Today’s Question: How can Republicans win elections? Pt. 1
Today’s Question: How can Colorado Republicans win elections? [Oh good, an easy one! ;)] – Part I
Note: The question does not say CAN Colorado Republicans win elections!!! We not only CAN – we MUST!!!
…But…first, we will have to agree that…
What we are doing isn’t working. (We aren’t winning elections!) There is too much infighting. Too
many circular firing squads. Too many egos. Too many conflicting opinions. R’s are frustrated and
demoralized.
…BUT, hands down, it is Republicans who have the BEST Values, Principles, Issues - AND the best
candidates! …And, yet…too many R’s are turning away – and/or, just aren’t voting…
So, why is this happening? …And why aren’t R’s and NON-R’s voting our way? After all, the “other” Party:
…Has no visible values, principles, or issues - and they aren’t even nice!
Everything they do, and say, is a diversion from what’s really going on. They pit us against each
other.
They have awful candidates – but hey…they win – early – and way too often!
So…what do they have that we don’t? Are they smarter than we are? (No!) More dedicated? (No!)
Then…what are we missing? What don’t we “get”?
Well…the “other” Party discovered a harsh (and cynical) truth – that IN TODAY’S POLITICS (unlike in
your personal life!) VALUES, PRINCIPLES, ISSUES, AND BELIEFS DO NOT MATTER - UNLESS YOU GET
ELECTED!
So…the “other” Party learned to focus on one thing: WINNING! …And that is what we are up
against…
Does it mean that we have to give up our personal Values, Beliefs, and/or Principles, just to win elections?
No. Of course not. We LIVE those – BUT they have NO place in the world of POLITICS – and if we R’s don’t buy
into that - as hard as it may be to swallow – then we will continue to hold onto our Values, Beliefs, and
Principles, BUT every aspect of our lives will continue to be affected and - worse yet - controlled by D’s…
So…what do we do?
First, let’s “heal” our Party! Let’s stop insisting that our personal Views, Opinions, or Belief Systems, must
be everyone else’s. Guess what! Everyone feels that way! So – instead - let’s find consensus!
…And, yes, that IS possible…but only if we dump our litmus tests, and turn our total focus to
stopping what the D’s are doing to us - and to our beautiful State! Can’t we, at least, agree on
that?
After all, most people just want the government out of their bedrooms, doctors’ offices, and wallets
- the latter, as much as possible… So…can’t we, at least, agree on that?
Most people don’t care how others live their lives - they just don’t want someone else’s way of life
waved in front of their faces - or politicized. Most think: Go. Live your life. Let me be. Can’t we, at
least, ignore the diversions the D’s are throwing at us – and agree on that?
Isn’t it time to truly buy into what one of our best and favorite Presidents, Ronald Reagan,
advocated, “The person who agrees with you 80% of the time is a friend and an ally – not a 20%
traitor.”
If we can agree on those, we can work together(!) to win friends, influence people, AND win
elections!
The “Elephant” has the answers, but the questions are up to you!
Next Up: How Can Colorado Republicans Win Elections? (Part II)