Republicans Looking for Change

After McCain’s loss to Obama, the Republican Party is looking to reevaluate its overall message. Whenever a party losses an election, it is always important to go back to square one and evaluate the party’s values and stances on issues. The party wants to bring back the popularity of the Reagan years. Republicans are also looking for a fresh face to represent the party. Republicans are trying to move away from their image of the “old man party”. Republican Whit Ayers said, “tomorrow’s party leaders need to defy stereotypes”. Many Republicans believe governors will be the future leaders of the party because the majority of the most popular governors are Republican. They are hoping Bobby Jindal, Tim Pawlenty, Charlie Crist, or even Sarah Palin, all rising stars in the Republican Party, could rejuvenate the party base. I think the key to Republicans gaining popularity is to start governing less from the right and more towards the center. The United States, especially the younger generation, has a growing desire not be republican or democrat, but to do what is best for our country.