Grandpa's Old Party - How Long Will the "GOP" Last?

[CatBO]

I am so amused when I read about how McCain's comments about Ridge caused an immediate backlash. Oh no, the media handwringing begins. The evangelicals are going to abandon him if he chooses a pro-choice VP!

Meanwhile, in the money corner, when McCain mentions how no options are off the table with Social Security, his own party again reaches for the knife and aims for his back. The anti-tax brigade starts beating him up.

Meanwhile, the Democratic party is inviting a pro-life candidate to speak. And when we talk about whether taxes are on or off the table, Democratic voters actually assess the situation and consider it, rather than freaking out.

Gripe and complain about the "fractured" Democratic party all you want, but Grandpa's Old Party is the truly fickle party. And it's no surprise why: When you build a party based on intolerance, your voters will all be, surprisingly, intolerant. You can't pick and choose precisely what they're intolerant about.

Which leads me to this: How long will the "GOP" be around? Oh sure, there will be Republicans and Conservatives, but how long will they cling to the "Grand Old Party" moniker? When I hear "Grand Old Party" today it sounds so hopelessly out of touch.

The old white evangelicals are dying off. They won't live forever. And in their place springs up change. This election year is about the youth vote and about change - and not just among Democrats. The new generation of evangelicals and Christians are all the rage. How can "Grandpa's Old Party" continue to appeal to these voters?

As intolerance quite literally dies away with each passing year, giving way to a more diverse, compassionate generation, what will become of the "GOP" brand?

[liberal N proud]

1. It would be nice if November was the last gasp.

[pocoloco]

2. Short answer....

as long as they control the voting machines!


no brainer