Republicans Reflect on Past Mistakes And Future Prospects
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- Republicans Reflect on Past Mistakes And Future Prospects
- Labor Ad Ties Limbaugh to the ‘Party of No’
- Washington Unplugged: Gingrich Sees pportunity To Redefine GP
- How Michael Steele Plans to Shake Up the Republican Party
- Dallas County Republican Party’s plan: Rebound rebuild
Republicans Reflect on Past Mistakes And Future Prospects
Voice of America
But before the party can move forward many Republicans believe they need to examine why they failed in the last two national elections. Paul Ryan is a Republican congressman from Wisconsin who says his party lost its way in recent years by spending too much and letting the budget deficit get out of hand. “But as a conservative I have got to admit that my party took success for granted. The Republican Party disregarded its roots. It sacrificed principles and it failed to offer a vision relevant to most Americans. You can’t get it right if you don’t admit the truth” he said. Ryan is considered a rising star among conservatives within the Republican Party as is Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal.
Labor Ad Ties Limbaugh to the ‘Party of No’
New York Times
The commercial which a group spokesman said would be broadcast on some cable networks and possibly the Sunday news shows early next week attempts to paint Mr. Limbaugh the talk radio show host as the titular head of the Republican party. It intersperses clips of American workers teachers and foreclosure signs with the leaders using the word “no. ” And the ad ends with Mr. Limbaugh’s declaration toward President bama from a few weeks ago: “I want him to fail” and then a narrator concludes: “Tell them America won’t take no for an answer.
Washington Unplugged: Gingrich Sees pportunity To Redefine GP
CBS News
Gingrich believes that the Republican Party deserved the trouncing it has received in the two most recent elections. He saw the electoral results not as a repudiation of conservative ideology but as a failure on the part of his party to deliver for the American people. “It got off track it failed to perform and it got fired” Gingrich said of his party. “That’s the great genius of America if you don’t do your job the customer gets to choose somebody else.
How Michael Steele Plans to Shake Up the Republican Party
U.S. News & World Report
Walsh Posted February 26 2009 Michael Steele the new chairman of the Republican National Committee has big plans for the RNC. Among his goals is adopting a 50-state strategy to make the GP competitive even in areas where it hasn’t done well in recent years such as New York and the West Coast. In an interview with U.
Dallas County Republican Party’s plan: Rebound rebuild
Dallas Morning News
The theme was more about rebuilding a declining party than celebrating recent electoral victories. "We want to give people a chance to think about 2010 and the direction of the Republican Party" said Jonathan Neerman chairman of the Dallas County Republican Party. "It gives us an opportunity to talk about how the Republican Party can win nationwide but also how the party can win locally. " South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford the keynote speaker was a window into the party’s national strategy. "We need to stick with our brand" Sanford said before his speech.
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