The GOP has released a sharply-worded self-analysis, essentially admitting they’re not doing a great job of reaching young voters and minorities. Following the loss in the recent presidential election, the national Republican Party commissioned a task force to determine what the party was doing wrong. The results: “Young voters are increasingly rolling their eyes at what the party represents, and many minorities wrongly think that Republicans do not like them or want them in the country.”
The task force even did focus groups led by former Bush White House spokesman Ari Fleischer, which found that voters who left the party now describe the GOP as “scary”, “narrow minded”, “out of touch” and even called them “stuffy, old men”. Though the report primarily focused on outreach strategies, it also suggested that the party embrace “comprehensive immigration reform” and make their position on social issues “inclusive and welcoming” …
