Comments on: CA voter rolls: Reps take bigger hit than Dems

By: SkippingDog

SkippingDog — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:14:56 +0000

Right again, Ted. Although I’ll remain a Democrat, we need a sane opposition party with reality based proposals to compete in our political marketplace of ideas. Until the Republicans wring the tea and fundamentalist religious bigotry from their body, they will never be a viable alternative, anymore than the Randian Libertarians are.

By: Ted Steele, Navigator

Ted Steele, Navigator — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:18:12 +0000

As soon as the Republicans ditch the tea party they will win again. People want to be conservative. It was astonishing to see how they lost the last 2 elections and arguably 3.

Perception is reality in politics.

This nation sees the tea-brewing-in-tiny-permiable-bags party as hate filled, exclusive, ignorant and dimwitted. While I know that this description does not apply to everyone in the movement, the brand still lives with the image. There is jnot a single major player in the tea party currently who does ANYthing to add value to the image of the brand. It would be funny if it were not so sad and bad for the Country.

By: Bob Smith

Bob Smith — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:26:30 +0000

It’s true that Top 2 hurts third parties, but they can’t ever be more than marginal anyway in a first past the post election system. Two dominant parties is the natural equilibrium. The real purpose of Top 2 was to kill the Republicans. Before that, they were at least on the ballot even if they lost most of the time. Now they won’t even be on the ballot in most races. Third parties have, of course, been totally eliminated from the ballot in general elections.

By: BobA

BobA — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:53:33 +0000

RT, US citizen:

The republican party is a shell of it’s former self. That’s way I abandon it in 2003. I have been a registered independent every since.

The republican party has forgotten it’s rich history and has allowed the democrats to define them. Notice that the democrats never talks about it’s past because if minorities knew the past history of the democrat party they would never vote for a democrat again.

Segregation, The KKK, Jim Crow laws, the Davis-Bacon act and slavery and far worse sprang forth from the democrat party. The democrats even fought civil rights legislation every time it was proposed. It took a majority republican vote to pass the civil rights legislation of the 60s.

The republican party was originally founded as the anti-slavery party. It was the republican party that passed the 13th, 14th & 15th amendments to the constitution. It was the republican party that founded the NAACP. It was a republican president that sent troops to Arkansas to desegregate schools.

That and much more but nary a republican today ever brings those facts up as a counter point to the claim that the republican party is racist.

By: us citizen

us citizen — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:04:34 +0000

I went to one of the GOP headquarters and asked them why they were not campaigning in CA. The answer was that they did not want to waste the money on a blue state. Excuse me! How are people suppose to find out what they stand for? Those idiots running the party are doing it to themselves.

And why is the repub party failing? Because they continually cave into the dems on important issues. Its that simple.

By: Mike H

Mike H — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:00:19 +0000

I think that RT hit it out of the park. Where is the GOP on issues ? Who is the face of the GOP?
Yes the GOP in California needs a new framework that takes a clear stand on taxes and social programs. And they need to back it up with action !!

By: RT

RT — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:44:53 +0000

The GOP in California is a mess. They have gotten in their current mess the old-fashioned way, they earned it.
Where is the GOP on issues?
Unless you go on a GOP website, you may have no idea. Who is the face of the GOP? I know they have one, but why are they not on TV, on the radio,and online spreading the message?
The problem is that the GOP establishment that runs California’s GOP has no idea how to deal with the current political climate in California. They do not know how to compete against the takers and their allies. They continue to moan a little from time to time on a given issue but do little else other than fold up like a cheap lawn chair. The GOP in California needs a new framework that takes a clear stand on taxes and social programs.
The good news for the GOP in California is that as things gets worse budget wise (and they will) they may become more popular. However, if they do not get their act together and become a force, the GOP will become much like the Green or Liberation Party, that gets the support of a few loyalists but has no ability to effect change.