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Republicans need to unite to win
Sun-Sentinel ^ | April 1, 2012 | Noelle Nikpour

Posted on 04/01/2012 1:29:22 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat," the American humorist Will Rogers once said. He also said, "Democrats never agree on anything. That's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans."

Will Rogers must be turning in his grave because this is the year that Democrats are organized and do agree on something — the need to defeat the Republicans.

That means if Republicans want to win this election, it's time to unite behind the only candidate that can still win the party's nomination, Mitt Romney, and then explain to voters how the core Republican philosophy of less government and lower taxes will rally the economy.

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Once the general election begins, Republicans must be sure to fight the battle on their terms. They'll have a businessman who created jobs versus a big-spending Democrat who has presided over four years of unemployment. They'll have a man who has succeeded at everything versus a failed president.

And they'll still have the issues that matter most to Americans on their side. According to a December Gallup poll, 64 percent of Americans said the biggest threat to the economy is big government, which can't be good news to Democrats, who love big government. Another 8 percent cited big labor, a Democratic Party ally. Only 26 percent said the same about big business, which traditionally is associated with Republicans.

A strong nominee, a united party, and a coherent message about the dangers of big government versus Obama and his big-government record. If that's what Republicans run with, they'll win.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: conservatism; delegates; gopprimary; tampaconvention
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To: DNA.2012

Don’t drink the water.


261 posted on 04/03/2012 9:10:39 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Irish Eyes

Put down the Kool-Aid.


262 posted on 04/03/2012 9:25:43 PM PDT by DNA.2012
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To: DNA.2012
Put down the Kool-Aid.

It is wine

Irish

;)

263 posted on 04/03/2012 9:29:06 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Irish Eyes

Was huge liberal John Paul Stevens a score for our side because Gerald Ford, a republican, nominated him?

For us social conservatives a Romney appointment is no different than any other liberal.


264 posted on 04/04/2012 5:34:07 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray Continued Victory for our Troops Still in Afghan!)
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