While reading about CPAC today on the internet I came across two conflicting headlines:
The first one that caught my attention was the speech given by Rand Paul where he said the "GOP of old has grown stale and moss-covered."
He states that the GOP needs a fresh direction, a "new face" and should pay attention to the "Facebook generation" youth of this country if it is to succeed moving forward.
The new GOP will need to embrace liberty in both the economic and the personal sphere. If we're going to have a Republican party that can win, liberty needs to be the backbone of the GOP. We must have a message that is broad, our vision must be broad, and that vision must be based on freedom.
There are millions of Americans, young and old, native and immigrant, black, white and brown, who simply seek to live free.
Rand Paul obviously understands that the GOP has a huge demographic headwind. The GOP is dying off. The 47% that voted for Rmoney were mainly old, white males. So, in a sense, I agree with Sen. Paul. The political party that can mobilize and apeal to the young masses will be able to win a lot of votes and elections moving forward.
But, then I came across a remark from Marco Rubios speech.
"We don't need a new idea. The idea's America, and it still works," said Rubio, to major applause
What!? I thought Rand Paul wanted to broaden the vision in and effort to broaden the appeal to a younger "Facebook generation".
I guess Rubio disagrees - or maybe they didn't compare notes beforehand...
From NBCnews:
Rubio argued to conservatives that there is no need to abandon their bedrock principles amid a bout of soul-searching within the GOP about how to broaden the party's appeal. The Florida senator repeatedly noted that the world has changed, but made the case for why standby Republican policies should stay the same.
So what is it?
Does the GOP need to change or stay the same?
I'm confused.
I guess they are too....
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/...
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/...