Cathie Adams: Dont Surrender Values Stick to Them

Texas Republican leader comments to CBS News on Amnesty Republican Agenda Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Many Republicans were stunned when Mitt Romney lost to President Barack Obama during a weak economy. But the GOPs Growth and Opportunity Project" report released just days ago finds if the GOP wants to win back the White House it can no longer be your fathers Republican party. (Read the report here.)     Katrina Pierson of Garland is a Tea Party member who agrees with the report that Republicans need to reach out to people younger than 30 women and minorities.

Its great they acknowledge its time to start functioning like a party instead of a country club. Weve excluded single women weve excluded young people weve excluded social issues whether it be abortion gay marriage weve excluded everyone in the party and thats why you see people in the party are over 50."

But Pierson doesnt believe Republicans should change their beliefs just welcome those with different ones. The report also says Republicans need to attract Hispanic Asian and African-American voters. By 2050 minorities will become the majority in the U.S. and the Census Bureau says Texas is one of five states that are already minority-majority." Most minorities voted for the President not Romney. Adryana Boyne of Dallas is national director for Voces Action a non-profit organization that educates Hispanics on conservative issues. She supports the GOPs decision to spend $10 million to court minorities.

I think it could take a while but with this investment they can hear the right commercials they can hear the right messages. We do need to do more minorities with the communities."

But many conservatives are already blasting thr report. Cathie Adams a social conservative who once headed the state Republican party says Republicans should not surrender their values but stick to them. She believes that if Republicans nominate a true conservative which she says they havent done during the past two Presidential elections they would win the White House. Adams says grass-roots Republicans all over Texas arent talking about loosening their values or standards but standing firm. Dallas CBS 11 political analyst John Weekley says Republicans need to convince voters why their policies are better for them. If I dont perceive a benefit not only am I not going to vote for you Im not going to go out and vote for anybody." Read the GOPs Growth & Opportunity Project" report here. The Republicans report suggests reducing the number of primary debates from 20 in 2012 to 10-12 for the next contest. The first debate wouldnt take place before September 12015. It also recommends moving the national partys convention from late August or early September to late June or July. The report says that would allow the nominee more time to begin the general election phase of his or her campaign. If the convention is moved up the report says primaries would have to be held no later than May 15th. State Republican parties would have to agree to that.