The RNC has started its rebuilding process by launching the website Republican for a Reason. It's a good idea with a slightly flawed website.
The GOP has three central tasks to re-asserting itself:
- Reconnect with the broad coalition of Americans who delivered repeated election victories over the past three decades.
- Develop a forward-thinking, positive platform.
- Retool the party infrastructure to restore the voter identification and mobilization efforts to their 2002 and 2004 levels of dominance.
Republicanforareason.com starts the ball rolling with forums that allow grassroots Republicans to weigh in on the issues that are important to them. This will give the RNC a good roadmap for where their party members are, and could end up serving almost as an activist-generated wiki-platform.
There are some things about the site, however, which suggest the RNC may not be forward-thinking enough to capitalize on its potential. For instance, the opening video shows glowing highlight reels of the past three Republican presidents, mostly focusing on Ronald Reagan. The video's title is "Rebuilding our Future," but it sure looks like they are leaning on the past.
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Frdericksburg, Virginia (yes Virginia)......a large 3ft x 7ft yard sign prominently displayed on the front lawn of a home on College Ave. (yes directly across from U of Mary Washington campus where Obama's pre election rally was held).....SARAH PALIN 2012!!!!
Oh, according to local news reports the Fredericksburg City Council is planning to send a bill to the RNC to pay for expenses they incurred when Palin rallied in the town. However, they aren't charging the DNC because the DNC didn't request a rally (Obama went to UMW who claimed the Republicans were welcome but did not request to rally there as the Dems did or they gladly would have hosted a republican rally at the college)...methinks the republicans should pay attention to detail next time around---focus on logistics & the message will get out!
if, like I did, you make a mistake & type in republicansforareason instead of the correct republicanforareason...SURPRISE!!!!
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