Many Republicans are misguided, and don't even realize it.

[Digit]

It is one thing to know exactly what you are backing. The Neocons KNOW their vision and obviously back that agenda.
What the Republicans enmass do not realize, is that they are being used by the NC's. Oh, they think they are displaying family values and political loyalty, yada, yada, yada. Well, they ARE, but as a faux front to a disburbing hijacking of their party.
There are a FEW out there who have caught on, but the majority are still in the dark.
Will they continue to be lazy and take their news from Fox and other extreme media sources who filter the news?
I really don't know if they have it in them to figure it out.
Republicans! Please wake up!

[electric-eye]

1. They're stupid and lazy, mesmerized by flags and bibles

"GOd loves bush, and that's good enough for me"

yeah - that kind of ****

[Old and In the Way]

2. I don't know......

Way too many should have figured it out by now. I can understand the flat-Earth types believing George Bush is their saviour, but that still leaves 20-30MM with no excuse.

[Acryliccalico]

3. I don't think they are all religious

I think some are the older ones who are too old to keep up with things and think the old repubs are the same as the neocons. They just don't know the difference.

[bobweaver]

4. THOSE are the people to blame for Bush's re-election, not the Democrats.

[Digit]

5. Has anyone been successful showing Republicans the difference?

Admit it, you can't come at them and tell them they are just WRONG.
I have come at it like, "These people are not even REPUBLICANS", and, "they don't even support the typical Republican agenda".
If they only knew, REALLY knew, they would be screaming louder than we are now.

[Lexingtonian]

6. It's a politics of resentment that they respond to

Their emotional stupidity overrides their rationality and intellectual abilities (such as they are). And most of the people of the present electorate spent most of their lives suffering the Cold War and building a wierd/amazing/stupid/hugh set of resentments at the people who were more alive and real and adaptive than they were, or who benefitted a bit more from the changes that occurred. (Isn't that what FR tells us every day of the week?)

[proud patriot]

7. I believe only about 30% truly know what they voted for

70% are very misguided and have been lied to .

This is just my guess I have nothing to back
it up except from my encounters with people.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. REFRAME THE DEBATE

ok now that I got your attention.

Speak of the destruction of Social Security

How about Public School destruction \privatization?

Did I mention the Credit Card Party?

Oh how about the polluting skies initiative

The clear forest cutting initiative?

On taxes, they are service fees we all need to pay in order to get police protection, unless we all are going to individually pay for police, fire, and road services... quailty will go down.

Never, ever use their phrases... NEVER EVER

Oh and about choice, well the pro fetus crowd are very radical.

How about the poisoning of our lands and our children?

Over extension of the armed forces.

I could go on...

[ClearMessage]

9. It's our job to guide them.

They won't take initiative on their own to see the light. We need to develop the kind of language that will reach them and make them consider our point of view.

Framing the debate is the first major step.

[Skittles]

10. they want to stay in the dark

that's why they watch shit like FOX news which is obvious RNC propaganda