PSA:Don’t get cocky, Democrats: The post-Romney GOP looks just like you did two decad

[fgarvb1]

Don’t get cocky, Democrats: The post-Romney GOP looks just like you did two decades ago.

..Jeff Greenfield is a Yahoo! News columnist and the host of “Need to Know” on PBS. A five-time Emmy winner, he has spent more than 30 years on network television, including time as the senior political correspondent for CBS News, the senior analyst for CNN, and the political and media analyst for ABC News. His most recent book is “Then Everything Changed: Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics.”
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You’re looking at a political party that has lost the popular vote in five of the past six elections; whose one winning presidential candidate achieved the White House thanks to a fluke; and whose prospects for the future seem doomed by demography and geography.

No, it’s not today’s Republican Party you’re looking at—it’s the Democratic Party after the 1988 elections. And the past (nearly) quarter-century is an object lesson in the peril of long-term assumptions about the nature and direction of our political path.

and so on... http://news.yahoo.com/don’t-get-coc...st-like-you-did-two-decades-ago-13564462.html

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

interesting..

 

[RoryN]

The desperation for the right-fringe to find a silver lining is delicious.

 

[fgarvb1]

The desperation for the right-fringe to find a silver lining is delicious.

Don't be fearing!

Y'all got four years to dump on the country.

 

[RoryN]

Don't be fearing!

Y'all got four years to dump on the country.

That's not enough to undo the shit you dumped onto it.

 

[Liar]

Don’t get cocky, Democrats: The post-Romney GOP looks just like you did two decades ago.

..Jeff Greenfield is a Yahoo! News columnist and the host of “Need to Know” on PBS. A five-time Emmy winner, he has spent more than 30 years on network television, including time as the senior political correspondent for CBS News, the senior analyst for CNN, and the political and media analyst for ABC News. His most recent book is “Then Everything Changed: Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics.”
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You’re looking at a political party that has lost the popular vote in five of the past six elections; whose one winning presidential candidate achieved the White House thanks to a fluke; and whose prospects for the future seem doomed by demography and geography.

No, it’s not today’s Republican Party you’re looking at—it’s the Democratic Party after the 1988 elections. And the past (nearly) quarter-century is an object lesson in the peril of long-term assumptions about the nature and direction of our political path.

and so on... http://news.yahoo.com/don’t-get-coc...st-like-you-did-two-decades-ago-13564462.html

Does this mean that the Republicans are going to do what the Democrats did after -88? Find a path back to political relevancy through social/cultural pluralism and fiscal centrism?

If so, yes please.

 

[fgarvb1]

I have no ideal what the plan is...if there is one at this point.

First someone who acceptable has to consent to run and admit to being crazy enough to want the job.

Haven't had that in eight years.

After that being in touch with what the country and people want and need with some kind of rational ideal of how to go about would be helpful.

 

[RoryN]

First someone who acceptable has to consent to run and admit to being crazy enough to want the job.

Haven't had that in eight years.

After that being in touch with what the country and people want and need with some kind of rational ideal of how to go about would be helpful.

Also someone who understandable when write for people to help.

 

[fgarvb1]

Also someone who understandable when write for people to help.

I take it you are not applying for the job then?

 

[RoryN]

I take it you are not applying for the job then?

I learned it by watching you.

Try reading your previous post again - it'll make you head hurt. I'll illustrate if necessary.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Don’t get cocky, Democrats: The post-Romney GOP looks just like you did two decades ago.

..Jeff Greenfield is a Yahoo! News columnist and the host of “Need to Know” on PBS. A five-time Emmy winner, he has spent more than 30 years on network television, including time as the senior political correspondent for CBS News, the senior analyst for CNN, and the political and media analyst for ABC News. His most recent book is “Then Everything Changed: Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics.”
..

You’re looking at a political party that has lost the popular vote in five of the past six elections; whose one winning presidential candidate achieved the White House thanks to a fluke; and whose prospects for the future seem doomed by demography and geography.

No, it’s not today’s Republican Party you’re looking at—it’s the Democratic Party after the 1988 elections. And the past (nearly) quarter-century is an object lesson in the peril of long-term assumptions about the nature and direction of our political path.

and so on... http://news.yahoo.com/don’t-get-coc...st-like-you-did-two-decades-ago-13564462.html

Research current demographic trends...particularly minority vs. Aryan birth rates...and get back to us, m'kay?

 

[fgarvb1]

Yeah, I was advised long ago that my thinking was so linear that it was difficult for me to both express my thoughts and for people to understand where I'm going with it.

 

[Liar]

Yeah, I was advised long ago that my thinking was so linear that it was difficult for me to both express my thoughts and for people to understand where I'm going with it.

Seems i have the same problem:

Does this mean that the Republicans are going to do what the Democrats did after -88? Find a path back to political relevancy through social/cultural pluralism and fiscal centrism?

If so, yes please.

I think my post may have to be translated to Lit-speek:

Does this mean that the Republicans will apply some long overdue chemo to their extremist cancer, and tell the racists, Randists, gaybashers, science deniers, war cocks and Grover motherfucking Nordquists in their ranks that sure, they can come along for the ride, but they need to sit down, shut up and swallow a healthy dose of bitter pills?

If so, yes please.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Seems i have the same problem:
I think my post may have to be translated to Lit-speek:

Does this mean that the Republicans will apply some long overdue chemo to their extremist cancer, and tell the racists, Randists, gaybashers, science deniers, war cocks and Grover motherfucking Nordquists in their ranks that sure, they can come along for the ride, but they need to sit down, shut up and swallow a healthy dose of bitter pills?

If so, yes please.

I didn't know you were bilingual.

 

[Liar]

I didn't know you were bilingual.

<token cunning linguist joke>

 

[Disgustipated]

Anyone seen fuckwaffle since the election results came in?

 

[cjh]

Anyone seen fuckwaffle since the election results came in?

Nope. I forget about him.

Where's CoachLETTERS been, for that matter?

 

[KingOrfeo]

Research current demographic trends...particularly minority vs. Aryan birth rates...and get back to us, m'kay?

More importantly, even the white population has undergone generational/cultural changes. In 20 years no one outside a nursing home will even understand why gay marriage or abortion ever was a political issue.

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

 

[cjh]

More importantly, even the white population has undergone generational/cultural changes. In 20 years no one outside a nursing home will even understand why gay marriage or abortion ever was a political issue.

I disagree with abortion.

I agree with gay marriage.

 

[Squibbs]

Don't be fearing!

Y'all got four years to dump on the country.

Y'all come back now, y'hear!

 

[RobDownSouth]

More importantly, even the white population has undergone generational/cultural changes. In 20 years no one outside a nursing home will even understand why gay marriage or abortion ever was a political issue.

I first realized times were a-changing when an elderly Italian neighbor of mine (think: Brando in the Godfather) told me as much as he loves the Church (he never said "Catholic Church", to him there was only one church), that as he got older he just couldn't bring himself to "hate the gays like I was taught to do".

 

[fgarvb1]

You are a strange man.

One of my better friends over the years is both Catholic and Gay.

I still don't really understand the Catholic outlook on religion, but it seems to work for them.

 

[KingOrfeo]

I first realized times were a-changing when an elderly Italian neighbor of mine (think: Brando in the Godfather) told me as much as he loves the Church (he never said "Catholic Church", to him there was only one church), that as he got older he just couldn't bring himself to "hate the gays like I was taught to do".

Some things just change, and don't change back. Every generation will have its "social conservatism," but its content will be different from past generations'.

Economic conservatism will be with us in roughly the same form with roughly the same content a whole lot longer; it has actual monied interests behind it and those continue from generation to generation.