Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus released the Republican Partys official establishment autopsy of the 2012 election this morning and the conclusions will be highly controversial.
The autopsy begins by nothing that while Republicans won five of six presidential campaigns between 1968 and 1988 it lost the popular vote five out of the next six. The Priebus report concludes that this is because of a widely held perception that the GOP does not care about people."To counteract this perception the Priebus report recommends We are not a policy committee but among the steps Republicans take in the Hispanic community and beyond we must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform."
In addition to embracing amnesty the Priebus report also recommends Republicans abandon social conservatism. From the report: Already there is a generational difference within the conservative movement about issues involving the treatment and the rights of gays and for many younger voters these issues are a gateway into whether the Party is a place they want to be."
Our ideas can sound distant and removed from peoples lives" the reports first section on messaging begins. Instead of connecting with voters concerns we too often sound like bookkeepers. We need to do a better job connecting people to our policies." The reports first recommendation to combat this problem? The Grand Old Party should be synonymous with the name Growth and Opportunity Party."
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus released the Republican Partys official establishment autopsy of the 2012 election this morning and the conclusions will be highly controversial.
The autopsy begins by nothing that while Republicans won five of six presidential campaigns between 1968 and 1988 it lost the popular vote five out of the next six. The Priebus report concludes that this is because of a widely held perception that the GOP does not care about people."To counteract this perception the Priebus report recommends We are not a policy committee but among the steps Republicans take in the Hispanic community and beyond we must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform."
In addition to embracing amnesty the Priebus report also recommends Republicans abandon social conservatism. From the report: Already there is a generational difference within the conservative movement about issues involving the treatment and the rights of gays and for many younger voters these issues are a gateway into whether the Party is a place they want to be."
Our ideas can sound distant and removed from peoples lives" the reports first section on messaging begins. Instead of connecting with voters concerns we too often sound like bookkeepers. We need to do a better job connecting people to our policies." The reports first recommendation to combat this problem? The Grand Old Party should be synonymous with the name Growth and Opportunity Party."
