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How Republicans Can Find Themselves

Grant75 Wrote: Nov 12, 2012 4:08 PM

If you live in a battleground state, I can understand why a fiscal conservative and/or social libertarian might vote for the “lesser of two evils” in a presidential election. Beyond that, I can’t understand why that person would be a registered Republican when that party is virtually a mirror image of the Democratic party. Being as how politicians are all followers – not leaders – I have to wonder what message it would send if 50% of all eligible voters were registered Libertarian – knowing that they could still vote for any candidate in any given election.

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How Republicans Can Find Themselves

Soul-searching is not in the GOP’s blood. Many Republicans see themselves as stoic, rugged and hardworking individuals. But after twice losing the White House to an ex-community organizer and failing to mobilize the base, Republicans need to take a trip to a mountainous valley, sip some tea and meditate.

In the quiet of nature, I think Republicans would find that the solutions to winning lie within themselves. After my own reflection, I developed three key insights into how the GOP can win presidential elections going forward:

#1 Keep an open mind

Early on, talking heads like Ann Coulter disparaged Romney...

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