GOP Copy Cats

Written by: Dave Santucci on Dec 10, 2008 9:09 AM EST

Michigan Republican Party Chair Saul Anuzi, a candidate for RNC Chair said that the GOP would be following Gov. Howard Dean's lead, and would like to institute a 50-state strategy of their own as reported by The Huffington Post.

"There is a perception that we are a regional party and that we are a party from the South because that's the region we're consistently winning today," Anuzis told Politico. "I do think we need to have our version of the 50-state program that [Democratic National Committee Chair Howard] Dean had."

There have been several critics of Gov. Dean's 50 State Strategy within the Democratic Party, but he has won them over after two straight Congressional Cycle wins, plus winning the Presidency. Now he has won over GOP critics. 

But the sticking point, as one DNC staffer argues, is ideology. Putting together institutions to make gains in non-Republican regions only will help if the party has a political message that can resonate among non-conservatives.

"By relying on wedge issues to win, they've used issues to divide people and worked to appeal to an increasingly smaller group of people," said the aide. "Dean's point has not just been that we need to show up in all 50-states but also that as a party we need to ask people for their votes, listen to what they have to say and be willing to work to solve issues in areas where we have common ground, even if we don't agree with everything."

So we have Taken Back Our Country and now we are taking back the GOP?  Then again, immitation is the dearest form of flattery.

Dave Santucci
Operations Manager 

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