OpinionAmerica has weighed in on the PoliticsHome Reputation Tracker – the first poll assessing the reputations of all of America’s top politicians and political figures – and there have been some devastating moves for Democrats, a bit of a gain for Republicans, and more bad news for the House and Senate leaders.
In general, Democrats' numbers went down this month. Out of roughly 30 members of the Democratic party on the list, only one (David Paterson) made a small gain. This could be particularly worrisome for Democrats, because out of the 27 Republicans on the list, 17 had net gains this month.
What the Moderate Republican Stands For
Republicans came to power as the party of big ideas, and without returning to that model they could be looking at a long winter. Additionally, those big ideas need to focus on Middle America. Three issues that could work are conservation, reform and localism.
Conservation- a return to the Teddy Roosevelt model of conservation. One doesn’t necessarily have to buy into global warming to appreciate the need to protect the natural resources we have.
Reform- the federal government is bigger than ever, and won’t be getting any smaller over the next four years. Republicans need to fashion themselves as national reformers. Much of Middle America wants the government as safety net, but bloated bureaucracies breed corruption that needs to be dealt with.
Localism- this is the lynchpin that brings it all together. If we bought our food locally, shopped locally, governed locally, many of the issue we now have to deal with would go away, or at the least become manageable.Below is a collection of writers who speak about the things that matter. Some are Right, some Left and some Center, but all intelligent and rational voices.
The Soap Box
Something for Republicans to Feel Good about, Finally!
The monthly Reputation Index produced by OpinionAmerica was released and the GOP is actually making gains!
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Since when is reputation in Washington important???
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