What's happened to the GOP?

[Username MechaRFK]

Politics has become a parody of itself.  The best, the brightest, and the bravest are not seeking public office.  When the choice is between what is right and what is popular, what is popular wins out.

To say what today's Republicans are is conservative is a joke.  This is a party that would:

• Criticize Richard Nixon as being a tree hugger.
• Blast Reagan for spending too much (under him as Gov, California state spending increased by 177%).
• Hammer Barry Goldwater as too liberal on social issues (actually Ann Coulter said he lost in '64 because he was "too liberal").
• Attack Eisenhower as anti-American for cautioning against the Military Industrial complex

[Simfan34]

4. A delusional, racist old whose main achievement is voting "no" on every bill passed since 1787

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[King]

The GOP field is pretty much either Mormons or total kooks.

It's good to see the GOP field is now properly representative of its electorate.

[Reaper]

What's happened to the GOP?  It's been taken over by social conservatives, running almost exclusively on those points whilst the country as a whole is becoming progressively more socially liberal, as well as less religious.  It's a losing combination with which the GOP can forget about any future presidents.  For the GOP to garner another president 1 or 2 things need to happen; a very weak democratic candidate and/or the GOP switches focus from the Christian-social-values platform.  That being said, the GOP has no chance in the 2012 election, all the polls suggest this.


Compilation of all the polls as compiled on wikipedia.  Being generous, I've marked a state going for Obama ONLY IF, the state has gone democratic the past 2 elections AND the polls suggest that Obama is favored over any republican OR the state has gone for Obama in 2008 AND the polls suggest that Obama is favored.  I've marked a state for republicans if the state has gone republican the past 2 elections OR the state has gone for Obama in 2008 but the polls suggest that a republican is favored.

Alabama      9   R
Alaska      3   R
Arizona      11   R
Arkansas                   6   R
California                   55   O
Colorado      9   O
Connecticut   7   O
Delaware      3   O
Florida      29   O
Georgia      16   R
Hawaii      4   O
Idaho      4   R
Illinois                      20   O
Indiana      11   O/R
Iowa      6   O
Kansas      6   R
Kentucky                   8   R
Louisiana                   8   R
Maine      4   O
Maryland                  10   O
Massachusetts        11   O
Michigan                  16   O
Minnesota   10   O
Mississippi   6   R
Missouri                  10   R
Montana      3   R
Nebraska                   5   R
Nevada      6   O
New Hampshire   4   O/R
New Jersey   14   O
New Mexico   5   O
New York                   29   O
North Carolina   15   O/R
North Dakota   3   R
Ohio      18   O/R
Oklahoma                   7   R
Oregon      7   O
Pennsylvania   20   O
Rhode Island   4   O
South Carolina   9   R
South Dakota   3   R
Tennessee   11   R
Texas      38   R
Utah      6   R
Vermont      3   O
Virginia                   13   O
Washington   12   O
West Virginia   5   R
Wisconsin                   10   O
Wyoming      3   R
Washington D.C.   3   O

      Sure   Max
Obama      310   358
Republican   180   228

[greenforest32]

The GOP field is pretty much either Mormons or total kooks.

It's good to see the GOP field is now properly representative of its electorate.

What's happened to the GOP?  It's been taken over by social conservatives, running almost exclusively on those points whilst the country as a whole is becoming progressively more socially liberal, as well as less religious.  It's a losing combination with which the GOP can forget about any future presidents. 

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

The GOP field is pretty much either Mormons or total kooks.

It's good to see the GOP field is now properly representative of its electorate.