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Subject Where the Republicans need to go from here...

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Original Message Well it's hard to believe that the Republicans could fuck up this election this bad. Not just the Presidency but the Senate also. Here are my thoughts on what went wrong and what needs to happen...

1)Social Conservatives. They are scaring away moderates and to win an election you need the moderates. People like Akin, Santorum, and other social conservatives scare the shit out of women and moderates. Republican won't win elections talking about abortions and birth control. The social conservatives also have outcasted the very active and growing group of libertarians. The RNC shit on Ron Paul at the convention and many people voted for Johnson because of this. The Republicans need to find a way to please the libertarians and social moderates. They Republicans need to stick to less government across the board. This is how they will win.

2)Candidates. The crop sucked this year. Everyone had at least one fatal flaw even Romney. Thankfully the crop for 2016 looks a lot better. The Republicans need to find legitimate minority candidates and fast. Women too. Just look at the Democrats and the candidates they have lined up. Clinton will be the nominee in 2016 and the Democrats can claim the first women president. I wouldn't be surprised if they put up a Hispanic in 2024. This would be a disaster for the Republicans.

3)Chris Christie and Hurricane Sandy. These two stopped Romney being talked about in the news. It killed his momentum. On top of that Christie's fat ass kisses Obamas ass and proclaims him a great leader. Suddenly the news went from Romney Romney Romney to Christie hugging Obama. He will take a lot of blame in the next few days and he deserves it.

4)Hispanics and Women. The Republicans have to find a way to get the Hispanic vote or I really believe they are done as a party. The Democrats cannot win over the Hispanics like the Republicans have. A big part of this is Immigration. I really think the Republicans need to groom Marco Rubio now. He needs to put an immigration bill up to vote. He can use that to run in 2016. The Republicans cannot lose any more Hispanics. Period. Same with women. Social conservatives scared them away. The Republicans also need serious women. Palin and Bachman are jokes. They can never win an election. It hard for women candidates. The need to be manly without being manly. Think Hillary Clinton. The Republicans need to use Kelly Ayotte more. She may actually be able to get elected.

5)Ground Game. Republicans got raped once again when it comes to ground game. Seriously I don't know why we are so bad at it. We have plenty of money. Next election we need to pour millions into our ground game and completely revamp our strategy. Democrats attract millions of uneducated fools to vote. Republicans need to find away to attract these same idiots to vote Republican.

6)Tea Party. Where the hell was the Tea Party this election? They were a huge force in 2010 and were nothing this year. Neither were the evangelicals. Maybe it was Romney's fault but the Republican electorate can't be this fickle.

7)Bush. The Republicans are still tainted by Bush. 2 Wars and the financial collapse at the end of his Presidency are still in voters minds. The Republicans need a serious rebrand. They really need to put forward new faces especially Hispanic and women.

The good news is this isn't the end of the world. The Republicans still hold the congress which will keep Obama in check.

The Republicans CANNOT be obstructionist's until 2014. They need to actually do something and give people a reason to vote for them.

Now to taxes... There is one thing Obama has been talking about all election. Raising taxes on the rich. Now that he's won he has political capital. The Republicans are going to have to give in on raising taxes on the rich. Obama will demand it and he has the leverage. But that doesn't mean the Republican can't get what they want either. They need to make a good deal with Obama. Something that will actually make them look good to the public. I hate that taxes will be raised but it will have to be this way.

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