The Republicans still don't get it
February 3rd 2007 03:14
The Republicans had a strategy session last week in Cambridge, Maryland, and it appears that they're still largely clueless in terms of understanding why they lost their majority. And, sadly, they have no credible plan on how to return to power.
As Bob Novak points out in his Townhall.com article:
Frank Luntz is a respected Republican pollster who is much more in touch with the on-the-street conservative than the insulated, stuffed shirts in Washington.
The article goes on to say:
What irritated me most about the Dems when they were in the minority was that they only complained and criticized. They never offered any meaningful suggestions. Their sole purpose was to tear down the Republicans in the hope that they could get back in power. Now the Republicans seem determined to do the same thing.
Furthermore:
I thought the elections would've put the Republicans on notice that they needed to be positive and constructive and move the nation forward. Clearly, that message was lost in translation. They think they have the answers and needn't perk up their ears to those of us who are hungering for real conservative leadership. That's unfortunate and disappointing.
The wilderness is a BIG place. Unless a critical mass of Republicans find a map of it that will show the way out, they could be wandering in that wilderness for a long time to come.
As Bob Novak points out in his Townhall.com article:
Pollster Frank Luntz for the past decade issued warnings to his fellow Republicans that they did not want to hear, but never has been so out of touch with them as he is today. "The Republican message machine is a skeleton of its former self," Luntz told me. "These people have no idea how the American people react to them."
Frank Luntz is a respected Republican pollster who is much more in touch with the on-the-street conservative than the insulated, stuffed shirts in Washington.
The article goes on to say:
Luntz sees a disconnect between Republicans and voters that projects a grim future for the party. That contradicts what House and Senate Republicans are saying to each other in closed party conferences. While Luntz views 2006 election defeats as ominous portents, the party's congressional leaders see only transitory setbacks and now dwell on bashing Democrats.
What irritated me most about the Dems when they were in the minority was that they only complained and criticized. They never offered any meaningful suggestions. Their sole purpose was to tear down the Republicans in the hope that they could get back in power. Now the Republicans seem determined to do the same thing.
Furthermore:
Luntz's prophecies of impending disaster have been both accurate and disregarded. Republicans never have been that comfortable hearing critics in closed conferences. He is not invited to such meetings today. "They do not want to hear the truth," Luntz told me.
I thought the elections would've put the Republicans on notice that they needed to be positive and constructive and move the nation forward. Clearly, that message was lost in translation. They think they have the answers and needn't perk up their ears to those of us who are hungering for real conservative leadership. That's unfortunate and disappointing.
The wilderness is a BIG place. Unless a critical mass of Republicans find a map of it that will show the way out, they could be wandering in that wilderness for a long time to come.
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