huffpo Ex-GOP Rep. Tom Davis Warns Republicans: We've Become A Rural And Southern Party

[blitzburgh55]

A republican finally speaks the truth!

Tom Davis, a former GOP Congressman from Virginia, had some tough, but seemingly sensible, advice for his party during an appearance on "Hardball" on Wednesday night. Asked by Chris Matthews if the flood of white ex-Democrats into the Republican party who joined "because of civil rights back in the '60s" is "killing" Davis' party, the former Congressman honed in on how the politics of culture has wounded the GOP's mass appeal:

Politics has been defined by culture over the last few cycles, and we've become a rural party and a Southern party. We've been losing inner suburbs and the like. A lot of this was the policies of the Bush administration.

Another important point Davis made is that cultural politics, as perfected by Karl Rove and his disciples in the last administration, has caused a widening education gap in the makeup of the the parties:

The high education areas Obama carried - 78 of the 100 counties with the highest education. McCain carried 88 of the 100 counties with the lowest education. As we move to cultural politics, that's been the shift.

Matthews noted that during a Republican primary debate last year only three of the candidates standing on stage raised their hands when asked if they believed in evolution: "You have a party that doesn't believe what they were taught in high school."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/29/gop-rep-tom-davis-warns-r_n_247482.html

[rurallib]

1. Vitter's going to throw a shitty diaper his way.

[murielm99]

11. I don't know why that's so funny, but

:rofl:

I've dealt with more than my share of shitty diapers, too.

[Uben]

2. What killed the GOP?

I think the most damaging thing that has hurt the GOP is "common sense", or the lack of, in their case!

[mod mom]

3. Make that a Rural & Southern WHITE SUPREMIST Party & look at these stats:

38%
Percentage of Mississippi�s population that is black, highest of any state. Blacks also make up more than a quarter of the population in Louisiana (32 percent), Georgia (31 percent), Maryland (30 percent), South Carolina (29 percent) and Alabama (27 percent). They comprise 56 percent of the population in the District of Columbia.
84,000
The increase in Georgia�s black population between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, which led all states. Texas (62,000), Florida (48,000) and North Carolina (45,000) also recorded large increases.

-SNIP
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmcensus1.html

AND THIS DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT HISPANICS WHO THE GOP ARE ALSO ALIENATING!

[Fumesucker]

4. "You have a party that doesn't believe what they were taught in high school."

Sunday School or High School?

Revealed truth is the only truth.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Are they even that?

[DainBramaged]

6. McCain carried 88 of the 100 counties with the lowest education

:spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:patriot:


The dumb are the majoriy of the Rethug party. The people who can't count.

[E_Pluribus_Unitarian]

9. Now there's a GOP bumper sticker I'd like to see!

"McCain carried 88 of the 100 counties with the lowest education...and we're damn prowd of it two!"

[DainBramaged]

14. McCain carried 88 of the 100 DUMBEST counties in Amerika, and we're 'prowd' of it.

:rofl:

[KharmaTrain]

7. Davis Has Spoken Like This Before...Why He's An Ex-Rep

His corrupt and inept party has passed him over for Senate and the Governorship...he was all but chased out of the party.

The Southern Strategy sure worked real good...so much it smothered the party. For many years they could mask their racism, sexism and other isms behind talking points and "tax cuts" and "strong on defense". Thanks to boooshie, any credibility in the ability of this party to govern has been discredited...all they have left now are the losers.

[DinahMoeHum]

10. ". . .the Republican brand is in the trash can. . .if we were a dog food. . .

they would take us off the shelf..."

- Tom Davis, May 2008

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/05/post_38.html

[KharmaTrain]

12. Thank You...

Looking back now, the guy is a rushpublican Kreskin. :rofl:

Now is that a poncho or a sears poncho?

:smoke:

[yellowcanine]

8. Hey Tom why don't you just come out and admit that your party is the party of dumb asses.

I almost felt sorry for him....nah.

[Catshrink]

13. Explains why the GOP is determined to destroy public education

In Arizona, they're hell bent on a race to the bottom and have succeeded in terms of funding. Now the Leg. is making it worse by retaliating against teachers. This will only chase people out of the profession. The GOP motto should be: Keepin' 'em stoopid, you betcha.

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