Nationally, Republican Party Displaying 'Driving Desire to Lose'?
New Haven Register › June 02, 2009
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REPUBLICANS are now clearly distinguished by their driving desire to lose. Every faction seems determined to rule the kingdom of irrelevance. Witness the reaction to the National Council for a New America, a "listening tour" by Republican officials kicked off at a pizza parlor in Northern Virginia. Social conservatives attacked this forum on education and the economy for the offense of not being a forum on abortion and the "traditional" family. Neo-Reaganites searched the transcript for nonexistent slights: How dare former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush criticize "nostalgia" for the "good old days?" Why didn't he just spit on President Ronald Reagan's grave? Other conservatives criticized the very idea of a listening tour, asking, "What's to hear?"
Bush described himself as "dumbfounded by the reaction." He added: "I don't think listening is a weakness. People are yearning to be heard. Perhaps we should begin with a little humility."See the full content of this document
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Nationally, Republican Party Displaying 'Driving Desire to Lose'?
There is much for Republicans to be humble about.
The party, says Bush, faces "dramatically changing demographics, especially Hispanics in swing states," the "alienation of young v...See the full content of this document
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