have to start paying your own way then you realize the liberal view ain't that great.

How do social issues stand in the way of paying one's bills?

When a group of people find it socially acceptable NOT to be responsible while feeling it is the social responsibility of others to pay for their shit.. it is a social issue

And we call those people, "CEOs".

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ-70rQD19M]CSPAN Sep 29 08 Boehner on TARP Bill - YouTube[/ame]

 

[JoeNormal]

Generally.. you will see registered republicans or conservatives supportive of flax taxes, fair taxes, etc.. this is not prevalent in the dems or liberals, especially amongst the young or those who support the unequal treatment of others and who can benefit from people paying for their shit

I do not defend the recent fiscal record of most REP politicians.. and you have not seen me do it... but even though I do not support and have not supported their actions, it does not mean I will support the opposition when their approach towards redistribution and 'progressive' taxes (and let us not forget entitlement spending) is even worse

LOL. Sure, you fellows are all for 'fair' taxes. Tax Romney at 13% and the average worker at 30%.

What's wrong with a flat tax applied to all classes, even those in the lower bracket who don't pay ANY income tax? It could be a flax 10% or 15% Federal tax on everything you buy, in place of a federal income tax.

As far as your view that the wealthy should simply be taxed more. California has the highest corporate tax and income tax over all the other states. The state is also in no short supply of rich people to give a portion of their wealth through taxes, with Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Yet despite all these taxes, California's debt doubles that of even New York (which stands as having the second highest debt in the nation). Businesses are also leaving California to establish themselves in other states. Why isn't taxing the "rich", working in a liberal Democrat controlled state like California?

The flood of illegal immigrants.

 

[DiamondDave]

Young voters are the result of school indoctrination. Half of them, more than half probably, don't even know what the issues are. They just regurgitate what they are told. They don't know even know what the issues are. They just parrot what they heard.

You don't think the average young person knows what it means when the GOP says it wants to outlaw all abortion and keep same sex marriage illegal?

Really??

yet a large number of REPs and CONs support abortion when the mother's life in is jeopardy or in cases of things ranging from rape or incest.. there is not one GOP consensus...

And there are MANY REPs and CONs who what people to be with whomever they wish in a family relationship.. many wish to see government out of marriage.. many wish to have 'civil unions' that are exactly the same except in name.. again, there is not one GOP consensus...

But nice try

 

[Stephanie]

How do social issues stand in the way of paying one's bills?

When a group of people find it socially acceptable NOT to be responsible while feeling it is the social responsibility of others to pay for their shit.. it is a social issue

And we call those people, "CEOs".

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ-70rQD19M]CSPAN Sep 29 08 Boehner on TARP Bill - YouTube[/ame]

that didn't bother you when put a community agitator, JUNOR SENATOR, never ran a business or company in as President..
so you people have no room to talk..and should hang your head in shame

 

[mudwhistle]

Young voters are the result of school indoctrination. Half of them, more than half probably, don't even know what the issues are. They just regurgitate what they are told. They don't know even know what the issues are. They just parrot what they heard.

You don't think the average young person knows what it means when the GOP says it wants to outlaw all abortion and keep same sex marriage illegal?

Same sex marriage always was illegal as is marrying your sister.

The abortion issue is an old issue that is law and not even political. It is purely moral. It doesn't concern me.

 

[DiamondDave]

And exactly what have republicans ever done to relieve the taxpayer of that burden?

Generally.. you will see registered republicans or conservatives supportive of flax taxes, fair taxes, etc.. this is not prevalent in the dems or liberals, especially amongst the young or those who support the unequal treatment of others and who can benefit from people paying for their shit

I do not defend the recent fiscal record of most REP politicians.. and you have not seen me do it... but even though I do not support and have not supported their actions, it does not mean I will support the opposition when their approach towards redistribution and 'progressive' taxes (and let us not forget entitlement spending) is even worse

LOL. Sure, you fellows are all for 'fair' taxes. Tax Romney at 13% and the average worker at 30%.

Nah.. it is your ignorant side that likes to use the subjective stance of 'fairness' in taxation, in a ploy to get others to pay for shit for you

The 'fair' tax proposed by the various conservatives and REPs is not putting arbitrary income tags on rates, etc...

Flat tax supporters support EQUALITY in rate across the board....

But nice try

 

[LogikAndReazon]

The rock the vote morons who elected the community organizer deserve what theyre getting......lol

 

[Stephanie]

The 95-page report from the College Republican National Committee, the latest post-mortem from party leadership, paints a grim picture of the GOP’s image with voters under 29, citing a series of surveys and focus groups conducted before and after the 2012 presidential election. The report found that younger voters – even those considered “winnable” for Republicans-- tended to associate the party with words like “rich” and “religious” while stating that adjectives like “open-minded,” “caring,” and “co-operative” were traits that least describe the GOP.

College Republicans latest to issue warnings for party's future - NBC Politics

Most young folks are pretty liberal and they stay that way till they are out in the world and have to earn a living.

When they have bills to pay, families to support, cars and houses to support they become more conservative.

Hey. The world is great till you have to start paying your own way then you realize the liberal view ain't that great.

How do social issues stand in the way of paying one's bills?

how does standing for abortion (killing off our children) pay the bills and how does it help Society Democrats crow they care so much about?

 

[ShaklesOfBigGov]

The 95-page report from the College Republican National Committee, the latest post-mortem from party leadership, paints a grim picture of the GOP’s image with voters under 29, citing a series of surveys and focus groups conducted before and after the 2012 presidential election. The report found that younger voters – even those considered “winnable” for Republicans-- tended to associate the party with words like “rich” and “religious” while stating that adjectives like “open-minded,” “caring,” and “co-operative” were traits that least describe the GOP.

College Republicans latest to issue warnings for party's future - NBC Politics

Most young folks are pretty liberal and they stay that way till they are out in the world and have to earn a living.

When they have bills to pay, families to support, cars and houses to support they become more conservative.

Hey. The world is great till you have to start paying your own way then you realize the liberal view ain't that great.

Exactly, and most don't care about politics..Some can't even name who is Vice President.

we can see what party is closed minded, bigoted , racist and ridged...just look at this thread

For most young people it's about charisma (who they consider to be "likable") over the issues, how a person carries himself. It's not until they graduate college and are thrown into the world to earn a living for themselves, do they begin to pay attention. By then they have begun to settle upon one of these basic points of view:

1) government can't be trusted, they waste to much of MY hard earned tax dollars, and they need to get out of my way.

2) what can the Federal Government do for me?

Interesting how far our nation has come in the perception of the role of government. It's quite different from that particular time when we once heard these immortal words: "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country". I have often wondered if on the basis of THAT phrase alone, without knowing who it was that actually gave it, if the young people today would attribute that particular belief to be the views of a Republican?

 

[NYcarbineer]

[
Liberals can't stand a difference in opinion, or a voice that speaks contrary to their ideological "beliefs".

Is that supposed to be in contrast to conservatives?

Why don't you name for us...

1. The conservatives in the media, radio hosts, cable news figures, who are tolerant and amenable and open to liberal beliefs.

2. The conservatives on this forum who qualify as the above.

How many conservatives exactly, can you name ...... who are quick to change topic on a debate, over the issues, to suggest that individual must be a racist for having a difference of opinion? Why would a liberal much rather call a black republican an Uncle Tom, over simply offering the voters a different point of view on a particular issue? Is this how liberals are known to react to a difference of opinion, when they have nothing more to offer in the way of "substance" and intellectual discussion? Is this your example of liberal tolerance towards a different point of view?

I was called racist for criticizing Herman Cain's politics, and sexist for criticizing Sarah Palin's politics.

I see you named none to my questions. lol, shut up.

 

[Stephanie]

Hufferpost, bringing you the garbage that no one else will..

and then it's spread around so people can crow how the Democrat party is the BOMB

so funny...

 

[eagle7_31]

'Never argue with stupid people'

Like hardcore Obama supporters.

Wait until the bill comes for Obamacare, the doubling of insurance rates starting next year. Minds can change real fast.

 

[DiamondDave]

Is that supposed to be in contrast to conservatives?

Why don't you name for us...

1. The conservatives in the media, radio hosts, cable news figures, who are tolerant and amenable and open to liberal beliefs.

2. The conservatives on this forum who qualify as the above.

How many conservatives exactly, can you name ...... who are quick to change topic on a debate, over the issues, to suggest that individual must be a racist for having a difference of opinion? Why would a liberal much rather call a black republican an Uncle Tom, over simply offering the voters a different point of view on a particular issue? Is this how liberals are known to react to a difference of opinion, when they have nothing more to offer in the way of "substance" and intellectual discussion? Is this your example of liberal tolerance towards a different point of view?

I was called racist for criticizing Herman Cain's politics, and sexist for criticizing Sarah Palin's politics.

I see you named none to my questions. lol, shut up.

1) There are conservatives in the media who support people being with whomever they want in a family relationship... EVEN if they do not want the term marriage used... they do not support treating people differently... you have ones that support a safety net while not supporting the safety hammock we have now...

2) I do support the same, hoping government gets out of the religious term of marriage and goes down to a policy of treating every family unit the same in terms of governmental matters.. and I am a conservative

What you will not get is conservatives supporting such things and also supporting government intervention, spending, and legislation to give itself more power and jurisdiction over personal and society issues... you have support of many such 'liberal' things from conservatives.. just not to the extremes that the liberals and the DEM party want

 

[Stephanie]

'Never argue with stupid people'

Like hardcore Obama supporters.

Wait until the bill comes for Obamacare, the doubling of insurance rates starting next year. Minds can change real fast.

so true, they had a hand in voting to make themselves slaves to state with ObamaCare..reality is a coming for them
I'm not going to take what a few so called college Republicans have to say and lose sleep over it....