Gan
11-13-2008, 10:05 AM
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Use this forum to post your ideas about how we can rebuild the party. The best ones as voted by the community may be incorporated in the plan we deliver to candidates for RNC Chairman.
And check out the most popular ideas to date...
#1
3262 votes
Reach out to Ron Paul and the Campaign for Freedom (http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/pages/general/suggestions/65339)
The younger generation is overwhelmingly turning away from the social conservative platform perpetuated by what they see as "old, grumpy, white guys"
Instead they are turning by the thousands to people such as Ron Paul and his Campaign for Freedom to give them fresh perspective and a new outlook on the way a government should be run.
Ron Paul already has mobilized the younger generation through the use of the internet (just check out facebook and see who the most supported candidate was through the primaries)...
If the RNC ignores this youthful, strong, and passionate subset of the population, the party will increasingly become less relevant as these young people grow up.
#2
2315 votes
Make room for libertarians (http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/pages/general/suggestions/65586)
Libertarians love Freedom in all its forms.
The message of Freedom brings us together and is all inclusive, whether it be:
Freedom of religion, The separation of church and state, The right to bear arms, Free trade, Market competition, Capitalism, The right to Life, The liberty to choose, Equality of opportunity, Protection of property rights, Strong national defense, Checks and Balances, Constitutionalism, Judicial restraint
...and on and on...
and allow all citizens and all nations those same Freedoms so long as it does not infringe upon my, your, or our collective Freedoms.
#3
1970 votes
Fiscal conservatism, Limited govt, Constitutional rights (http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/pages/general/suggestions/65535)
1. Fiscal Conservatism & Accountability
2. Limited Government
3. Constitutional & Individual Rights Guardianship
4. Foregin Policy realism
#4
1188 votes
Small "c" conservatives (http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/pages/general/suggestions/64676)
The party must return to its roots of small government and personal freedom. The current platform of exclusion and moralism is unacceptable and will result in the destruction of the party.
The republican party should be full of fiscal conservatives of multiple religions, races, and sexual orientations, but the party excludes a majority of these people based on fake religious superiority.
In short, remove religious dogma from the party and many people my age will return. If you don't, we may be gone forever. Many voters 18-30 went to Obama in a landslide because of the religious right.
#5
1157 votes
Step away from the religious right (http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/pages/general/suggestions/65293)
Please tone down the religious right endorsements. I realize they're a strong part of the Republican "base", but that obviously didn't work in the recent presidential election and that group is starting to fade into the background. In supporting them so vehemently, the Republican party implicitly excludes a larger group of diverse moderates. The moderate undecided voters were the ones who swayed this election, not the people who were going to vote Republican/Democrat anyway. The Republicans should stand for a country where you're free to decide whatever religion you want rather than implying you must be a white, Christian, pro-life person to be a true American. It doesn't work anymore. Values yes! High horse, holier than thou, no.
So vote early! Vote often!
Have your say in how the wreckage that represents the GOP is reshaped into the Republican Party of tomorrow!
Use this forum to post your ideas about how we can rebuild the party. The best ones as voted by the community may be incorporated in the plan we deliver to candidates for RNC Chairman.
And check out the most popular ideas to date...
#1
3262 votes
Reach out to Ron Paul and the Campaign for Freedom (http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/pages/general/suggestions/65339)
The younger generation is overwhelmingly turning away from the social conservative platform perpetuated by what they see as "old, grumpy, white guys"
Instead they are turning by the thousands to people such as Ron Paul and his Campaign for Freedom to give them fresh perspective and a new outlook on the way a government should be run.
Ron Paul already has mobilized the younger generation through the use of the internet (just check out facebook and see who the most supported candidate was through the primaries)...
If the RNC ignores this youthful, strong, and passionate subset of the population, the party will increasingly become less relevant as these young people grow up.
#2
2315 votes
Make room for libertarians (http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/pages/general/suggestions/65586)
Libertarians love Freedom in all its forms.
The message of Freedom brings us together and is all inclusive, whether it be:
Freedom of religion, The separation of church and state, The right to bear arms, Free trade, Market competition, Capitalism, The right to Life, The liberty to choose, Equality of opportunity, Protection of property rights, Strong national defense, Checks and Balances, Constitutionalism, Judicial restraint
...and on and on...
and allow all citizens and all nations those same Freedoms so long as it does not infringe upon my, your, or our collective Freedoms.
#3
1970 votes
Fiscal conservatism, Limited govt, Constitutional rights (http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/pages/general/suggestions/65535)
1. Fiscal Conservatism & Accountability
2. Limited Government
3. Constitutional & Individual Rights Guardianship
4. Foregin Policy realism
#4
1188 votes
Small "c" conservatives (http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/pages/general/suggestions/64676)
The party must return to its roots of small government and personal freedom. The current platform of exclusion and moralism is unacceptable and will result in the destruction of the party.
The republican party should be full of fiscal conservatives of multiple religions, races, and sexual orientations, but the party excludes a majority of these people based on fake religious superiority.
In short, remove religious dogma from the party and many people my age will return. If you don't, we may be gone forever. Many voters 18-30 went to Obama in a landslide because of the religious right.
#5
1157 votes
Step away from the religious right (http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/pages/general/suggestions/65293)
Please tone down the religious right endorsements. I realize they're a strong part of the Republican "base", but that obviously didn't work in the recent presidential election and that group is starting to fade into the background. In supporting them so vehemently, the Republican party implicitly excludes a larger group of diverse moderates. The moderate undecided voters were the ones who swayed this election, not the people who were going to vote Republican/Democrat anyway. The Republicans should stand for a country where you're free to decide whatever religion you want rather than implying you must be a white, Christian, pro-life person to be a true American. It doesn't work anymore. Values yes! High horse, holier than thou, no.
So vote early! Vote often!
Have your say in how the wreckage that represents the GOP is reshaped into the Republican Party of tomorrow!