Republican Party Shrinks to Lowest Level in 30 Years

A look at the shrinking ranks of Republican Party in 10-year increments

By U.S. News Staff

May 27, 2009 RSS Feed Print
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Source: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

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How come I wasn't asked if I was a selfdescribed republican? Or anyone I know for that matter? You cant have true statistics if you dont ask everyone.

Pete of TX 10:49AM June 01, 2009

Tom and Texas Rebel are both right.

As long as the Republican Party follows the NeoCon/Wilsonian philosophy, the party will die a slow death.

As soon as the Republican grassroots take back the party with a Humble Foreign policy and Fiscal responsibility it will rebound.

We must return to the Goldwater/Reagan philosophy.

Pizza God of TX 9:02PM May 28, 2009

Many people don't call themselves Republican because of the party's decided drift away from its core philosophical principles.

Unfortunately, some in leadership positions (Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, etc.) think the party has to go even further left.

Baloney!

The party needs to get back to its roots, but since that probably won't happen anytime soon, a third party is a viable option.

We shouldn't kid ourselves, though. A third party won't really elect anyone for many years, if ever. But what it CAN do is siphon votes off from those who refuse to stay true to their conservative roots.

The threat of that alone may drive some of our wandering conservatives back into the fold and help to remove some of the bad apples, like the Olympia Snowes, Lindsay Gramms, etc.

TOM W. of TX 12:06PM May 28, 2009

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