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How Republicans Can Build a Big-Tent Party
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason May 03, 2009 04:33am |
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| Category | Op-Ed by Candidate |
| Media | Newspaper - Wall Street Journal |
| News Date | Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Arlen Specter's defection to the Democratic Party this week is no reason for Republicans to cheer. But his reason for leaving -- he faced an unwinnable primary election next year -- is no cause for soul searching. There is a question Republicans do need to ask: What is it that binds our party together?
In the wake of two successive electoral defeats and the likelihood of a 60-vote Democrat majority in the Senate, what does it even mean to be a Republican today? Moderate Republicans are right to remind conservatives that they cannot build a center-right coalition without the center part. And conservatives are right to remind moderates that Republicans only succeed when we rally around clear principles.
The real mistake is that Republicans became more concerned with staying in D.C. than reforming it. |
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