Tuesday, November 20, 2012

How the GOP Got Stuck in the Past

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Illustration by Mark Weaver. Source Photo: David Goldman / AP (Romney)

The finger-pointing misses a bigger truth: Republicans have become estranged from modern America. Why fixating on the old glory days is bogging down the party’s future.

Don’t tell me it was close. Don’t blame it on Hurricane Sandy or Gov. Chris Christie. When eco­nom­ic conditions are as bad as they were in 2012 and the incumbent wins anyway, that’s not “close.” That’s the challenger party throwing away a sure thing.

Click here to see the whole article by David Frum in The Daily Beast/Newsweek

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