Two days ago, I wrote that we must give young voters a legitimate role in the future of the Republican Party. The clock is ticking for these crucial changes to take place. Recognizing this, the team here at NextGenGOP has launched the Petition for Our Future. Now you can join the many voices asking Chairman [...]
Posts Tagged ‘democrat’
It’s Time for a Complete Reboot
One of my lesser known traits is that I’m a huge Trekkie (and I don’t say “huge” lightly). However, the Star Trek universe had recently been undergoing a pretty substantial collapse, culminating in the closing of Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas. Desperately trying to revive the franchise, Paramount Pictures contacted J.J. Abrams, Roberto [...]
An Open Forum: Dealing with the Republican Defectors
As you surely know by now, three Republican Senators (Specter, Collins, and Snowe) defected and voted for the stimulus bill, allowing it to pass the Senate. This keeps reminding me of the Penguins vs. Red Wings game I attended last weekend, where all of the Pittsburgh fans (fairly or not) booed Marian Hossa and repeatedly [...]
Attacking Obama: Does Lindsey Graham Have It Right?
One of the more prevalent notions that I have read lately is that Republicans should focus on criticizing Democrats in Congress instead of President Obama due to the President’s sky high approval ratings. Conventional wisdom suggests that Republican attacks on an enormously popular Obama would likely backfire and instead hurt Republicans, while Democrats in an [...]
Public Opinion on the Stimulus Package Contradicts the Idea of a Massive Ideological Swing
The latest Gallup poll shows substantial skepticism about the stimulus package: although 75% of Americans want Congress to pass some sort of stimulus plan, only 38% support the current stimulus package. A nearly identical number, 37%, want major changes to the bill, and 17% outright reject it. Despite a desire by the left to make [...]
Cardinals-Steelers Super Bowl Matchup Proves “You Never Know”
Just another quick observation about a lesson from sports that applies to politics. No one in a hundred years would have thought the Super Bowl match up this year would pit the [my] Pittsburgh Steelers against the Arizona Cardinals. Just take a look at Sports Illustrated’s predictions for 2008: not one of the analysts picked [...]
Grading the RNC Chair Candidates’ Young Voter Outreach Plans
With the RNC Chair election rapidly approaching, I wanted to take a look at how each candidate plans to appeal to young voters. Specifically, I will be referencing each candidate’s plans and platforms as outlined on their respective websites, along with their responses to the question regarding youth voters at the RNC Chair debate hosted [...]
Political New Year’s Wishes
On New Year’s Eve, my family always follows the tradition of eating twelve grapes, one at a time, and making a wish per grape. The wishes are supposed to involve something we want to accomplish during the upcoming year. If I make twelve political wishes tonight, this is what they’d be: For a special election [...]
On Republicans, God, and Religion: A Jewish Perspective
I believe I have a less common religious identity for a Republican. My father is Jewish and my mother Presbyterian, although she converted to Judaism when she married my father. Thus, I have been raised as a Jew, and although I consider myself non-practicing and rarely attend services, I am Jewish. As such, I wanted [...]