Christmas came early for the Democratic Party in 2008. After reclaiming the White House, picking up a majority in the Senate and expanding their majority in the House of Representatives, the Democrats are in a prime position of power. This has left Republicans contemplating their strategy for the future. What must the GOP do in order to rise above the blue majority and restore their former glory?
What does all this mean for the GOP’s future? Inevitably, social conservatives will try to push the GOP further right on divisive wedge issues. Such efforts reflect an intrusive ideology of “Big Government” that has led the GOP over a cliff. Pursuing it further will turn the GOP into a regional party competitive only in the South and Midwest. Instead, let’s demonstrate the success of our core principles in tackling the economic crisis, preserving a strong national defense, and reforming our entitlement programs. By focusing on the real concerns of voters, the GOP will appeal to conservatives, libertarians and moderate voters.
Out of our Party’s election defeat, we can rebuild the GOP on inclusive, conservative and libertarian principles such as limited government, fiscal restraint, personal responsibility and freedom. Like Ronald Reagan, we must focus on kitchen table issues, not divisive social issues. We need to be a Party of the future, not of the past.
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