The shape of things to come (John Derbyshire on the future of the GOP)

John Derbyshire ^ | November 9, 2012 | John Derbyshire

[rdb3]

We ABSOLUTELY MUST be proactive. We must attack at EVERY OPPORTUNITY then add each fail of the dems to a trend and theme. These themes must be simple, tailored, and repetitively broadcast to each target demographic.

I agree, but how do we stop our loud REACTIONARIES?

They do us no good at all!

The pain you feel today is the strength you'll have tomorrow.

[military cop]

That’s a good question. The answer stems from the new face approach that I outlined in LEADERSHIP.

The Right MUST have a summit AND SOON. The RNC might be able to coordinate this but needs to be careful about running it. Every fringe of the right needs their say but, also has a common enemy.

Another Hearts and Mind tenet learned the hard way in the Middle East (its an old arab proverb)”The enemy of my enemy is my friend”.

The entirety of the right has to show a united front. If that takes some closed door negotiation, so be it. Knock it out in private not public but, exit the session united.

Rubio can do this. If it’s all thrown on the table, then every aspect of the right must be included in the plan. Reject the plan and be cast out.

In certain there’s more to it than that but, the concept is the start point.

Pass these thuoghts to as many as you can. I really beleive it needs to be in the hands of someone who can run with it at the RNC.

We need to stop running 20th century campaigns in a 21st century world. This is open political warfare. Lets fight it with the tactics that have proven themselves around the globe.

RLTW

[soycd]

>How did you vote? Did you vote like a deeply religious, dedicated pro-lifer, or like a person unaffiliated with a religion?

I always vote for the R and against the democrat.

I would not have an abortion even if I could, nor would I advocate for anyone having an abortion.
The akin and mourdock results showed that in the case of rape, most people (voters) do not think forcing a birth on a rape victim is a winning issue. I do not see any evidence that their comments helped them.

While I am religious, it appears that it may not be the “approved” religion by some here. In Romney’s case, it did not matter that he is religious if it’s not the “right” religion.

I could be wrong but injecting both subjects into an election appears to distract and degrade from the goal of protecting America from the leftists.

If most folks here are ok with letting the democrat scumbags in office now keep their power due to Romney’s religion and past abortion stances, then I guess I can live with it too.

[ansel12]

And this time race was not a factor, it was the few million gonadal and religious voters that stayed home because Romney was Mormon and didn’t force rape victims to carry their rapist infected embryo. I’ll add that people also vote or abstain in accordance with their intelligence. Your intelligence doesn't seem very high when it comes to voting and elections.

The most pro-Romney voting block was the most religious, and the most pro-life group in America, the Evangelical Christians, who voted 79% republican, those with no religious affiliation voted 26% republican, Catholics voted 48% republican.

It seems as though you broke from the ranks of the majority of your religion, or denomination, and instead, you chose to vote with the Evangelicals.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I'm here in Singapore now, where I got to watch the election results last week from a safe distance. Singapore has plenty of poor people, but their quasi-socialistic health care and social security (CPF) systems are expertly managed, free of American-style corruption, and serve to keep the standard of living for the very poorest at a much higher level than in the USA. At the same time, Singapore's government is very pro-capitalist and the high-end here is ultra high-end.

The difference is competence - Singapore's authoritarian government has it in spades - our own, allegedly democratic government does not.

[Road Glide]

“The solution: business friendly “red zones” and benefit friendly “blue zones. Just like Hong hong China and PRC China. Let the blues stew in their filth.”

Actually, that might be a VERY workable solution for the nation’s future. A very interesting idea. One of the most original I’ve seen yet, considering how divided the nation (as a whole) has become.