Nov 24th, 2008
by Aaron Marks.
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 [...]
Nov 17th, 2008
by Aaron Marks.
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 [...]
Nov 15th, 2008
by Aaron Marks.
Jon Henke at The Next Right explores whether the young vote helped propel Barack Obama to victory in this year’s election. His conclusion is as follows: [H]igher margin of victory among young voters could tell us one of two things. The wave was a myth: The youth vote was the same, but they swung to [...]
Nov 13th, 2008
by Aaron Marks.
A few hours ago, I received an e-mail from a Ron Paul supporter, and although the majority of the e-mail was rather condescending, the author makes an important statement that I do believe merits exploration: You guys [at NextGenGOP] are … ignoring Ron Paul … and his contribution to gathering sincere and dedicated enthusiasm in [...]
Nov 4th, 2008
by Aaron Marks.
I just finished voting at my polling place in the city of Pittsburgh. I live in what you can definitely call a college town – immediately adjacent to the University of Pittsburgh campus. The line was about an hour long, consisted of roughly 75-100 people, and was probably 50-60% college students. I first voted at [...]
Oct 31st, 2008
by Aaron Marks.
Since pushing the site live over the past 24 hours, I’ve received a plethora of positive feedback. All of our contributors extend our most sincere thanks to those who have taken the time to write us kind and encouraging words. However, a couple very important concerns have been raised about our website and our goals. [...]
