Comments on: Poll: Majority Of Moderate Republicans Thinks GOP Is Stuck In The Past

By: jzap

jzap — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:32:39 +0000

A majority of moderate Republicans thinks the GOP is stuck in the past.

Both of them? .

By: ben

ben — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:26:59 +0000

STEELE,will be replaced by a known SEGREGATIONIST,KATON DAWSON.
Someone who belonged to an all white country club,up until 1 year ago,and said desegregation was the worst thing that ever happened to him.

GOP=SOUTHERN WHITE MALE+BIGOTRY+RACISM!!

By: Craig3

Craig3 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:50:32 +0000

Did any of you look at this poll?
1. small sample

2. misleading phrasing of what was said (Limbaugh, not someone I’m a big fan of, by the way). RL did not say he wanted President Obama’s economic policies generally to fail. Rather, he wants his policies that increase the size of government and the welfare state to fail. There’s a difference. The former phrasing makes it sound like Limbaugh wants *any* policy Obama forwards having to do with the economy to fail simply because it is President Obama proposing it. Rather, RL is taking a completely consistent (whether you agree or not) anti growth of government statement.

3. Note the bias in the poll organization (which one of the commenters above admits to). You wouldn’t have to ask someone if the democratic party is using old ideas. The answer is an undeniable yes. In truth, there are very few really new ideas (I will let you know some if you wish). The democratic party can recycle old failed ones because many supporters are not well versed in history. So we will have to repeat the same old failures and learn again. Tiresome.

By: azportsider

azportsider — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:49:51 +0000

CDW has the right of it. Fear of everything that doesn’t fit its narrow little worldview characterizes the conservative ‘mind.’ New ideas are especially scary, so we can safely ignore the possibility that the GOPers will ever come up with one.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:28:21 +0000

Same here – I always saw myself as a centrist. Now I’m a Libertarian.
The republicans used to court the religious right – because it was a big voting block…. they humored them. But – now they are fielding candidates FROM there… and it is scary.

I could care less about gay marriage – let them get married, who cares – its about personal freedom. I also think abortion is ok… but I think it should be thought of as a “last resort” kind of thing. I am not FOR it, but I think it should be available.

I also think science should be judged on its merits… not by a bible or koran or other “holy” scripture.

At the same time… i wish for a little more fiscal restraint.

- Bob

By: Claudia

Claudia — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:05:56 +0000

Here, here. I was a moderate Republican until 2004, too. Now I have no party affiliation. And I’m much happier.

By: budgetanalyst

budgetanalyst — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:48:51 +0000

moderate republicans do exist, and by and large, they have jumped ship already. i gave up in 2004…

By: Lily

Lily — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:56:20 +0000

Moderate Republicans, if they do actually exist, need to jump off the rapidly sinking ship. Become independents. Leave the Republican party to the nutcases.

By: Tena

Tena — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:17:06 +0000

And isn’t the rebuilding of the Republican Party supposed to go back and resurrect old conservative principles that have been forgotten?

How are we supposed to know? A. we’re not Republicans here, by and large. B. The Republicans themselves don’t know what direction to go in…

and I’m enjoying the h3ll out of it.

By: FFD

FFD — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:03:42 +0000

Just because the 62% of voters think the Republican Party is “embracing the same old ideas and leaders it has relied on for the past 20 years” doesn’t mean that’s necessarily a bad thing for them. And isn’t the rebuilding of the Republican Party supposed to go back and resurrect old conservative principles that have been forgotten?

By: Greg Sargent

Greg Sargent — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:21:56 +0000

cdw — hadn’t thought of it that way.

By: DJShay

DJShay — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:21:40 +0000

If they push Steele out and Dawson becomes the RNC Chair, all bets are off as to their strategy for 2010. It will be divide and conquer.

By: CDW

CDW — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:08:56 +0000

Being stuck in the past is what conservatives do, isn’t it? A Forward looking conservative is an oxymoron.