tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post4005692060702244692..comments2024-03-18T21:33:55.514-04:00Comments on Doug Ross @ Journal: DO REPUBLICANS REALLY NEED TO "MODERNIZE THE MESSAGE"? In 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville predicted the 2012 electionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-55132419625172367402012-11-10T22:43:02.529-05:002012-11-10T22:43:02.529-05:00If I hear one more person say we have to support g...If I hear one more person say we have to support gay marriage, support abortion, support amnesty, and so on, I'm going to puke.<br /><br />If we did all that, we'd be Democrats.<br /><br />That doesn't simply won't work. Why vote for a pale imitation of a Democrat, when you can vote for the real thing.<br /><br />IMHO, it is obvious<br />- we need to get out the vote. Copy the Democrat model. Bus them, offer them gift cards to sign their name to a straight Republican absentee ballot...<br />-at the ward level, court the black and Hispanic vote. Preach the gospel of wealth. <br />-if we have to, form a new Republican party based on Tea Party values. Invite the sane Libertarians and the reasonable social issues crowd. Tell the establishment to pound sand.<br /><br />Romney was a nice guy, he would have been a decent president. But for your life, can you really tell me what he was for? What was his plan? Did he ever attempt to court the Republican base?The Machiavellianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327367637993162683noreply@blogger.com