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Dark Days Ahead: Why Republicans Need Xmas Vacation
It's bad. Never mind that for two elections in a row, Republicans have lost political independents by wide margins. Never mind that they're reputation for competence is at Bernie Madoff-like levels, or that the nation's demographic shift, particularly the growth in Latino voters, imperils ...
'Dark days ahead' for GOP
washingtonmonthly.com — 'DARK DAYS AHEAD' FOR GOP.... By now, the list of problems -- structural, practical, ideological, historical --... facing the Republican Party is pretty familiar. Time's Michael Scherer makes the compelling case today that the economic crisis, in ... (more) 'Dark days ahead' for GOP
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'Dark days ahead' for GOP
Political Animal — 'DARK DAYS AHEAD' FOR GOP.... By now, the list of problems -- structural, practical, ideological, historical -- facing the Republican Party is pretty familiar. Time 's Michael Scherer makes the compelling case today that the economic crisis, in addition to contributing to the GOP's electoral defeats, presents the party with a perilous future and threatens the Republicans' fundamental identity. Liquidity traps are fought with government interventions. They are fought successfully with big ones. Republicans now face the real possibility of a generation of American voters who ...

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