As I touched on last week, to be competitive in the 2010 campaign and to help rebuild our party’s brand Republicans have to break out of the stale “party of no” response and start offering actual alternatives to Democratic plans.
What concerns me is that there isn’t a consensus on whether to even offer alternatives to Democratic legislation. Some Republicans on the Hill believe that, as Senator Judd Gregg said in a piece in the NYT, “the responsibility of the majority is to produce the budget and we believe it is more constructive to point out how we would improve their budget.” I would like to see Republicans be a bit more aggressive; however, if we market our “suggested improvements” adequately, we could begin turning the tide.
Voters have to have two options to weigh, or Republicans will continue to struggle with their image.
Another concerning report came out this weekend that highlights how major Democratic/Liberal organizations are banding together to disseminate pro-Obama talking points. Unfortunately, Republicans are NOT prepared to fight this concerted effort.
I do believe that the newly reorganized RNC will help get our GOP train back on the tracks, but things will likely get worse for Republicans before it will get better simply because we are just now working to build coalitions that will market our plans and alternatives more effectively.
For now, Republicans are losing the public debate; however, we are working hard to change that fact and I am optimistic that we are preparing to fight the good fight.
GOP – Gotta Have a Plan
Posted by Tyler Harber on Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 7:48 AM
As I touched on last week, to be competitive in the 2010 campaign and to help rebuild our party’s brand Republicans have to break out of the stale “party of no” response and start offering actual alternatives to Democratic plans.
What concerns me is that there isn’t a consensus on whether to even offer alternatives to Democratic legislation. Some Republicans on the Hill believe that, as Senator Judd Gregg said in a piece in the NYT, “the responsibility of the majority is to produce the budget and we believe it is more constructive to point out how we would improve their budget.” I would like to see Republicans be a bit more aggressive; however, if we market our “suggested improvements” adequately, we could begin turning the tide.
Voters have to have two options to weigh, or Republicans will continue to struggle with their image.
Another concerning report came out this weekend that highlights how major Democratic/Liberal organizations are banding together to disseminate pro-Obama talking points. Unfortunately, Republicans are NOT prepared to fight this concerted effort.
I do believe that the newly reorganized RNC will help get our GOP train back on the tracks, but things will likely get worse for Republicans before it will get better simply because we are just now working to build coalitions that will market our plans and alternatives more effectively.
For now, Republicans are losing the public debate; however, we are working hard to change that fact and I am optimistic that we are preparing to fight the good fight.