Republicans in the United States just damaged their chances of winning elections in 2014, while trying to increase their chances. That is what is wrong with the Republican Party: A total failure to properly diagnose or understand the Party’s circumstances cripples it.
Obama lied. He broke his promises about ObamaCare. Broken faith is melting the Democrats’ hopes of winning elections in 2014. Obama cannot smooth-talk voters back who no longer trust him and are no longer listening.
Republicans had to save the Democrats and throw away the GOP’s advantage for 2014. Republicans broke their own promise to the voters – also a core promise – to reduce spending and get the deficit under control. Now voters can feel equally betrayed by both Republicans and Democrats. Now there is no need to favor Republicans over Democrats in 2014, because both parties broke bedrock campaign promises.
Here’s the problem: Campaigns are not won on election day. They are won during the entire year leading up to election day, by the mostly-conservative grassroots activists who help raise money, organize, pound yard signs along the highway, make phone calls, set up meet-and-greets and coffees, and other events.
Candidates do not win or lose elections. Republican insiders do not win or lose elections. Campaign consultants do not win or lose elections. Thousands of unpaid volunteers win the campaign for the candidate, especially on the Republican side. Those volunteers vote with their feet and decide anew each and every Saturday morning whether to stay home or get out there and campaign for the candidate. Every unpaid volunteer faces the temptation to just stay home instead of leaving the house and getting in the car.
The candidate whom the volunteers elect gets paid the salary, gets the glory, and puts the “win” on his or her resume.
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