New Yorkers need a Message
It seems the New York Republican Party is dying one seat at a time. A State Senate seat was just lost this Tuesday, shrinking the Republican majority by just two seats. This past November, Governor Eliot Spitzer, along with many Democrats running for Comptroller, Attorney General, the US Senate and Congress won their campaigns by landslides. The New York Republican Party is telling everyone that it is all President Bush's fault. But isn't there more to this than simply one many down in Washington?
Republicans have spent too much time pleasing special interests instead of being a voice for their constituency. The message of fiscal responsibility has been lost and playing along with the status quo has been the way of our leaders.
The Urban Republican Platform was created to give our Party a message of hope. A message of reform and conservative values within the great city of New York and the great state of New York. Unfortunately, our message has been ignored and the Party tapping into our message has been the Democrats.
The policies of Ronald Reagan and Rudy Giuliani have made New York what it is today. We need to formulate strong messages that fit within the Republican agenda and that resonate with the voters. We will not win every campaign, but we can unite behind issues that distinguish us from Democrats and messages that will encourage voters to pull the lever for us.
The NY Republican Party doesn't have a message right now. In New York City, the voter ratio has gone from a 3.5 Democrats to 1 Republican in 1965 to greater than 5 Democrats to 1 Republican today. In order for us to reverse the current course of voter registration, we need to work at it. And we need to start now.
Posted by URC at February 7, 2007 07:54 PM
Comments
Amen. Republicans in New York need a wakeup call. We need to remember the messages that have worked in the past. Why did they work? Because they are fundamentally right. What better microcosm than New York state to get some perspective on where our Grand Old Party has gone wrong.
Posted by: scott at February 7, 2007 10:50 PM
