Monday, December 26, 2011

What the MA GOP Needs to do from the Boston Herald.............

GOP needs resolutions for 2012 Click for article

By Holly Robichaud
Monday, December 26, 2011 - Updated 14 hours ago

Now that the Massachusetts Republican Party has elected a new chairman, it is time for a fresh start. Here are some 2012 resolutions the new GOP leadership team should adopt:

Register more GOP voters: Right now, only 11 percent of registered Massachusetts voters are Republicans. Despite all the Democrat scandals that have plagued Beacon Hill, our numbers have not multiplied. Don’t leave the growth of registration numbers to fate. There needs to be a systematic plan to add more Republicans to the voter lists. It shouldn’t be too hard to register new GOP voters in districts such as the one represented by U.S. Rep. John Tierney (D-Salem), who had no idea of his wife’s involvement in her fugitive brother’s finances. He is a walking advertisement for us.

Get out the vote on Election Day: The party’s previous leadership dropped the ball for 2010 elections. If there had been a well-organized get-out-the-vote program, which would have made a 4 percent difference in vote totals, then Mary Connaughton would now be the state auditor. Starting today, the victory program needs to be convincing and identifying voters to turn out for the November election. Don’t wait until the last minute.

Make friends with the Tea Party: In order to fight the Democrat domination, the GOP needs to be a party of addition not subtraction. Cooperate with the Tea Party on voter education and grassroots organizing.

Don’t neglect the down-ticket candidates: If the GOP is to be a strong opposition party in Massachusetts, it can’t put all of its eggs in one basket. There needs to be support for the top of the ticket as well as the legislative candidates who are our future farm team.

Be proactive on voter integrity: Whether it is monitoring the political tactics of the Neighbor-to-Neighbor organization or supporting legislation requiring identification to vote, the party should be out in front on these issues so that our elections are fair and honest.

Most importantly, Republicans and Tea Party patriots need to adopt the glass-is-half-full philosophy. We don’t live in Alabama, so we cannot expect that our elected officials, such as U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, are going to vote 100 percent of the time with the party. We have to be happy that we have a senator who votes a conservative stance 80 percent of the time rather than an ultra-left wing former Obama administration official who will vote the other way all the time. Anchors-aweigh U.S. Sen. John Kerry already has that covered.

Let’s make 2012 a Happy Republican New Year!

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