winning neo-con votes

[DeadheadForPaul]

1.) Don't use the term "neo-con" when talking to ANY potential voters. It will immediately turn off any pro-interventionist Republicans

2.) Stay broad rather than going specific.
For example, say "less spending, less taxes" etc. Don't get into specific debates about small little issues

3.) Find out what issues the voter cares about before talking about any position. You don't want to go on a 5 min rant about Rand being pro-life only to find out that the voter is a fiscal conservative that is pro-choice

 

[Cowlesy]

Speaking of neoclowns, Allahpundit's tears taste so yummy and sweet!

another tweet haha

Am open to hearing the arguments for Conway in Kentucky #openmind 26 minutes ago via Seesmic

 

[Anti Federalist]

Frankly, I'm still in shock at the beating Tim Burns took in Murtha's district. I thought all the heavy pushing from Levin and Hannity and crew would push him over the top.

Perhaps they should have turned to.....traditional conservatives? I don't know.

Yeah, what a shock.

The guy the establishment hacks ignored wins in a landslide.

Their guy loses.

Maybe they'll figure it out.

 

[Cardinal Red]

The key to politics is connecting with people on the ground they stand, not the ground you stand. You must show them how your candidate represents them.

+1776

And I'd add we would have had a much bigger problem with this had the conservative Mongiardo won the primary. With the liberal Conway is our opponent, we just need to convince folks that a vote for Conway is a vote for the Obama agenda (which it is) In a state where likely voters give Obama an approval rating in the low 30s, that's a sure winner.

 

[amisspelledword]

http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/05/graysons-supporters.html

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The likely Rand Paul victory in the Kentucky Republican primary today should give Democrats a very good chance of winning in the fall because supporters of Trey Grayson, Paul's main opponent, really don't like him.

Some primaries play out in such a way that party loyalists view several of the candidates favorably and just choose the one they like best. That was very much the case with the recent Democratic contest in North Carolina. But in Kentucky we find that Paul's supporters hate Grayson, and that even more Grayson's supporters hate Paul.

53% of likely Grayson voters for today have an unfavorable opinion of Paul to only 23% with a positive opinion of him. More importantly though just 40% of Grayson voters say they'll support Paul in the general election if he wins the Republican nomination with 43% explicitly saying they will not.

Paul is going to have some serious work to do to unify his party around him, especially because his supporters have gone out of their way to poke Grayson (and by extension his voters) in the eye. Whether the Democratic nominee is Dan Mongiardo or Jack Conway there's going to be an opportunity to pick up the Republican voters necessary to pull an upset this fall. Democrats winning in Kentucky in a tough political climate for the party is not something you would expect- but neither is Republicans winning in Massachusetts in any political climate. 2010 is really shaping up as the year of the unexpected in politics.

 

[Flash The Cash]

Rand Paul is just another Socialist who wants to preserve our system of Social Security, with a few adjustments.

 

[LibertyMage]

Yes, I agree. Ever been to a Leadership Institute seminar? I swear I've heard that there before.


Frankly, I'm still in shock at the beating Tim Burns took in Murtha's district. I thought all the heavy pushing from Levin and Hannity and crew would push him over the top.

Perhaps they should have turned to.....traditional conservatives? I don't know.

I have never been to a Leadership Institute event, but I have been hanging around in a lot of circles since 2008 and this message has been reiterated time and time again. You have probably heard it before because it is Political Science 101.

 

[Todd]

Neocons are Liberals, so it's a lost cause. They aren't into liberty.

Some, like Lisa Graas, are impossible to redeem.

you made my point.