It is simple, so simple that everyone skips the basics. So I am going to layout over the next several weeks exactly what the Republican Party needs to do in order to return to prominence in Illinois.
1. Elect new leadership. Andy McKenna needs to go and go now. It has been during his tenure that the party has suffered its greatest losses and ultimately as State Chairman he is responsible for that.
2. Return to its principles of fiscal responsibility; low taxes and controlled spending.
3. Operate on the basic and time proven principle that all politics is local. That means you concede nothing, The State Chair needs to emphasize to each county chair that they must have Republican Representation in each and every precinct. Without fail.
4. Articulate the position of the party in a clear and concise manner, and do not act ashamed of it.
Those are simple, probably too simple for the leadership, but its the basics at which the Republican Party has failed.
Some will argue that the Party needs to move to the left, well we did that with Topinka and look where that got us? She was stomped by 10 points. Some will argue that we need to moderate our views, or positions. That is a recipe for failure. We cannot out-dem the Democrats and any attempt to do so will fail.
The last time a Republican carried the state in a Presidential election was when? Anyone know? 1988 - George Herbert Walker Bush. We have moved left since then and what has it got us? Nothing.
I am not advocating that the party move to the fringes on the right, I am advocating that the party re-position itself back to its core, the same core that Reagan espoused.
If we fail to do that, this state will remain a blue state.
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Finally someone with some common sense. You might want to have a talk with Edgar, he seems to think that the party needs compete with the Dems.
the right wingers cost us this election.
You are right on target. A return to the principles of the party is what we need.
Why not run yourself?
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