Ask them in four years. On Nov 8, 4:24�am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > GOP to Public: 'We're Utterly Lost, Do You Have > Suggestions?'http://www.alternet.org/blogs/election08/106228/ > It's an unusual concession, isn't it? Given this week's results, it > stands to reason that those in positions of power in the Republican > Party are in a tough spot. Worse, they have to figure out a way > forward without any real ideas or policy solutions that Americans > might like. > So, in an exercise that seems rather sad, the RNC is turning to the > rank and file, hoping they might have some ideas on how the party can > pull itself out of its ditch. (via the "Rachel Maddow Show" from last > night) > Republicans are trying to figure out what went wrong, so they've > decided to listen up by inviting supporters to weigh in with their > views on the election outcome and where the party should go from here. > Republican National Committee Chairman Robert M. (Mike) Duncan said > today the party will be creating a Web site to gather feedback from > GOP voters. > > "In the coming weeks the RNC will launch a new online initiative > called 'Republicans for a Reason," Duncan said at a National Press > Club gathering. "It will provide voters a forum to speak their mind; > to tell us why they are Republicans; to tell us how we may have let > them down this year; and what we can do to restore their confidence in > our party." > > It's an unusual concession, isn't it? Republicans are effectively > telling voters, "We're lost and hope someone might give us some > direction." > > In fact, the Guardian reported that voters can also offer the RNC > advice on what to do next through a "hotline," appealing for > suggestions from the public on how to rebuild. (I've looked around the > phone number, but I haven't tracked it down. If anyone knows how to > call into the hotline, let me know.) > > The point, of course, isn't that Republicans are trying some new > gimmicks, but rather, that the party has fallen so far, it doesn't > even know what to do next. > > The debate over which is the "party of ideas" appears to be over -- as > is Karl Rove's idea of "permanent" Republican majority. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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