The Top 7 Reasons Why The GOP Can’t Build A Political Party Around Moderates
John Hawkins writes:
Both the Democrats and the Republicans need to reach beyond their core supporters to win an election; however, it’s worth noting that the two parties have taken completely opposite approaches to dealing with moderates that have produced what may appear to be non-intuitive results.
George Bush spent 8 years pursuing a “new tone,” he moved the party to the center domestically, and the GOP’s policies when they were in charge could best be described as “big government Republicanism.” They spent money at a fantastic clip, handed out goodies like the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, pushed pork, ignored the base to promote amnesty and the bailout, and ran a moderate presidential candidate.
The Democrats, on the other hand, have put hard core left-wingers in charge of every important post in their party and ran the most liberal man in the Senate — and they were the ones who pulled in the “moderates” during the campaign.
How can that be?
It’s because the GOP absolutely cannot build a successful political party around “moderates.”
Why is that the case?
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Posted by Jay on November 6, 2008 8:30 pm
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