What does the GOP have to do to win in 2016

[RockyTop411]

As Republicans gear up to “take back the White House” conservatives need to be aware of one startling fact: in 2012 if Romney had won the three swing states of Ohio, Florida, and Virginia,*he still would have lost the election.

For instance, let’s look at Wisconsin, with its 10 electoral votes. Every four years the Republican mindset says Wisconsin will be a swing state. Then, a few months into the campaign the state loses it’s coveted “battleground” status as polls begin to show its “blue” reality. The truth is that not since 1984, when Reagan won in a landslide against Walter Mondale, has Wisconsin seen red.

Or take Pennsylvania, with 20 electoral votes, and New York, with 29—both have been blue since Bill Clinton won them in 1992, and blue they will remain.

The left starts with 246 electoral college votes, which is 91% of the required amount to win.

Can a Republican Win 270 Electoral Votes in 2016...or Ever? - The Daily Beast

What has to happen for the GOP to win? I'm interested in everyone's thoughts, yes, even you LG.

 

[mrorange211]

Stop blaming Obama for everything and come up with something known as ideas.

 

[theFallGuy]

We need Hope and Change!

 

[SamRebel35]

They need to run as libertarians.

 

[SamRebel35]

They need to run as libertarians.

Or rather, adopt libertarian philosophies while still calling themselves the GOP. If they are called libertarians they won't win.

 

[Carl Pickens]

Stop blaming Obama for everything and come up with something known as ideas.

Why? It worked for BHO and he's still blaming Bush

 

[Carl Pickens]

Kill off about 25% of the welfare recipients

 

[barknoxbrawler]

Or rather, adopt libertarian philosophies while still calling themselves the GOP. If they are called libertarians they won't win.

Ron Paul tried this already. But times are changing.......

 

[Kingston Vol]

Or rather, adopt libertarian philosophies while still calling themselves the GOP. If they are called libertarians they won't win.

I think you might be right.

 

[lawgator1]

The demographics give the Dems an edge in too many places, and its growing. GOP playbook must be combination of:

1) limit voting at times and in areas accessible to traditional Dem base, i.e. older people and especially minorities. They are trying this, but Dems are countering with higher turnout effort to counter it, and in the end the GOP ends up reinforcing the notion that it is the white party, and white party only.

2) court the Hispanic vote. GOP appears to collectively be retarded on this one. They just cannot bring themselves to embrace the inevitable here, and make it work. Instead, they demonize immigrants. Dumb. Dumb, dumb, dumb.


Long-term their best chance is to do a reverse-Chinese thing. They need to have more white babies.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Nominate a Hispanic female.

 

[mrorange211]

Kill off about 25% of the welfare recipients

I don't know what is more disturbing: the statement or the fact that someone liked it.

 

[MG1968]

Stop blaming Obama for everything and come up with something known as ideas.

Democrats are still blaming Reagan, Nixon and Ford. Obama and his supporters need to grow thicker skin and understand that politics is a dirty business.

 

[lawgator1]

Nominate a Hispanic female.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I don't know what is more disturbing: the statement or the fact that someone liked it.

If you are really disturbed by that, then abortions should be absolutely horrifying to you.

 

[lawgator1]

Democrats are still blaming Reagan, Nixon and Ford. Obama and his supporters need to grow thicker skin and understand that politics is a dirty business.

GOP isn't running on politics, in the traditional sense.

GOP does not criticize policy, in an honest way.

GOP is afraid. Very afraid.

And it shows.

 

[Falcons02]

Stop blaming Obama for everything and come up with something known as ideas.

I don't know what you're talking about... Republicans have an alternative health care plan...










... DIE TAKER!! Now, back to my 17 mistresses and family values preachin'.

 

[82_VOL_83]

The demographics give the Dems an edge in too many places, and its growing. GOP playbook must be combination of:

1) limit voting at times and in areas accessible to traditional Dem base, i.e. older people and especially minorities. They are trying this, but Dems are countering with higher turnout effort to counter it, and in the end the GOP ends up reinforcing the notion that it is the white party, and white party only.

2) court the Hispanic vote. GOP appears to collectively be retarded on this one. They just cannot bring themselves to embrace the inevitable here, and make it work. Instead, they demonize immigrants. Dumb. Dumb, dumb, dumb.


Long-term their best chance is to do a reverse-Chinese thing. They need to have more white babies.

Translation:
1) Dem voting base depends on illegal votes.
2) see #1.

 

[lawgator1]

Kill off about 25% of the welfare recipients

For the life of me I cannot understand why the GOP is perceived as exploiting class.

 

[Carl Pickens]

I don't know what is more disturbing: the statement or the fact that someone liked it.

Or that you get upset over an obvious joke?......Nancy

 

[lawgator1]

Translation:
1) Dem voting base depends on illegal votes.
2) see #1.

Cannot understand how the GOP is viewed as racially intolerant.

 

[82_VOL_83]

GOP isn't running on politics, in the traditional sense.

GOP does not criticize policy, in an honest way.

GOP is afraid. Very afraid.

And it shows.

You need to get out more. I think you would be shocked.

 

[Carl Pickens]

I always liked the idea of hanging up signs in the highly populated democratic areas that says Republicans vote on Tuesday Democrats vote on Wednesday

 

[mrorange211]

Democrats are still blaming Reagan, Nixon and Ford. Obama and his supporters need to grow thicker skin and understand that politics is a dirty business.

The question was how the GOP will win the election. It's simple: stop shifting the blame on someone else, and come up with their own damn ideas.

If you are really disturbed by that, then abortions should be absolutely horrifying to you.

Oh yeah, I forgot we live in the alternate universe called VolNation where anyone that's not a Republican like to kill babies.

 

[82_VOL_83]

Cannot understand how the GOP is viewed as racially intolerant.

Cannot understand how voter ID laws affect anyone. You have been dodging that one for years.