How Republicans can win even if the economy keeps improving

The American (Journal of the American Enterprise Institute) ^ | 02/16/2012 | James Pethoukoukis

[sasquatch]

I reject the premise

[Impy]

To say “keeps improving” implies that it’s currently improving. That is not a point we should concede.

[Bigh4u2]

People will not believe in an economic growth until the price of fuel comes down.

Dramatically..

[brownsfan]

How the GOP can win?

Eliminate voter fraud.

Deport about 15 million illegals.

Brokered convention to get a quality candidate.

I can dream, can’t I?

[Shadow44]

And how many accounting tricks did it take to get this pitiful growth to show up?

[throwback]

I think 3. is the most important. You'll have to throttle this economy with taxes to even bend the deficit curve. Obama is still ordering more bottles of wine at the feast, but the bill is coming. We'll be eating mac & cheese for the rest of the month to pay for the one meal.

[Right Brother]

The republicans can’t get bogged down with complex messages for a public with the attention span of a gnat. It really can be brought down to simply asking “Is your personal economic situation better now than it was before the hope and change?”. Questions force people to think. Long winded, complex challenges to the media propaganda don’t.

[Riodacat]

With no Democrat primaries this year, all the media attention has been on the Republican candidates showcasing their talents to the American public - and what has been the result todate?
Even with the economy struggling, massive debt, etc, not a single one appears to be able to beat Obama so far.
And we can only imagine what will happen when the MSM and the Obama machine crank up for the POTUS race.
If the economy continues to appear to improve, then you can stick a fork in this one - it's done..

[MrEdd]

What region of the US is improving?

Here in North Texas we are seeing another wave of semiconductor plants moving overseas. I submit the books are being cooked.

[Perdogg]

Brokered convention to get a quality candidate

She has already said she is not running. Aside from her, who would be the best candidate?

[jwalsh07]

I like this guy but his Wall Street cheerleading kind of blinds him to the facts. Sort of like Larry Kudlow who sees sprouts in his coffee. The labor participation rate is almost 1% point lower in 1/12 than it was in 1/11. This does not happen in healthy, growing economies.

[Impy]

We have a quality candidate that’s currently leading Romney.

[cicero2k]

Reason number 2. is important. Obama’s government as venture capitalist has too many failures. To throw money at business concepts, without siginificant private participation at say 50% of the venture is ludicrous. That’s how we ended up with green failures. Then to intervene on private enterprise, whether energy or healthcare; in an obivious negative manner also prevents recovery. So stimulus money is used to pay for groceries, and rent; not for expansion. When expansion is proposed, Obama shuts it down.

One exception: a boom in the sales of firearms; either to private individuals or for government sponsored export to make the second ammendment look bad.

[Yashcheritsiy]

I’m not worried so much about the economy improving or not. I’m worried, instead, about two things:

1) The ability of the Republicans - whoever the nominee is - to actually make their case, and

2) The stupidity of the American people who only look at surface MSM headlines and let that drive their thinking.

[FreeAtlanta]

I wish FR had it’s on like buttons. I agree with you. The media is hyping overtime about the economy improving, and their is some growth do to human nature, but it isn’t great growth and it can freeze or collapse in a heartbeat.

We need to ask people, are you better off now, or under Bush and the Republicans? Are people you know better off? Do you know anyone who is unemployed or underemployed?

It is a simple issue and a lot more defined than when the bayou snake head said, “It’s the economy stupid!”

[Redalways]

Republicans have to pit Obama against a candidate that can gather a sufficient amount of the Hispanic vote.

[brownsfan]

“We have a quality candidate that’s currently leading Romney.”

There has to be a way to get someone like Paul Ryan to reconsider.

http://i.imgur.com/AevFw.png

“They have this idea that people should be left alone, be able to do whatever they want to do, government should keep our taxes down and keep our regulations low, that we shouldn’t get involved in the bedroom, we should not get involved in cultural issues. That is not how traditional conservatives view the world.” - Rick Santorum

I can see the intent of the comment, and given the website, and the quote, I can see how Santorum will get pummeled. Rick Santorum got crushed in his own state, I think he’s a decent enough man, but I honestly don’t think moderates will vote for him.

[RC51]

Our economy will continue to contract for the foreseeable future. Only once majority of Baby Boomers are dead will it grow again.

[MissMagnolia]

We'll be eating mac & cheese for the rest of the month to pay for the one meal.

Mac & cheese would be good - I think down the road we'll be boiling bark & grinding acorns.