Patrick Ruffini recently wrote a piece arguing that the GOP needs an “ideas czar”, while Soren Dayton disagrees, insisting that, “The beltway is the disease not the cure.” Regardless of where you stand on this argument, both Patrick and Soren raise a critical, underlying point: the Republican Party needs a way to bring new, innovative [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
Four Ways to Reposition a Dying Republican Brand
If the Republican Party wants to win in 2010 and beyond, the bottom line is that it will have to reposition its brand. The latest from Real Clear Politics, reporting on a recent Gallup poll, confirms this (emphasis added):
The Republican Party’s image has gone from bad to worse over the past month, as only 34% [...]
“Information Systems in the 2008 Elections”
Today, I had the privilege of teaching two classes of Management Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University about the use and impact of Information Systems (IS) in the 2008 elections. I published my PowerPoint at SlideShare for all to view: http://is.gd/8S7p
Feel free to check it out and drop me a line if you have any [...]
Facere quam dicere: a new motto for the GOP?
Facere quam dicere: to do rather than to say. A knock-off of the North Carolina motto—and an attempt to use my Classical Languages degree for something—but instructive for the GOP nonetheless.
For example, my (albeit limited) role in the conservative blogosphere means that I spend 92% of my time talking about problems and 8% of my [...]
How to Win Back Latinos, Part I
One issue Republican leaders have agreed on lately is the absolute necessity for the GOP to appeal to Latinos if they want to be a viable national party in the future. Florida, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Colorado should all be red states but they will not be if Republicans fail to connect with Latino [...]
We Can’t Count on the Media
Throughout the recent election season, media bias was at an all-time high. This is no new phenomenon. Bias has always been evident in the media, and today, the debate continues surrounding the effect of media bias on voters. The media’s effect on this election is shown by a Zogby Poll released today in which Zogby conducted [...]
Winning Back the Youth Vote (Part 2)
We simply cannot afford to lose a generation of young voters to the Democrats. As a follow-up to my first post from a few days back, I’d like to propose some specific changes that would better serve the Republican Party in recapturing the youth vote.
Establish a Young Voter Outreach arm of the Republican National Committee
We [...]
Democrats tripping their way to the starting line
The triumvirate of Obama, Pelosi, and Reid are still two months away from completely ruling Washington and already their party is finding new and creative ways to do what they do best: shoot themselves in the foot. Already there is infighting, drama, and outrageous proposals coming from the Democratic Party. Republicans looking for an opening [...]
