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The GOP's Talent Gap
National Journal ^ | February 20, 2014 | Alex Roarty, Chief Political Correspondent

Posted on 02/21/2014 5:19:36 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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1 posted on 02/21/2014 5:19:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The National Journal is the one that has the big talent gap.


2 posted on 02/21/2014 5:21:10 PM PST by CivilWarguy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Remember when character matter more than “The Message”.


3 posted on 02/21/2014 5:23:41 PM PST by Lets Roll NOW (A baby isn't a punishment, Obama is)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Let me see if I understand, If we use the same people
who taught the democrats, and do the same things the
democrats do, we can beat the democrats....

Right.


4 posted on 02/21/2014 5:31:13 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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When you think about their track record since Nixon . . .

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5 posted on 02/21/2014 5:35:03 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Obamacare: You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The 498 who worked the state are all paid to do so. It is business for the democrat volunteers, for republicans it is volunteer.


6 posted on 02/21/2014 5:37:17 PM PST by BRL
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This writer is arguing that there aren’t enough RINOs in the GOPe and that the GOPe doesn’t have a ground game. The reason for that is easy to understand — they hate their base. Why don’t the libs help them out and share some of their low info voters. Better yet why not have the lot of the RINOs just join the dems. They’ll be a lot happier.


7 posted on 02/21/2014 5:40:06 PM PST by Waryone
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There's a lot of truth to this, but the bigger point is this:

Most people who might be good Republican candidates for higher office really have no interest in politics. It's really beneath almost anyone who has an ounce of integrity and self-respect, which pretty much eliminates a huge segment of your most qualified conservative candidates.

8 posted on 02/21/2014 5:40:09 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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To: BRL

bump


9 posted on 02/21/2014 5:42:23 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Alberta's Child

Many Republicans can make good money in the private sector, much more than the $174,000 you make in Congress. Why bother?


10 posted on 02/21/2014 5:42:28 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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"The more electable ones, like Mitt Romney"

I stopped right there. Socialist ringer phonies like Willard are the epitome of UNELECTABLE.

11 posted on 02/21/2014 5:46:41 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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He’s won one election in his whole life, right?


12 posted on 02/21/2014 5:48:25 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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The problem is this guy. A list of every single ‘moderate’ in the country won’t provide the volounteers to win a campaign LOL!
No wonder Huffpost and National Journal love him.

Without the Tea Party there isn’t anyone to work for Republican candidates.


13 posted on 02/21/2014 5:49:41 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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Ensure that the elections are not rigged. Everything else is a waste of time and money if you can’t be sure the other side isn’t cheating.
Ask yourself, “Would the Democrats cheat to win?” If you answer “yes”, then move under the assumption that they are cheating.
Ask yourself, “Would the Democrats lie to win?” If you answer “yes”, then move under the assumption that they are always lying.
If they are crowing about how good their “get out the vote effort” was, then you can be sure that had little to do with their victory.


14 posted on 02/21/2014 5:51:43 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Yeah, I have a comment. This rag is the same rag that said McCain was
the most conservative Congresscritters in 2010. Need I say more?


15 posted on 02/21/2014 5:56:07 PM PST by tennmountainman (Just Say No To Obamacare)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sending this to a friend.


16 posted on 02/21/2014 5:59:43 PM PST by Darren McCarty (Abortion - legalized murder for convenience)
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To: tennmountainman

It’s also the home of Bob Shrum, and you know what that means.


17 posted on 02/21/2014 6:01:51 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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They are so scared witless of Ted Cruz that they don’t even want to mention his name.


18 posted on 02/21/2014 6:02:54 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Moslems reserve the right to behead anyone who says otherwise.)
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Without the Tea Party there isn’t anyone to work for Republican candidates.

You make a good point, the writer isn't looking for the "talent" in the rights places.

In two cycles tea party people are winning major upsets over the GOPe and then the democrat party, there is evidently a lot of good, new talent, involved in those many campaigns.

19 posted on 02/21/2014 6:06:33 PM PST by ansel12 (Ben Bradlee -- JFK told me that "he was all for people's solving their problems by abortion".)
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According to wiki: “Ruffini was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief submitted to the Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage during the Hollingsworth v. Perry case”.

This guy, and many in the Party apparatus, “Don’t want no Tea Party people ‘round here!” for various reasons.
Blaming their failure on ‘tchnology’ or ‘organization’ is a convenient self-delusion.


20 posted on 02/21/2014 6:18:51 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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