“I also think the party needs to work on a couple different fronts. There are so many fault lines within the party: conservative vs. moderate, the more fiscally minded Republicans vs. the more socially minded Republicans, the Old Guard - the sort of Newt Gingrich-Karl Rove Republican - vs. the New Guard - the Michael Steele-Sarah Palin sort of emerging sect of the party. And the party has to decide what direction it's going to go in.” ThinkingNeedsDifferentLinesPartyFrontsCoupleRepublicanFaultsConservativeModeratesEmergingSectsPalinNewts Author:Andrea Tantaros
“Conservatives need to figure out a way to motivate by reason and persuade through emotion. Meaning that when they talk about our issues, it can't come from a selfish place - "Give me a tax cut. Where's my tax cut." We have to get back to that "shining city on the hill."” WayNeedsGivingReasonEmotionCitiesIssuesCuttingFiguresTaxesGive MeShiningSelfishHillsGet BackTax Cuts Author:Andrea Tantaros
“Republicans also have to start to look at talent recruitment. Eight years ago Barack Obama was a no-name state senator. So I think we need to look outside the Beltway and start to look at a younger, more diverse pool of people and tap them to run for office instead of continuously tapping the same type of self-funder individual that Republicans seem to go after every time.” PeopleThinkingNeedsYearsLooksSelfStatesSeemsRunningNamesIndividualTalentTypeRepublicanOfficeYears AgoEightBarackPoolDiverseSenatorsTappingRecruitment Author:Andrea Tantaros
“We need to tap into new issues. There's a way to resurrect the sound policies of our party, but also to look toward new issues - kitchen-table issues like the rising cost of education. I think that's a winning issue for Republicans.” ThinkingWayNeedsLooksWinningSoundPartyIssuesPolicyRepublicanCostTablesKitchenRisingKitchen TableCost Of Education Author:Andrea Tantaros
“Play small ball. Get back to basics. I would say that you need to be a conservative, but you need to maintain your independent streak.” NeedsPlayBallsIndependentConservativeGet BackBasicsStreaksBack To Basics Author:Andrea Tantaros
“You also need to show a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to impropriety. That's one of the things, again, that Republicans left on the table as a missed opportunity.” NeedsShowsOpportunityLeftPolicyRepublicanTablesToleranceZeroMissed OpportunityZero Tolerance Author:Andrea Tantaros
