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For months we had been as optimistic as we could. McCain was the GOP candidate and though we never really thought deep down he was the best candidate...there he was. I hear a lot of talk about Palin being the reason he lost, but anyone who paid attention should see she may have been the sole reason he didn't get soundly whooped (in terms of the popular vote anyway).
 
We need to realize it did not matter who the GOP ran up there. The Bush Presidency was going to be very hard to overcome. How could any GOP candidate promise lower taxes and less spending, when Bush and the Republican controlled Congress was out there spending like drunken sailors and not be looked at with much skepticism? Couple that with a vastly unpopular war (due in part to poor media coverage) and having to campaign with one arm tied behind one's back (Obama's broken promise to accept public funding), and it would have doomed even Ronald Reagan to defeat.
 
This is a time not to wallow in defeat, but to get the GOP back to it's roots, identify themselves as the true people's party, and start looking to the fresh faces of conservatism for solutions, energy, and passion. All is not lost. America has survived much worse and the GOP has always come back stronger. It is the one fact that gives me comfort. The next Reagan is out there. Our job over the next four years? Find him (or her).
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GOP - Please stick to your guns!

Message to the GOP, "Stop trying to get the liberals to like you!" In much the same way we know we cannot talk to the terrorists and radicals and appease them, the GOP leadership should realize that liberals are from the same overall makeup. They do not compromise, wish to eliminate us (conservatives), and will take a mile if you give an inch. Play your game, and do not fall into theirs. They are baiting you, and you are getting reeled in. Do not cave in! Do not help them push their agenda (Amnesty, Climate Change, etc.)! Concentrate on what got you all elected in the 80's and 90's...smaller government, less spending, lower taxes, family values. Do not give in to the temptation to be drawn into their arguments and give in because of your fears that you will not reach them. You won't! You need to reach us! You need to show the courage of your convictions, because we need to believe you. The majority of citizens agree with you, but if you try to fall in with the liberals, the choice becomes hazy, and you lose those of us who may not know where to turn.
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