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Which Way for the GOP?
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CURRENT ISSUES
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7 / 1993 |
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Sen. Robert Dole, Vin Weber, et al.
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With the Cold War that had provided a focus for conservatives ended, and with Republicans finding themselves on the outside after 12 years of occupying the White House, a number of Republican and conservative political organizations are working to recapture the White House and congress from liberal Democrats. These groups, while having much in common, also have differences that may produce potential fault lines in the opposition to Bill Clinton.
THE WORLD & I asked the most prominent of these power centers for a statement of their goals, strategies, and major principles. The following five statements begin with an excerpt from a speech by Robert Dole to the Republican National Committee (RNC), followed by a sampling of independently organized conservative groups.
'JUST PLAIN REPUBLICANS'
I've been around long enough to remember 1965, when there weren't many Republicans left standing after the LBJ landslide. We elected a brilliant Republican named Ray Bliss as our chairman, and the next year we swept the midterm elections, and two years after that we won the White House.
And then there was 1977. Once again, the Democrats controlled all the levers of government. And we turned the reins of the party over to Bill Brook. One year later, we made important gains, and two years after that, we were back in the White House. And this week, we will begin to prove that lightning can strike three times.
Our focus has now changed. We're not looking back. We're looking ahead--looking to the future--ready to make a difference, for our party and for America.
And the future is just where we have to look, for new races are already beginning. I don't mean 1996. I mean 1993 with gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey. I mean 1994 with midterm elections. I mean state legislatures and county commissions across the country. These are the dates, the races, and the opportunities that will jumpstart our comeback.
So, what do we do? Well, one road we can take is to sit in the corner and throw rocks at President Clinton and the Democratic majority. But that road would lead us nowhere.
The right road is to provide answers to America's problems, answers true to our
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