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Will Republicans Ever Win the Presidency Again?

DavidM Wrote: Nov 09, 2012 1:28 PM

Its working out so well so far. Lets see if we can do 25% U-6 Unemployment this time! Or Maybe 6 dollar a gallon gas! The govt spends 22%+ of our GDP, over 4 percent more than under Clinton, but we need them spending at least 50 percent, right?? Inflation is through the roof so Spend, spend spend. Its never worked in human history but who knows, maybe one day it will. You are such a genius. Outside of results, your side is doing great.

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Will Republicans Ever Win the Presidency Again?

In the aftermath of the reelection of the worst president since James Buchanan, the question must be asked. Clearly, the Republican Party is on the downswing. But why?

There are two easy answers. Neither of them is correct. The first answer is advanced by proponents of liberalism. They say that the 2012 election was an ideological election, the seminal, long-awaited decision of the American public to fully embrace their inner socialists. This argument posits that Mitt Romney was an extreme conservative, Barack Obama was an extreme liberal, and the American people cast their lot with the liberal.

That argument is incorrect. As...

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