How do Republicans get the White House in 2016?

[nodoginnafight]

The good news. Republicans are well positioned to take the White House in 2016, They have strong candidates while the Dems have no "next in line" to Obama

The bad news. They are still Republicans and are prone to forming circular firing squads

What they need to do

1. Get rid of Grover Norquist: This unelected tyrant has managed to place every Republican into a fiscal box with no flexibility. It limits the choices Republicans have to implement good policy

2. Widen the base: Stop attacking Hispanics. Accept gay marriage, it will win points with young voters who look at it as a civil rights issue. Tone down your anti-abortion rhetoric. Still oppose abortion but embrace birth control, allow abortion in cases of rape, incest and a mothers health.

3. Accept Immigration reform: 10 million undocumented aliens. Offer work permits that allow them to stay. Offer those who have skills and jobs a path towards citizenship.

4. Run good candidates: Newt Gingrich, Hermann Cain, Michele Bachmann are not good presidential candidates. Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio are good candidates with wide appeal. Allow them to run as moderates. Compassionate Conservatives.

5. Distance yourself from the nutcases in your party: You know who they are. Tell them to STFU

Republicans can do all these things and still be Republicans. It will make you look more human, less dictatorial, more "huggable"

Otherwise, prepare for another shock in 2016

The "base" of the GOP will continue to believe it is superior to the rest of the country and will demand that their candidates continue moving further to the right. This "base" is either too stubborn or too ignorant to realize that the voters of this country simply are not in alignment with their right wing philosophies. The female vote will continue to be lost to the GOP due to their demands to control what a woman does with her own body. The Latino vote will continue to be lost to the GOP due to the GOP's "self deportation" immigration strategery. The white senior vote will continue to decline and yet the GOP will continue to count on it to lead them to victory. Stupid is as stupid does.

Unless moderates wrest the Republican Party away from the extremeists - Hillary Clinton will win in 2016.

 

[rightwinger]

The good news. Republicans are well positioned to take the White House in 2016, They have strong candidates while the Dems have no "next in line" to Obama

The bad news. They are still Republicans and are prone to forming circular firing squads

What they need to do

1. Get rid of Grover Norquist: This unelected tyrant has managed to place every Republican into a fiscal box with no flexibility. It limits the choices Republicans have to implement good policy

2. Widen the base: Stop attacking Hispanics. Accept gay marriage, it will win points with young voters who look at it as a civil rights issue. Tone down your anti-abortion rhetoric. Still oppose abortion but embrace birth control, allow abortion in cases of rape, incest and a mothers health.

3. Accept Immigration reform: 10 million undocumented aliens. Offer work permits that allow them to stay. Offer those who have skills and jobs a path towards citizenship.

4. Run good candidates: Newt Gingrich, Hermann Cain, Michele Bachmann are not good presidential candidates. Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio are good candidates with wide appeal. Allow them to run as moderates. Compassionate Conservatives.

5. Distance yourself from the nutcases in your party: You know who they are. Tell them to STFU

Republicans can do all these things and still be Republicans. It will make you look more human, less dictatorial, more "huggable"

Otherwise, prepare for another shock in 2016

I have an odd scenario that is a long shot, posted it in another thread. I think John Boehner could work his way into a strong position if he retains his spot as Speaker of the House and then forces Republicans to work with Democrats, thereby actually getting some things accomplished. If he were to help lead the way on getting the deficit reduced somewhat through a combination of compromised tax increases and spending cuts, he could easily claim credit. Now granted the Republicans have a slewful of potential candidates, but they all come from the same cloth as the losers from this year. Boehner could re-invent the Republican Party.

The more I think about it, the more insane it sounds, but I'm sticking with it. Stranger things have happened.

and pigs can fly

 

[Nosmo King]

The good news. Republicans are well positioned to take the White House in 2016, They have strong candidates while the Dems have no "next in line" to Obama

The bad news. They are still Republicans and are prone to forming circular firing squads

What they need to do

1. Get rid of Grover Norquist: This unelected tyrant has managed to place every Republican into a fiscal box with no flexibility. It limits the choices Republicans have to implement good policy

2. Widen the base: Stop attacking Hispanics. Accept gay marriage, it will win points with young voters who look at it as a civil rights issue. Tone down your anti-abortion rhetoric. Still oppose abortion but embrace birth control, allow abortion in cases of rape, incest and a mothers health.

3. Accept Immigration reform: 10 million undocumented aliens. Offer work permits that allow them to stay. Offer those who have skills and jobs a path towards citizenship.

4. Run good candidates: Newt Gingrich, Hermann Cain, Michele Bachmann are not good presidential candidates. Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio are good candidates with wide appeal. Allow them to run as moderates. Compassionate Conservatives.

5. Distance yourself from the nutcases in your party: You know who they are. Tell them to STFU

Republicans can do all these things and still be Republicans. It will make you look more human, less dictatorial, more "huggable"

Otherwise, prepare for another shock in 2016

I have an odd scenario that is a long shot, posted it in another thread. I think John Boehner could work his way into a strong position if he retains his spot as Speaker of the House and then forces Republicans to work with Democrats, thereby actually getting some things accomplished. If he were to help lead the way on getting the deficit reduced somewhat through a combination of compromised tax increases and spending cuts, he could easily claim credit. Now granted the Republicans have a slewful of potential candidates, but they all come from the same cloth as the losers from this year. Boehner could re-invent the Republican Party.

The more I think about it, the more insane it sounds, but I'm sticking with it. Stranger things have happened.

If Boehnner couldn't sell the 'grand bargain' to the Tea party Freshmen, and couldn't rally enough support to repeal Obamacare, what makes you think he has the political chops to re-invent the GOP now?

 

[Mr. Shaman]

The good news. Republicans are well positioned to take the White House in 2016, They have strong candidates while the Dems have no "next in line" to Obama.

 

[NoNukes]

The good news. Republicans are well positioned to take the White House in 2016, They have strong candidates while the Dems have no "next in line" to Obama

The bad news. They are still Republicans and are prone to forming circular firing squads

What they need to do

1. Get rid of Grover Norquist: This unelected tyrant has managed to place every Republican into a fiscal box with no flexibility. It limits the choices Republicans have to implement good policy

2. Widen the base: Stop attacking Hispanics. Accept gay marriage, it will win points with young voters who look at it as a civil rights issue. Tone down your anti-abortion rhetoric. Still oppose abortion but embrace birth control, allow abortion in cases of rape, incest and a mothers health.

3. Accept Immigration reform: 10 million undocumented aliens. Offer work permits that allow them to stay. Offer those who have skills and jobs a path towards citizenship.

4. Run good candidates: Newt Gingrich, Hermann Cain, Michele Bachmann are not good presidential candidates. Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio are good candidates with wide appeal. Allow them to run as moderates. Compassionate Conservatives.

5. Distance yourself from the nutcases in your party: You know who they are. Tell them to STFU

Republicans can do all these things and still be Republicans. It will make you look more human, less dictatorial, more "huggable"

Otherwise, prepare for another shock in 2016

6. Convince Hillary not to run.

 

[NoNukes]

Don't you just love when Liberals try to tell us how to win an election? Or even better, how to be conservative.

When everyone knows how futile it is to attempt to tell you guys anything intelligent.

 

[Nosmo King]

The good news. Republicans are well positioned to take the White House in 2016, They have strong candidates while the Dems have no "next in line" to Obama

Had you ever heard the name 'Barack Obama' in November of 2004?

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

The good news. Republicans are well positioned to take the White House in 2016, They have strong candidates while the Dems have no "next in line" to Obama

The bad news. They are still Republicans and are prone to forming circular firing squads

What they need to do

1. Get rid of Grover Norquist: This unelected tyrant has managed to place every Republican into a fiscal box with no flexibility. It limits the choices Republicans have to implement good policy

2. Widen the base: Stop attacking Hispanics. Accept gay marriage, it will win points with young voters who look at it as a civil rights issue. Tone down your anti-abortion rhetoric. Still oppose abortion but embrace birth control, allow abortion in cases of rape, incest and a mothers health.

3. Accept Immigration reform: 10 million undocumented aliens. Offer work permits that allow them to stay. Offer those who have skills and jobs a path towards citizenship.

4. Run good candidates: Newt Gingrich, Hermann Cain, Michele Bachmann are not good presidential candidates. Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio are good candidates with wide appeal. Allow them to run as moderates. Compassionate Conservatives.

5. Distance yourself from the nutcases in your party: You know who they are. Tell them to STFU

Republicans can do all these things and still be Republicans. It will make you look more human, less dictatorial, more "huggable"

Otherwise, prepare for another shock in 2016

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interesting how they have spent the last year

 

[TemplarKormac]

The good news. Republicans are well positioned to take the White House in 2016, They have strong candidates while the Dems have no "next in line" to Obama

The bad news. They are still Republicans and are prone to forming circular firing squads

What they need to do

1. Get rid of Grover Norquist: This unelected tyrant has managed to place every Republican into a fiscal box with no flexibility. It limits the choices Republicans have to implement good policy

2. Widen the base: Stop attacking Hispanics. Accept gay marriage, it will win points with young voters who look at it as a civil rights issue. Tone down your anti-abortion rhetoric. Still oppose abortion but embrace birth control, allow abortion in cases of rape, incest and a mothers health.

3. Accept Immigration reform: 10 million undocumented aliens. Offer work permits that allow them to stay. Offer those who have skills and jobs a path towards citizenship.

4. Run good candidates: Newt Gingrich, Hermann Cain, Michele Bachmann are not good presidential candidates. Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio are good candidates with wide appeal. Allow them to run as moderates. Compassionate Conservatives.

5. Distance yourself from the nutcases in your party: You know who they are. Tell them to STFU

Republicans can do all these things and still be Republicans. It will make you look more human, less dictatorial, more "huggable"

Otherwise, prepare for another shock in 2016

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thanks


interesting how they have spent the last year

Interesting that you're desperate enough to necro one of rw's troll threads, Dante. Running out of material?

 

[TemplarKormac]

Then again, to answer this question:

How do Republicans get the White House in 2016?

Answer: Obamacare

 

[BlackSand]

Marco Rubio is that candidate, Condoleeza Rice would fit, as well.

Not a chance with Condoleezza Rice ... She has scored a spot on the NCAA College Football Play-Off Selection Committee ... The White House would be peanuts compared to that.

Who the heck would want to go to Washington and hang out with all the scum in Congress ... When you have an excuse to watch as many college football games as possible and get to help pick who plays in the big game?
Pfft ... Bunch of cameras in your face at a White House dinner where you don't really like half or more of the bastards in the room ... Against Bama vs Florida State, box seats, better food and the chance to see someone kick someone else's butt ... Yeah Right!

All Republicans need to do is merge with the Democrats ... Especially if we just get unbridled liberalism either way ... It will work ... For someone anyways and we can ignore the other people.

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