Fringe Audiences
Sep/25/11 06:10 PM
The recent outbursts at Republican debates are exactly why I always refer to myself as a conservative and not a Republican. Cheering for capital punishment, condemning a hypothetically sick 30 year old to death, and, most abhorrently, booing an openly gay soldier serving in Iraq doesn’t attract mainstream voters. It repels.
To be fair, the left has more than its fair share of crazies. Just look at some of the fringe elements blocking roadways and harassing New Yorkers on Wall Street this week. But, the Republican crazies, to my disappointment, seem to be the more hateful and hypocritical of the bunch.
Either way, if the Republican Party wants to win in November it better take the microphone and spotlight away from these types of people who make it harder for independent voters and disaffected Democrats to vote for the name next to the R. Because now they’re only creating campaign fodder and allowing the media to cast a negative light on the race to unseat President Obama. Just look around the Internet for the number of articles talking about the outbursts, which could instead be dedicated to more meaningful political discussion.
To be fair, the left has more than its fair share of crazies. Just look at some of the fringe elements blocking roadways and harassing New Yorkers on Wall Street this week. But, the Republican crazies, to my disappointment, seem to be the more hateful and hypocritical of the bunch.
Either way, if the Republican Party wants to win in November it better take the microphone and spotlight away from these types of people who make it harder for independent voters and disaffected Democrats to vote for the name next to the R. Because now they’re only creating campaign fodder and allowing the media to cast a negative light on the race to unseat President Obama. Just look around the Internet for the number of articles talking about the outbursts, which could instead be dedicated to more meaningful political discussion.
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