GOP Liberals Slam Conservatives for Election Day Losses
Jim Kouri, CPP
November 09, 2006
Without indepth analysis or examination of what caused the loss of control in the House of Representatives and possibly the US Senate, a moderate Republican group is blaming GOP defeats on Conservatives.
"Tonight the American people made it clear that our party’s decision to ignore the middle of the American electorate was a disastrous one," said Sarah Chamberlain Resnick, Executive Director of the Republican Main Street Partnership.
"For the last two years centrist GOPers have warned the leadership of our party of the consequences of pushing a legislative agenda cow-towing to the far right in our party. Our warnings were ignored, and now our party is paying a devastating price."
Ms. Resnick fails to mention that the moderates were responsible for dropping the ball on the issues of immigration reform and border security, something which angered Republicans -- especially conservatives -- throughout the country.
"Republican candidates all across the country were hit by Democratic ads attacking the GOP for failure to raise the minimum wage, failure to advance embryonic stem cell research, and failure to pass strong ethics and lobbying reform," continued Resnick.
But political analyst Mike Baker disagrees with Resnick's assessment. "Quite simply, she is wrong. The GOP lost seats in both houses of congress because it got more difficult for voters to see much difference in the two parties thanks to so-called moderates and liberals such as Lincoln Chafee and Olympic Snow," he said.
"Ronald Reagan built a big tent party that attracted conservatives and moderates, Republicans and independents, and people from all across the country. In the last few years a small, but vocal minority, on the fringe of our party worked to destroy that big tent," said Resnick.
However, Reagan was a staunch conservative who believed in the unborn's right-to-life and other social conservative issues that resonated with many Democrats, hence the term "Reagan Democrats."
"For Resnick, an obvious liberal, to use the name of Ronald Reagan is the epitome ignorance when it comes to the conservative movement," said Baker.
Using the same language as liberal-left Democrats to describe members of her own party, Resnick said, "What the extreme right of our party has worked to destroy – centrist Republicans will now step in and rebuild."
"The Republican Main Street Partnership is committed to bringing back Ronald Reagan’s Republican Party. The extreme right has had their turn at the wheel and the results have proven devastating for our party and our country," she added.
If the GOP allows the moderates and liberals to take total control of the party, look for more defeats of Republican candidates. A conservative revolution may be what's needed to create the elusive "third party."
"Tonight the American people made it clear that our party’s decision to ignore the middle of the American electorate was a disastrous one," said Sarah Chamberlain Resnick, Executive Director of the Republican Main Street Partnership.
"For the last two years centrist GOPers have warned the leadership of our party of the consequences of pushing a legislative agenda cow-towing to the far right in our party. Our warnings were ignored, and now our party is paying a devastating price."
Ms. Resnick fails to mention that the moderates were responsible for dropping the ball on the issues of immigration reform and border security, something which angered Republicans -- especially conservatives -- throughout the country.
"Republican candidates all across the country were hit by Democratic ads attacking the GOP for failure to raise the minimum wage, failure to advance embryonic stem cell research, and failure to pass strong ethics and lobbying reform," continued Resnick.
But political analyst Mike Baker disagrees with Resnick's assessment. "Quite simply, she is wrong. The GOP lost seats in both houses of congress because it got more difficult for voters to see much difference in the two parties thanks to so-called moderates and liberals such as Lincoln Chafee and Olympic Snow," he said.
"Ronald Reagan built a big tent party that attracted conservatives and moderates, Republicans and independents, and people from all across the country. In the last few years a small, but vocal minority, on the fringe of our party worked to destroy that big tent," said Resnick.
However, Reagan was a staunch conservative who believed in the unborn's right-to-life and other social conservative issues that resonated with many Democrats, hence the term "Reagan Democrats."
"For Resnick, an obvious liberal, to use the name of Ronald Reagan is the epitome ignorance when it comes to the conservative movement," said Baker.
Using the same language as liberal-left Democrats to describe members of her own party, Resnick said, "What the extreme right of our party has worked to destroy – centrist Republicans will now step in and rebuild."
"The Republican Main Street Partnership is committed to bringing back Ronald Reagan’s Republican Party. The extreme right has had their turn at the wheel and the results have proven devastating for our party and our country," she added.
If the GOP allows the moderates and liberals to take total control of the party, look for more defeats of Republican candidates. A conservative revolution may be what's needed to create the elusive "third party."
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