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fooj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 03:15 PM
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GOP struggles to find 2006 message! You think?
Edited on Mon Mar-20-06 03:17 PM by fooj
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/19/AR2006031900893_pf.html

Republican efforts to craft a policy and political agenda to carry the party into the midterm elections have stumbled repeatedly as GOP leaders face widespread disaffection and disagreement within the ranks.

Anxiety over President Bush's Iraq policy, internal clashes over such divisive issues as immigration, and rising complaints that the party has abandoned conservative principles on spending restraint have all hobbled the effort to devise an election-year message, said several lawmakers involved in the effort.

While it is a Republican refrain that Democrats criticize Bush but have no positive vision, for now the governing party also has no national platform around which lawmakers are prepared to rally.

Every effort so far to produce such a platform has stumbled.

<snip>
Peace.
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 03:17 PM
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1. "We suck, but THEY suck more."
That seems to be the totality of their message right now.

:evilgrin:
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Jack from Charlotte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 06:14 PM
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8. Vote GOP. Our moron didn't veto the "No Call List" bill........
The huge deficit, the Iraq quagmire, higher unemployment, zero gain in the stock market for 5 years, a drug bill that gives huge money to drug companies that no Sr can understand....

but The AWOL/Moron didn't veto the No call List bill......
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tandot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 03:17 PM
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2. How about "Corruption Rocks...Vote GOP for more of the same"
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Gman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 03:19 PM
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3. The GOP doesn't want or need a message
They will just run trash ads to smear everyone that gets in their way. You don't need any message of what you're going to do when you can smear someone with lies.
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oldtime dfl_er Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 03:20 PM
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4. How About "We control the voting machines"
"so we're just gonna do what we want anyway"

http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/1097640
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 03:25 PM
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5. Here's one they would all agree with:
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 03:27 PM
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6. "Budget!
Wait, no, . . .

Protecting the troops!

Wait, no, . . .

Accountability! Um, . . .

Look! Over there! A terrorist!"

(cut to classic Michael Palin moment, looking confused, startled, and runs away . . .)
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NRaleighLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 03:27 PM
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7. Struggling? Their messages are so clear!
"We fail at everything!"
"We are highly corrupt and extremely greedy!"
"We don't care about anyone who is not rich or Christian"
"We prefer stupid people - they believe us and don't think, so can't see through our BS"
"We can't win elections fair and square, so steal them!"
"We want you to be very, very afraid"

And that is just the very start of their messages
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hatrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 06:18 PM
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9. I'll give you the GOP 2006 "message" in three short sentences
1. Hate gays.
2. Bomb Muslims.
3. And don't you dare burn that flag!!
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nickshepDEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 06:29 PM
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10. There message is and always will be...
'lower' taxes, 'strong' defense, dem's are weak...

Thats basically they're entire platform in a nutshell.

Sad thing is, the public buys it.
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 07:14 PM
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11. Republicans have no ideas.
Hmmm that sounds familiar. Where have I heard something like that before? :shrug:
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