To all those calling the Republican Party Dead a reminder

[AllentownJake]

1992

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_1992
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1992

1994

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_1994
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_1994

1973

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal

1980

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1980

[Lex]

1. Undeniably the demographics are changing. Even they (the Rs) are worried about that.

The coming demographics are not in their favor. Tons of information on the 'net about that fact.

[Posteritatis]

2. I wouldn't call it dead until it impersonates the Canadian PC party circa 1993. (nt)

[LeftishBrit]

14. And now Harper is PM there...

[Posteritatis]

16. As head of an altogether different federal party, though. (nt)

[Historic NY]

3. It is important to keep our eyes on the ball & not let up on GOTV operations.

[and-justice-for-all]

4. Not dead, but dying and all with their own hand...nt

[Dogmudgeon]

5. And each time ...

... we refused to deliver the coup de grace.

This time, we will either have the guts to do it, or the vampire will be back by the 2020s.

--d!

[AllentownJake]

6. I think they will be back by 2010

that is make some electoral gains and may be able to field a shot at the Presidency by 2012 with the worsening economic conditions in this country.

:shrug:

[Tim01]

9. That's the way I am reading it.

The repubs are employing the tactic "always attack, never defend" and it is working well, for someone who is supposedly out of power and dying.
And the current admin seems to be using the tactic "everybodys friend". Not working so good.

[Hannah Bell]

13. i think so too. in fact, looks like a set-up.

[OHdem10]

7. Never forget the power of the Media to resuscitate them.

[Freddie Stubbs]

8. A more relevent fact is that they are poised to win the governorships in 2 blue states this fall

[BumRushDaShow]

10. IMHO

I don't consider NJ as "blue". They are more "purple" (like PA) and have been for some time. The governorship bounces between parties quite often.

[AllentownJake]

11. New Jersey is a Blue State

It has not voted for a Republican in a Presidential Election since 1988. Vermont and California have a Republican Governor right now. I'd hardly call them purple states.

Alabama had a democratic governor and so does Tennesee I hardly would call them purple states.

[Ozymanithrax]

12. Right after the 1994 midterm, the media was asking seriously...

if the Democratic Party was dead.

So when I hear talk about the end of the Republican Party, I think of Mark Twain.

"the rumors about my death are greatly exaggerated"

But if they should die, as the Whigs passed into that great political cattle call in hell, they will be replaced by another Conservative Party that will alter their message ever so slightly come back to power.

Inevitably, the Democratic Party will become so riddled with corruption that it will be necessary to remove them from power in order to explain to them they are not serving the people.

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

15. The Dem party will make or break the

Repub party with the health care package they pass.

[DailyGrind51]

17. Minority population growth will diminish Republican power.

[bigwillq]

18. It's far from dead.

And I, for one, don't want to see a party "die", even one that I completely disagree with. I do not favor a one-party system. The more parties the better, imo.