Open Email to the Republican Leadership:
Dear Republican Leadership,
Learn from history! We've just finished a gubernatorial race in Virginia. McAuliffe (Democrat) one with a vote of 47.9%. Cuccinelli (Republican) obtained 45.5% of the of the vote. Libertarian Sarvis obtain 6.6% of the vote.
To develop a proper strategy for Republicans to win elections, we have to understand some of the basic characteristics of the electorate.
Many voting Democrats are what Rush Limbaugh calls "low information voters". In other words, they are not concerned with the details of issues. They vote straight along party lines as Democrats. If Hitler were running as a Democrat, they would probably vote for him. They are unwavering in their resolve and are united by the party. A Democrat will vote for another Democrat at least 99% of the time.
Conversely, Republicans tend to have higher education, which leads them to the deficiency of studying various issues. If the Republican Party seems to have an issue in its platform, which is contrary to an individual Republican's belief, he will relatively easily switch allegiance to a group which seems more amenable to his beliefs. The only other political party is Libertarian. Within the Libertarian group, many more have a Republican mindset than a Democratic mindset.
The strategy for Republicans winning elections is then obvious. DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO AVOID HAVING A LIBERTARIAN OR ANY OTHER PARTY CANDIDATE ON THE BALLOT. With only a choice of voting Democrat or Republican, Libertarians will usually vote Republican. In the Virginia gubernatorial election, Libertarians obtained 6.6% of the vote. If there had been no Libertarian candidate, probably 80% of those people would have voted Republican. 80% of 6.6% is 5.3%. If you add that 5.3% to Cuccinelli, he would have had 50.8% of the vote. If you add the remaining 1.3% to McAuliffe, he would have had 49.2% of the vote. Cuccinelli would have won!
Dear Republican Leadership,
Learn from history! We've just finished a gubernatorial race in Virginia. McAuliffe (Democrat) one with a vote of 47.9%. Cuccinelli (Republican) obtained 45.5% of the of the vote. Libertarian Sarvis obtain 6.6% of the vote.
To develop a proper strategy for Republicans to win elections, we have to understand some of the basic characteristics of the electorate.
Many voting Democrats are what Rush Limbaugh calls "low information voters". In other words, they are not concerned with the details of issues. They vote straight along party lines as Democrats. If Hitler were running as a Democrat, they would probably vote for him. They are unwavering in their resolve and are united by the party. A Democrat will vote for another Democrat at least 99% of the time.
Conversely, Republicans tend to have higher education, which leads them to the deficiency of studying various issues. If the Republican Party seems to have an issue in its platform, which is contrary to an individual Republican's belief, he will relatively easily switch allegiance to a group which seems more amenable to his beliefs. The only other political party is Libertarian. Within the Libertarian group, many more have a Republican mindset than a Democratic mindset.
The strategy for Republicans winning elections is then obvious. DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO AVOID HAVING A LIBERTARIAN OR ANY OTHER PARTY CANDIDATE ON THE BALLOT. With only a choice of voting Democrat or Republican, Libertarians will usually vote Republican. In the Virginia gubernatorial election, Libertarians obtained 6.6% of the vote. If there had been no Libertarian candidate, probably 80% of those people would have voted Republican. 80% of 6.6% is 5.3%. If you add that 5.3% to Cuccinelli, he would have had 50.8% of the vote. If you add the remaining 1.3% to McAuliffe, he would have had 49.2% of the vote. Cuccinelli would have won!
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