Republican Party on the Decline?

[TLK Valentine]

Most of them only got to that level after leaving office.

What level?

 

[NightHawkeye]

They might experience it in Washington, but the rest of the country won't hear about it if the media doesn't want the Dems to look bad. After all, once the election is over, the campaigning for president for the next election will begin. That's exactly what happened after the last mid-term election. The mid-term election ending was the start of campaign season for the next presidential election for 2 years later (the one where Romney lost). Just watch! Starting tomorrow, the media will be focusing on who will be running for president. This is especially likely to be true if the Republicans take the Senate. They won't want the focus to be on the fact that the Dems lost the Senate this time after losing the House last time.

Have you considered changing your media?

 

[Samuel_Rigby]

I just don't know. It would seem that way, but I think it's just as likely that he doesn't care what the people think. He's living the high life himself on the taxpayer's dime...he and his family. And then he'll be making the big bucks on the lecture circuit when he's out of office. He's set for life, really.

He's set financially, that's for sure. But he was before becoming president. I'm hoping his ego takes the biggest hit. He can spend the rest of his life preaching to his minions and talking about what COULD have been. When he is FINALLY gone I will not care what he says or thinks. He may have a pen and a phone, but I have the TV remote!

 

[TLK Valentine]

He's set financially, that's for sure. But he was before becoming president. I'm hoping his ego takes the biggest hit. He can spend the rest of his life preaching to his minions and talking about what COULD have been.

Or... he could run the country quietly for the next two years while the Right hangs on his every word waiting for something to get outraged about.

 

[Albion]

Have you considered changing your media?

It doesn't take any conspiracy theories to know that the Media are virtually an arm of the Democrat Party. That's almost beyond questioning.

 

[TLK Valentine]

It doesn't take any conspiracy theories to know that the Media are virtually an arm of the Democrat Party. That's almost beyond questioning.

oh come on... just one little conspiracy theory? Just for fun?

 

[ThisBrotherOfHis]

Or... he could run the country quietly for the next two years while the Right hangs on his every word waiting for something to get outraged about.

"Hangs"? "Waiting"?

He says something everyday to get outraged about!

 

[AceHero]

He's set financially, that's for sure. But he was before becoming president. I'm hoping his ego takes the biggest hit. He can spend the rest of his life preaching to his minions and talking about what COULD have been. When he is FINALLY gone I will not care what he says or thinks. He may have a pen and a phone, but I have the TV remote!

Or... he could run the country quietly for the next two years while the Right hangs on his every word waiting for something to get outraged about.

They sure make for bitter victors, don't they?

 

[Archaeopteryx]

In 2008 when Obama was elected everyone was saying how it was the end of the Republican party. But 6 years of lies, coverups, deception and 24/7 whining has people seeing our racist-in-chief for who he really is.

Best case scenario would be for Republicans to take over Congress. If Obama was smart he would do as Bill Clinton did and cooperate with the Republicans and enjoy a prosperous final 2 years. But I think his arrogance will not allow him to submit to anything beyond his own self-delusion.

Are we occupying the same planet? You are suggesting that the same Obama who, according to Boehner, gave him 97% of what he wanted from negotiations, is unwilling to cooperate with Republicans. The problem isn't Obama. The problem is that, to Republicans, the word "compromise" means that Obama must compromise, and not just a little, but on everything. This is why it doesn't matter what Obama does. His Republican detractors will always whine about how he isn't compromising enough (in other words, how he isn't a Republican like them).

 

[Archaeopteryx]

It doesn't take any conspiracy theories to know that the Media are virtually an arm of the Democrat Party. That's almost beyond questioning.

"It doesn't take any conspiracy theories to know that ... [insert conspiracy theory]. That is almost beyond questioning."

 

[JayFern]

As a Brit I hope the next president is a Republican.
But it won't because it will be Hillary 'the first female president' Clinton, don't believe me? let Glenn tell you himself.
Glenn Beck: Hillary Clinton 'will be the next president' - CNN.com

 

[bewiserthantheserpent]

It seems to me that the Republican Party might be on the decline long term if it doesn't begin to appeal to more moderate voters. With the Tea Party, now officially the most hated group in the United States, associating itself with conservative views and some of the congressional activities of late only serving to sully the Republican reputation further, what are your guys' thoughts on the future? Do you think there will be a split within the party and it will become more divided, will some of its positions change, etc.

Note: I myself do not really associate with any particular political party, on many views I am rather liberal, but there are still issues on which I am rather conservative.

Does it still seem that the "Republican Party" is on a decline? Some reports are saying "Republican tsunami," after last night's results. To my way of thinking, the Tea Party had a great deal to do with it. The only people that hate it, as far as I know, are liberals and the IRS.

 

[TLK Valentine]

Does it still seem that the "Republican Party" is on a decline? Some reports are saying "Republican tsunami," after last night's results. To my way of thinking, the Tea Party had a great deal to do with it. The only people that hate it, as far as I know, are liberals and the IRS.

Give them time -- everyone will hate it soon enough.

 

[Archaeopteryx]

Does it still seem that the "Republican Party" is on a decline? Some reports are saying "Republican tsunami," after last night's results. To my way of thinking, the Tea Party had a great deal to do with it. The only people that hate it, as far as I know, are liberals and the IRS.

When last I checked, the Tea Party's approval was abysmal. Given that, one might suspect that the Republicans did well despite the Tea Party, not because of it.

 

[abysmul]

Decline... I guess it depends on what the definition of is is...

 

[ThisBrotherOfHis]

I believe the premise of this thread has been proven incorrect, given Tuesday's events at the polls.

 

[Archaeopteryx]

I believe the premise of this thread has been proven incorrect, given Tuesday's events at the polls.

Not necessarily. The Republican party itself polls fairly poorly, which is to say nothing of the abysmal approval given to its hard right incarnation in the Tea Party. They are losing on many major issues that are considered important by the base. Religious support, which has proven crucial to the party for decades, continues to dwindle, with the 'nones' continuing their upward rise. The demographics of the nation are shifting, and the party is yet to form a long-term strategy to address this. And they have, at least IMO, no new or innovative ideas to offer the nation. Some of these issues apply just as much to the Democrats, but some bode ill for Republicans in particular.

 

[Archaeopteryx]

No, not rose-tinted glasses. Just looking at the facts (I emphasised the point at which I gave my opinion). Just as the facts overwhelming suggested that Republicans would gain ground in the House and take the Senate, the facts also suggest challenges for Republicans going into the future. Of course Republicans are free to ignore these if they so desire. As Napoleon aptly stated, "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."

 

[HonestTruth]

The Republican party may not be in decline thanks to Koch money influence but that spells doom for America as even CONSERVATIVE Ron Paul warns of more wars to come when that happens:

Ron Paul: 'Republican control of the Senate = expanded neocon wars' - Hit & Run : Reason.com




I hereby predict that we will have another war and more Americans will die overseas while the big corporations profit thanks to the Republican victory. Remember, you heard it from me, first.

 

[morningstar2651]

It seems to me that the Republican Party might be on the decline long term if it doesn't begin to appeal to more moderate voters. With the Tea Party, now officially the most hated group in the United States, associating itself with conservative views and some of the congressional activities of late only serving to sully the Republican reputation further, what are your guys' thoughts on the future? Do you think there will be a split within the party and it will become more divided, will some of its positions change, etc.

Note: I myself do not really associate with any particular political party, on many views I am rather liberal, but there are still issues on which I am rather conservative.

Given last night's election results, I'm not so sure they're in decline.

Congrats to the Republican party on a successful mid-term election.