George Wenschhof
The
Republican Party has a lot of regrouping to do in the aftermath of the 2012
General Election.
The
pollsters were right in their predictions, and with Florida likely going for
President Obama after all the votes are counted, Obama will win the popular
vote and the electoral vote with 332 and Mitt Romney only winning 206.
The
Senate will remain a Democratic majority with Democrats holding 52 seats and
Republicans holding 45. Two Independents
are expected to caucus with the Democrats.
Democrats
picked up a half dozen House seats to now hold 198 seats, with Republicans
maintaining their majority with 237 seats.
The
Hispanic/Latino, African American and Women vote went overwhelmingly to President
Obama, further illustrating the problem the Republican Party has in appealing
to voters in America today.
An
interesting factoid overheard in the din last night as numbers were coming in
and being tabulated is Mitt Romney won 61% of the White vote. A number also received by former Republican President
George H. W. Bush, who won with that percentage twenty four years ago.
In
addition to being out of touch with present day demographics in the nation,
Republicans will need to reassess what their message is and what it is they
stand for.
Perhaps,
Republican leaders will realize the stale old refrain of less tax and less government,
without any specifics, is no longer connecting with the majority of voters.
Along
with the politics of fear on the deficit and foreign policy, Republicans are
painfully out of touch.
The
reason President Obama won reelection is because Americans want to continue to
move forward together with a feeling of hope, not fear.
Si,
se puede.
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