Renew + Grow + Win = Change?
Republican Leaders Search for New, Winning Strategy
By NEIL KING JR., WSJ
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Republican Party leaders, gathering for the first time since their stinging election losses in November, have many explanations for what ails the GOP, but so far no clear consensus on how to fix it.
Meeting under the banner "Renew, Grow, Win," members of the party's main steering organization, the Republican National Committee, said the GOP must figure out how to reintroduce itself to broad segments of the American electorate without diminishing its core belief in low taxes and limited government.
"In many ways, we're at square one," said Glenn McCall, a South Carolina committeeman who is part of a task force on a new way forward for the party. "There are large portions of the population—African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, young voters—who simply don't know us. We have to change that."
With Republicans looking beyond Mitt Romney's loss to President Barack Obama, one question is whether to put more focus on the crop of governors who are moving to cut taxes and pursue conservative visions in their states. Some here say that while House Speaker John Boehner and congressional Republicans are right to hold firm for spending cuts, budget brinkmanship with Mr. Obama could damage the GOP brand.
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By NEIL KING JR., WSJ
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Republican Party leaders, gathering for the first time since their stinging election losses in November, have many explanations for what ails the GOP, but so far no clear consensus on how to fix it.
Meeting under the banner "Renew, Grow, Win," members of the party's main steering organization, the Republican National Committee, said the GOP must figure out how to reintroduce itself to broad segments of the American electorate without diminishing its core belief in low taxes and limited government.
"In many ways, we're at square one," said Glenn McCall, a South Carolina committeeman who is part of a task force on a new way forward for the party. "There are large portions of the population—African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, young voters—who simply don't know us. We have to change that."
With Republicans looking beyond Mitt Romney's loss to President Barack Obama, one question is whether to put more focus on the crop of governors who are moving to cut taxes and pursue conservative visions in their states. Some here say that while House Speaker John Boehner and congressional Republicans are right to hold firm for spending cuts, budget brinkmanship with Mr. Obama could damage the GOP brand.
(More here.)
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