"God Loves . . . Republicans Hate"

[zbdent]

Considering that for a sign . . .

[Tux]

1. Nope

They'd still say we're godless (I'm a Deist on that issue, am I godless?). Anywho, it's best to point out the failings of Reps especially their tax breaks to companies that offshore/outsource.

[tubbacheez]

2. My preference has been to avoid alienating moderate repubs.

My beef is focused against the neo-cons. If the moderates cross over to our side, we'll be unstoppable. That doesn't mean I want the Dems to cater to the center, though. I want the Dems to do a better job selling the progressive cause.






I'll totally understand if you choose a different route, though. Lots of neo-con Repubs (and their newfound cult fans) deserve a good trouncing.

[atreides1]

3. Question

How many "moderate" republicans have you convinced to cross over.

It would seem that even the "moderate" republicans in the US Congress
vote almost always along party lines, mainly for fear of not getting
the support they need to be re-elected.

If you find some to cross over that's very admirable, but make sure they don't turn out to be backsliders.

[tubbacheez]

5. Interesting question!

When Repubs cross over, aren't they backsliding Repubs by definition? Isn't this line of reasoning similar to the notion of never dating divorced people for fear that the new marriage will also end in divorce? :)


Personally, I'm not that concerned about who's a member of which party. I'm more concerned with which ideas are getting gaining mindshare and which ideas are losing mindshare.

I haven't tried to convince any Repubs to switch parties, so the specific answer to your question is zero. I have, however, enlightened several centrist friends about progressive talking points. And that changed a few local votes in November.

Many Repubs don't fully realize what they're voting for. Many are simply happy to be associated with the group in power. It's fun to be a fan of the "winning" team. Many Repubs are under the influence of bad information.

So not all Repubs are hard-core. That's my main point. If we meet a hard-core one, let's not even bother. That's a waste of time (and I suspect, that's the scenario you were imagining in your post to me).

But there are lots of Repubs who think we're a bunch of nutcases. If we show them we are sane and regular people just like them, we have something to work with.

Persuasion must begin from a place where the other person agrees. You can't foist your thinking on someone else. But sometimes you can start from their thinking and show that it leads to your conclusion.

[AllegroRondo]

4. "God loves - Bush kills"