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Conservatives: The Largest Ideological Group

Mike

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Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This represents a slight increase for conservatism in the U.S. since 2008, returning it to a level last seen in 2004. The 21% calling themselves liberal is in line with findings throughout this decade, but is up from the 1990s

Bet it sucks to be a minority...................... :roll: :roll:
 
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Consultant Mike Murphy: GOP Facing Ice Age

Monday, June 15, 2009 10:41 AM

By: Jim Meyers

The Republican Party faces a coming "ice age" due to changing demographics in America, according to GOP political consultant Mike Murphy.

"Despairing Republican friends have been asking me what I think we should do to rebuild the GOP and begin our certain and inevitable comeback," Murphy, whose clients have included Jeb Bush, John McCain and Mitt Romney, writes in Time magazine.

"My answer disappoints them: 'Build an ark.'

"The demographics are changing in a way that is deadly for the Republican Party as it exists today. A GOP ice age is on the way."

Republicans for years have won elections by appealing to white middle-class voters, but that formula "is no longer enough," Murphy opines.

In 1980, Latino voters cast about 2 percent of all votes, but in 2008 they cast 9 percent, and Barack Obama received 67 percent of those votes. John McCain got only 31 percent, down from the 44 percent that George W. Bush received in 2004.

Obama also won decisively among voters under age 30, beating McCain by 33 percentage points.

A Republican renewal could still be possible, according to Murphy, because "conservatism is traditionally energized by a reaction to liberal excess, and the unabashedly leftish tilt of the Obama administration's domestic agenda does give hope. But demography is a powerful force."

Republicans need to become more socially libertarian on issues such as gay rights to appeal to young voters, and to support practical immigration reform to win more of the Latino vote, Murphy suggests, adding:

"Saving the GOP is not about diluting conservatism but about modernizing it to reflect the country it inhabits instead of an America that no longer exists."
 

Mike

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Republicans only accounted for 21% of the voting public in 1979.

We all know what happened in the Presidential Election that immediately followed..........................................
 

backhoeboogie

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Mike said:
Republicans only accounted for 21% of the voting public in 1979.

We all know what happened in the Presidential Election that immediately followed..........................................

I have to disagree with the "we all know what happened" perspective. Apparently a lot of folks stuck their hand in the flames but need to be burned again, just to be sure.

We're in a mess and it is going to take those with capital and a mind for success to get us back rolling again. Right now no conservative is willing to take risks with Pelosi in charge of the hen house. She feels we don't deserve the rewards of hard earned money in the first place. Obama wants to level the playing field and go communist. So we are in a catch 22 until the next election.
 

RobertMac

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Republicans need to get rid of people like Mike Murphy.

The majority of Latinos are Catholics...traditional conservative values.
Black are largely Baptists...traditional conservative values.
The young are largely ignorant until they get a job and start paying taxes.

All Republicans need is to run candidates with traditional conservative values that will stand up for the working(tax paying) men and women and small business. That will stand up for this country and its traditional conservative values...Reagan!
 

Steve

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RobertMac said:
Republicans need to get rid of people like Mike Murphy.

The majority of Latinos are Catholics...traditional conservative values.
Black are largely Baptists...traditional conservative values.
The young are largely ignorant until they get a job and start paying taxes.

All Republicans need is to run candidates with traditional conservative values that will stand up for the working(tax paying) men and women and small business. That will stand up for this country and its traditional conservative values...Reagan!

I somewhat agree... but the real work would be to shed the labels applied by the liberals, and actually show the working class that the democrats don't really help them out,, and actually hold them down...
when that is done the liberal agenda will not appeal to many hard working people..
 

RobertMac

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Steve said:
RobertMac said:
Republicans need to get rid of people like Mike Murphy.

The majority of Latinos are Catholics...traditional conservative values.
Black are largely Baptists...traditional conservative values.
The young are largely ignorant until they get a job and start paying taxes.

All Republicans need is to run candidates with traditional conservative values that will stand up for the working(tax paying) men and women and small business. That will stand up for this country and its traditional conservative values...Reagan!

I somewhat agree... but the real work would be to shed the labels applied by the liberals, and actually show the working class that the democrats don't really help them out,, and actually hold them down...
when that is done the liberal agenda will not appeal to many hard working people..
Steve, you nailed the real problem...Republicans are letting the Democrats define them. When your adversary is giving you advice...RUN!!!
 
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