After Mitt Romney lost the 2012 presidential election, the Republican National Committee published what became known as the âGOP autopsy report,â an effort to iâŚ
Republicans may seem pointless and devoid of ideas â except, maybe, for support for white supremacy and the worship of Donald Trump.
However Republicans do understand the main point of being a political party.
The first and overriding goal for national political parties is to win elections. So if Republican candidates keep winning elections without offering an agenda that garners widespread public support, there is no reason to expect the party to change.Â
Democrats often have difficulty with this concept. Too many liberals think that the point of voting is to âmake a statementâ or to âexpress their beliefsâ. That is fuzzy-headed rubbish
Political parties exist to elect candidates to office so that they can enact policies. If the focus is not on electing people to office then there is little point in being a party.
Itâs true that the geopolitical and constitutional political landscape in the US is complicated and tends to favor Republicans. But there are still ways to overcome this.
Democrats are successful when they operate in a big tent. They fail when there is petty bickering aimed at other factions within the party rather than a focus on defeating Republicans.
Unity and tolerance of people who may not agree with you 100% of the time is a formula for success.
The only way to get the institutional and constitutional reforms needed for the continuation of democracy is to keep electing as many Democrats as possible.
Getting these Dems elected means appealing specifically to voters in the localities where they need to be elected. Cookie cutter candidates donât cut it. We need custom candidates who have a good feel for their states or districts and understand how their neighbors feel.
Republicans donât have to care what people think. They are getting a free ride. But we do have to care â and care a lot.
