Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele made a speech Monday night in which he said " change is being delivered in the form of a teabag". The same Michael Steele spoke to the Washington Times earlier this year in which he said he would make an "off the hook" public relations offensive to "urban hip/hop communities". Steele may have some edge with African American and minorities which are more socially conservative. This can be supported by the 2008 elections having an overwhelming Democratic turnout in support of Obama but yet passing the conservative bans on gay marriages into three state constitutions (Arizona, California and Florida). However, for the die hard conservatives which Rush Limbaugh and Sara Palin appeal to, I do not think Steele's presence is bolstering support among them. Do you think the republican party will be more succesful in the future by appealing to a more conservative religious right, or the more moderates like John McCain, Jeb Bush or Lindsay Graham?
Max Herrle
POS2001
12 PM
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It's a pretty big stretch to call Jeb a moderate. He's not really religious right, but he's certainly conservative. A better Florida example there would've been Charlie Crist.
It is all to convenient be a moderate or moderate conservatism. The difference are usually along a social and economic lines of what is the best political action is to correct or reverse a current issues.Moderation or the middle way is often the best approach and rational to solve most problem. As a decision maker this does not give consideration to the dynamics of the actually problem. The Republican party has already lost polictical favor because of the previous presidency. It would seem from my perspecitve that has been an increase in idealogical stratification toward a middle stance on some issues within a political idealogy, which was already a trend in recent years. How does it relate to my earlier statement? As a revival to the party this course of action is in my opinion the best solution, but does do justice to the prevailing issues that remain constant. From this presumption, I can declare that the conservative religious right or social conservatism will be in the decline. I am above all else concerned with addressing the problems that hurt this nation with the best solution whatever is may be and not following or falling in line with any ideology.
Okino Leiba
POS2001 12 p.m.
May 21, 2009
With the proliferation of Movement Conservatism, and the radicalization of the conservative base, i think that the GOP will begin to weed out most of the moderates within the party. With their devastating loss in this years elections, the GOP have limped away licking their wounds, promising a return to radical core principles, and giving men like Rush Limbaugh reigns to the elephant. I don't believe that Michael Steele's presence has had its intended effect, and I expect in the future to see a much more radical conservative leader to emerge within the party. On a more controversial note, Paul Krugman suggests that the strength of the GOP has historically come from white backlash against civil rights from southern states which would eventually realign the south towards the republican party. It's interesting to see how differently race is now playing a role within the party with an African American as National Committee Chairman.
Thomas Ziebarth
POS2001
9 a.m.
For the future i think that they would be more successful appealing to moderates. Times are changing and I think looking at this last election we can see that many people are ready for change and the opinions of the very right wing conservatives are not sitting as well with Americans anymore.
Leigh Anne Thompson
9:00 a.m. m-f
POS 2001
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