Courting voters

[TW]

So, where does the GOP go from here? This article points them in a direction they should consider. But, as we all know, they won't.

There are too many righties obsessed with their hatred of minorities, and fear that whitey will become a minority in the future, that they don't realize that when you can't beat them, you better learn to live with them, because they are part of society.

This would be a start, but it needs to go even deeper, as they do more than trot out Jindal as being "non-white," and Rubio as being "Hispanic." These two may have different tints to their skin, but they are pretty much mainline white bread society in their attitudes. There is no real connection with their heritages, except possibly liking a few ethnic foods, and speaking another language other than English.

Want to change the GOP, for real? Get new leadership, and make sure it's moderate conservatives. Don't let the tea party, or any other splinter group tear you apart through fear tactics. Then, court those who are considered in the independent classification, leaning both left and right. People who see things from a moderate view in both directions, like I do. My vote can go either way, depending on how the candidates present their case, and that's not done for us through negative ads, it's done by putting "facts" on the table, with a specified plan of action to address it. Something both parties seem to think is no longer necessary - but it is.

www.rrstar.com/insight/x1156348215/Chuck-Sweeny-GOP-ought-to-support-statehood-for-Puerto-Rico

[packerconvert]

Agreed. And with them being Catholic, we can have an influx of conservative values putting a halt to this"something for nothing" mentality that Democrats are peddling around these days and would force the left back to the center as well.

The left definitely is not going to like the work ethic and patriotism of the Puerto Rican people: admit the state to the Union and we'll be one state closer to 57.

[TW]

Puerto Rico is a zone of abject poverty. I've heard that 80% or more of the people are worse off than any here in the US. It's sad that happens in what is part of our nation.

Why is it happening? Mainly because there are no jobs, no job creation, and adding to the woes, very few people who live there, who have the skills to do high level jobs.

The only way that will change is if we make a concerted effort to educate the people, and reward job creators. That has to be done everywhere in the US, and Puerto Rico is no exception, but a priority.

How do we reward job creators? We do it through taxes raised on imports. We need to get those taxes to re-invent our infrastructure of business and education, so we can once again become the nation that leads the pack in production, and development.

But, that's not going to happen if we cut the wrong budgets in about a month. It's going to put us further in a hole.

[happypacker]

if they vote to become a state(which they have refused so far) then they can get more money from the government like in the mainland,, just think of all the federal food stamps and free medical they will get then.!
Al;l i mean is by this is the people have not wanted to become a state, but like the federal money and the protection that the gov. offers. plus they like running there people the way they want.

[packerconvert]

Ummm...they have voted to become a State.

Anwho, develop the beaches, promote tourism and the Puerto Ricans can work in the service sector pampering Republicans...I mean tourists.

[happypacker]

and said no,, they have all the rights of a US , they can come and go in the Mainland,,, but they do not pay taxes to the mainland, they have there own gov. and they run the "Country"

we have military there , and a gov house, but as of today,,, they ARE NOT A STATE OF THE United States Of America. they are a territory. flying the American Flag.

[packerconvert]

Nov 30, 2012 13:24:14 GMT -5 happypacker said:

and said no,, they have all the rights of a US , they can come and go in the Mainland,,, but they do not pay taxes to the mainland, they have there own gov. and they run the "Country"

we have military there , and a gov house, but as of today,,, they ARE NOT A STATE OF THE United States Of America. they are a territory. flying the American Flag.

What universe do you live in? Puerto Ricans did not say "no" to Statehood.

"They[Puerto Ricans] voted 54 percent to 46 percent to reject the continuation of commonwealth status..."



"On the second question, 61 percent voted for statehood..."

[TW]

Until this last vote, they had continuously turned down the idea of becoming a state.

I guess the sheer weight of poverty did it.