The following was forwarded to me by an individual who requested I not use his name. His thoughts and observations on the recent Presidential as well as state and local elections are spot on.
2012 Ballot (Photo credit: paulswansen)
Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to all . . .
First, let me say that I am not a registered Republican. So, take this for what it’s worth.
Since the election – I’ve listened to the various voices of criticism, analysis, and recommendation on what happened and/or what needs to change in the future. While I don’t look at the issues the same as many of you, I do think that, in general, the Republicans are being too hard on themselves.
I voted for Romney based on the issues of the economy, government regulation and the over-reach of ObamaCare – which I see as problematic on many fronts. The results of the election were surprising and disappointing. But I see the cause differently than most.
It isn’t the candidate per se, or the issues per se, or even the strategies used by the Republicans. To me the reason for the loss, lies in the way Republican’s manage the key opportunities they have to inform and connect with the voters.
What I mean – is that no matter what the message or motive – there seems to be a set of systemic factors that disguise or deflect the powerful and winning Republican positions. In addition, these same factors, effectively twist or ignore your true positions. Even worse though, there seems to be an intentional effort to generate, insert, and repeatedly convey false and misleading messages about the facts, motives and the goals of the party’s positions, programs and recommendations.
I would suggest that a lack of comfort, confidence and strategy in responding and correcting the
misrepresentations by these factors are a primary reason that Republicans tend to hesitate, steer-clear, or minimize their efforts in dealing with “controversial comments”, “concerns of many people” and the accusations of the “isms” and “phobias” so easily tied to a Republican candidate.I would suggest that until the Party can learn to effectively respond to these factors – that there will be surprises and disappointments – which will be nothing more than a result of uninformed voters.
Do you agree?
Signed
In Love with America
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