GOP Purity Test

[Professor S]

If this thread is about the 10 question test I heard about, then I agree it's ridiculous. It drives me nuts when republicans try and weed out the "RINOS". Hell, Reagan not only supported moderates, but he reached out the Democrats to get support for his plans. That's how you win elections and make policy happen.

It doesn't matter how "pure" you are if you can't win elections! That Conservative candidate in New York getting a large amount of votes wasn't a victory. He lost! How many votes does a loser get you? NONE.

Right now the US has never been more politically divided and alienated, and that's a opportunity for Republicans to bring more people into the fold. Instead, it looks like they're trying to weed people out. Next time I renew my license I've going back to being an independent. I live in PA so my primary votes are irrelevant in most cases anyway.

Morons. If they lose in 2010 and 2012 it'll their own damn fault.

[TheGame]

Originally Posted by Professor S

Right now the US has never been more politically divided and alienated, and that's a opportunity for Republicans to bring more people into the fold.

I think the division is a lot of their own doing. From their failed leadership creating the situation we're in now, down to their failed politics causing the party to become unpopular. IMO the Republican party has moved too far to the right, and they opened the door more for there to be moderate democrats.

Its good in a way that they're all on the same page, so they make policy happen with no civil wars like the dems.. but I think they're signing onto one too many unpopular views.

The name of the game in politics, is adjusting to what the majority of people want (Or at least being somewhat sympathetic with that view). If you don't do that, you start losing districts you've held for over 100 years.