RepublicansForAReason.com Asks: Why Be a Republican?
With its website, the GOP asks Republican faithful for ideas and comments about rebuilding the party
A week after the GOP's dismal showing on Election Day, the Republican National Committee yesterday unveiled a new site, RepublicanForAReason.com, which lets the party faithful contribute ideas, video clips, and donations to advance the cause. "The site offers users the opportunity to discuss their reasons for being a member of the Grand Old Party and what being a Republican means to them," the RNC said in a press release.
The format is similar to the RNC's special website launched in the run-up to the 2008 Republican National Convention in September; that site let people offer ideas and commentary before completion of the party platform.
Now Republicans are being invited to offer their opinion of where the party is headed and how it can be better prepared for the future. In-site polling will be featured, too, as viewers are invited to answer such questions as "How do you want the Republican Party to represent you in the 21st century? What is the most important issue facing our party in the 21st century?"
In announcing the new site, RNC Chairman Mike Duncan said: "We are a party of principles and must regain our voice. We need to hear what our volunteers, activists, elected leaders, and party members think about the Republican Party as we rebuild, refocus, and renew our bond with the American people."
Earlier this week, the Obama transition got its new website, Change.gov, up and running with post-election news and guidelines for applying for jobs in the Obama administration.
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Where do we as Republicans go to bring us back to the basics
For the RNC Chairman I like Michael Steele and Newt Gingerich, although I do not believe Newt is interested. We need to get back to our basics and stop trying to be Moderate or Liberal. We are a party of a free market economy, rule of law, small government and conservative morals. I recently read Michael Zak's book on Back to the Basics for the Republican Party (several times) and each time that I read it I could point to areas where we lost our focus. We need to get back to the basics, form grass root groups in communities and stop fighting ourselves to see who can be the most moderate. Sarah Palin was a breath of fresh air and gave the McCain ticket a real shot in the arm and I hope that she returns to the national scene. I suggest that those who are to be candidates for RNC Chairman stand a review and oral exam by a committee of seven selected people, including governors, senators and state GOP leaders and their recommendation brought forward to the party. Get out of the box and pick a leader with vision, talent and perspective who reflects the values goals we want to be our party.
One of the areas that we as Republicans really need to work on is that grass roots organization and functioning. We as Republicans need to do a better job of finding some new candidates (many who have never run for office) and helping them to be prepared for the position they seek. Most of us have never run for a political office and even though we are skilled and talented, the position of service require different skills and our local and state parties need to be involved in screening and educating new faces so that they can win the primary then the general election. It seems as though many times we expect a candidate to swim on their own in the primary and maybe get some help in the general election. We need to get off the idea that if you win the primary we might help you mode. I have offered to help screen candidates and then help them get ready for the primary and have been turned down more than one time. When I was attempting to prepare to run for Congress I was seeking information and help from political insiders and got very little help or assistance. Medical problems keep me from pursuing office again so I offer to help candidates running for various offices. I was told by several different organizations that if I won the primary they would consider helping me. Even when I told them that I would have no primary they still would not help me by supplying contacts and information for position papers. I found my GOP, both statewide and national to not be very helpful in my quest and to me this is a real negative. I was not known so was not considered a viable candidate, even though I have an earned Ph.D. and 25 years of experience in industry. If that is the way that new faces will be treated we will never get new and good candidates to run.
The Media gods:
For years we have been bombarded by the media propaganda, from a subtle approach to now as blatant vicious attack.
Mathematically they know they can get away with it because of
freedom of speech, and they mix truth with a dash of lies. They
also know that a big majority of voters are not intelligent
enough to know the difference. They also have been brainwashing
the educationl institutions from elem. to college students, no
thanks to the socially oriented NEA. This has been going on
for years. Rush, Hanity, Morris and others try to get to the
truth, but who listens to them, certainly not the big cities.
How can the conservative media be heard? To what extent does
freedom of speech border on treason toward our great nation? We
came to this country to escape tyranny. The voice of conservatism needs to be heard, and not by just a few talk
radio folks. It may be to late.
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