It seems that every day there is an article about what
Republicans should be doing to strengthen their damaged brand. How can they
better reach minority and young voters? What can they do to appeal to women?
How do they overcome the perception of being the party of angry white men?
There’s no question the GOP has lurched farther to the right
in recent years under the influence of the Tea Party. This is not Richard
Nixon’s Republican party. If the Republican leadership could keep their elected
officials from opening their mouths and speaking in public, this might actually
help bring about the desired results. Could be a bit unpractical.
What’s wrong with the Republican Party is that it’s the
Republican Party. Asking how to strengthen the party’s brand is a lot like
asking how you can make a rabid dog seem more like a kitten. In other words, it
really can’t be done, because the Republican Party’s basic ideological
foundation is flawed, unappealing and out of step with the direction the world
is moving.
Just yesterday, a panel of cavemen at FOX News were tearing
at their animal skins over the fact that more women than ever are family bread
winners. What voting demographic, exactly, would find this position compelling?
Young working women? Professional woman? How about angry white men? Check. You
name the demographic and tell me what Republicans have to offer this group of
people. Minorities? The poor? The unemployed or underemployed? Women? Union
members? Anyone making less than $1 million a year? Republicans want them all
to just shut up and go away.
There’s not enough pretty wrapping paper on the planet to make
ignorance, bigotry, and sexism look appealing.
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