Use this forum to post your ideas about how we can rebuild the party. The best ones as voted by the community may be incorporated in the plan we deliver to candidates for RNC Chairman.
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5,854 votes
Reach out to Ron Paul and the Campaign for Freedom
The younger generation is overwhelmingly turning away from the social conservative platform perpetuated by what they see as "old, grumpy, white guys"
Instead they are turning by the thousands to people such as Ron Paul and his Campaign for Freedom to give them fresh perspective and a ne... moreStatus: under review -
634 votes
do a better job in Black and Latino communities
I'm a Black conservative/republican. 95% of Blacks vote Democrat and 60% of Latinos. Those stats are RIDICULOUS. There is no way America can become this multicultural and our party not have a plan.
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395 votes
Run Inspiring Candidates
The GOP has to STOP nominating the next in line. Dole, McCain. We can not keep going to the old white military hero well. Nor the Bush family. With a longer resume as governor, someone like a Sarah Palin will be that inspiration. Same for Jindal. He has a really inspiring story. We have to give p... more
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365 votes
Reach out to Blacks, Latinos, Gays, and the Youth
The party needs to become more inclusive and actively reach out to these communities. It means going directly into these communities and articulating why Republican policies and philosophy are best for these communities. Being young and Black, I have seen democratic policies continue to fail, and... more
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283 votes
fund College Republicans & conservative campus newspapers
The only way to reach the next generation of voters is to win them over to conservative ideas before the liberal professors indoctrinate them. Thus, on every major college campus, we need to have a vibrant group of young Republicans as well as a strong conservative newspaper that will expose the... more
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210 votes
Reach youth via pop-culture and entertainment media.
For too long the left has been seen as the "cool" party for the youth. It's time we fight back by embracing pop-culture by outreaching and creating our own entertainment media avenues such as entertainment oriented blogs, broadcasting, reporting, and parties.
To reach youth, we need to... more
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193 votes
Enact a "40 under 40" initiative
40% of our open seat and challenger candidates for Congress and up under 40 by 2012
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173 votes
Implement a renewed focus on winning State Legislatures
The state legislatures elected in 2010 will control the redistricting cycle that dictates the makeup of Congress for the next decade -- and serve as our farm team for Congress and statewide offices. We need to strengthen our focus on winning local and state offices, not just federal ones.
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162 votes
be thinking about solutions, not about winning.
Conservatives have a lot to contribute to bi-partisan and post-partisan solutions for real problems that the country is facing. Republicans want less government; Democrats want better government. There's a meeting place for the two that we can call SMARTER government - but neither side can acco... more
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154 votes
Help campaigns and local parties build online movements
Set recruitment goals for online activism and fundraising for Congressional and Senate campaigns: 5,000 activists and $100,000 for each Congressional race and 7,500 activists and $150,000 per Congressional district in each Senate race
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75 votes
A 435 district strategy
We don't need a 50-state strategy. We need a 435 district strategy. Whether a safe or longshot seat, we need professionally-run campaigns with real candidates everywhere. This will allow us to maximize pickup opportunities against complacent Democrats. It will also help identify promising young l... more
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73 votes
Make being Republican "cool" and "progressive"
We are slapped with too many stereotypes and have been defeated by a social movement. It is NOT socially acceptable to be young, educated, urban and Republican. If the party is going to succeed, that HAS to change. Build an exciting, inspiring and charismatic party that captures young hearts a... more
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57 votes
Think Urban
We elect very few Republicans from urban districts, and, as a result, the party has few urban policy ideas and very little credibility on those issues. We can't afford to keep ceding that ground to Democrats; the demographics are against us. I believe that traditional Republican free market id... more
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47 votes
Start an "I am Republican" campaign!
Simply put remind everyone of who republicans really are! Though it may not seem so we are of different races, religions, and age groups all committed to the principles of conservatism: limited government, fiscal responsibility and social conservatism.
I am: young, educated, a professional, a c... more
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39 votes
Shadow government
One of the great things that the British parties do when out of power is create a "shadow government", with the same ministers that exist in the real government. Their entire purpose is to shadow the debate in the ruling party.
Do the same here: if Obama puts out a detailed health c... more
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36 votes
Recruit 5 million new online activists
Build the GOP's activist network with 5 million organically collected new activists with e-mail and/or cell phone numbers for text messaging
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35 votes
Stop Accepting PAC and Lobbyist Money
The Republican National Committee needs to deal with some very basic facts. First, less than 2% of the RNC's money came from PAC's and lobbyists in 2008. Second, 69% of Americans believe corruption is a major problem in Washington. Third, 44% of Americans trust Democrats more than Republicans to ... more
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34 votes
Build a national Facebook-esque Website
Currently the websites between local, state, and national GOP parties are very disjointed. I was dismayed to go to my county website to find that links were out of date and there was no RSS feed. We need to have a nationally built website where Republican candidates from the Presidential to the... more
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31 votes
Make Facebook a top target for organizing and communicating.
As a younger conservative, I was completely distraught by the number of advertisements and motivational tools utilized by the left on the social network Facebook in 2008, and the total lack thereof on the part of the Republican Party. The GOP must bring balance to the "Facebook Vote" i... more
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30 votes
reestablish the New England branch
The party is as good as dead in New England, and there isn't enough local talent to rebuild it alone. The few local Republicans that win office find themselves completely out-gunned and unprepared. We need financial and organizational support for candidates at the local level so that we can bui... more
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