With the recent controversy over Jeff Frederick being asked to step aside as chairman, a key debate has arisen in our party. How do we win?
Some say we must stay away from “divisive” issues, some Republicans have gone as far as to criticize other Republicans for putting cultural issues high on their priority list. These handful of moderates contend that the GOP is too culturally conservative to win. Do the facts back this up?
A Gallup poll [1]shows that the most unpopular decision of the Obama Administration to date has been giving money to fund abortions overseas. Some of the key voting groups that we must reach, hispanics [2]and young people [3], are a majority pro-life.
The State Board of Elections numbers [4]show that Virginians favor traditional marriage.
The more moderate wing of the GOP has even suggested that Republicans have been too religiously motivated. A key study shows that hispanic voters, one of the voting groups that are crucial to our future success, are religiously motivated [2]. They are not the only ones either.
I have said all of that to say this, the Virginia GOP will be successful again when it combines strong morals with competent leadership. What Virginians want right now is fresh ideas and solutions. If the Republican Party engages in moral relevancy, it will lack those critical solutions. If you look throughout human history, good solutions have always come from a strong moral center.