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	Re: Why the GOP is "perceived" to be out of touch « on: August 22, 2011, 03:40:55 PM »
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Quote from: memphis on August 22, 2011, 02:48:12 PM

Quote from: Mr. Moderate on August 22, 2011, 02:43:42 PM

An overreliance on social issues combined with a willingness to push for tax cuts for the super rich.

They're not just willing to give the super rich tax cuts. That's their entire raison d'etre.

Yeah, the GOP in general doesn't care about "social issues" except for election purposes.

How did "Party of small government and fiscal responsibility" evolve into "TAX CUTS GOOD, SPENDING BAD, also payroll taxes aren't real taxes/"?

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Re: Why the GOP is "perceived" to be out of touch

« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2011, 03:56:13 PM »

The GOP is also becoming increasingly defined as anger -reactionary, virulent anger-at liberals, at multiculturalism, at science, at secularism, at anything that upsets the idealized "past."

Thus, you have culture warriors, tax-cut zealots, business aristocrats, and religious fanatics pushing an agenda of "No", which is no agenda at all.

Of course, the Tea Party doesn't help the GOP's efforts to broaden their electorate..which is why the Republicans have a very energetic "base" but almost no power beyond that.

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« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2011, 11:33:22 PM »

Quote from: J. J. on August 22, 2011, 11:00:55 PM

Seriously, it is because everyone flocks together. Liberals and conservatives don't really want to hear new ideas; the only want echo chambers.

While this is true in general, it's not the Democratic Party that has been purging its ranks of moderates.

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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2011, 01:20:55 AM »

Quote from: J. J. on August 23, 2011, 01:16:23 AM

Quote from: Dereich on August 23, 2011, 12:30:57 AM

Quote from: Grover Cleveland was a DINO on August 22, 2011, 11:33:22 PM

Quote from: J. J. on August 22, 2011, 11:00:55 PM

Seriously, it is because everyone flocks together. Liberals and conservatives don't really want to hear new ideas; the only want echo chambers.

While this is true in general, it's not the Democratic Party that has been purging its ranks of moderates.

They don't need to. The Republicans have been purging their moderates, especially in the south, for them.

This is true, but we have seen this on Democratic side. Joe Lieberman, the talk of primaring Evan Bayh. We're seeing "liberal litmus tests." Bush chose as his Secretary of State someone who was noted to be pro choice. How many pro lifers are there in the Obama cabinet? Any?

Gates is a Republican. Geithner is no liberal. Obama appointed Huntsman.

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