Politico reports the College Republican National Committee will release a dismal report on Monday detailing why the GOP has lost the youth vote. Among the reasons listed:
Gay marriage: “On the ‘open-minded’ issue … [w]e will face serious difficulty so long as the issue of gay marriage remains on the table.”
Hispanics: “Latino voters … tend to think the GOP couldn’t care less about them.”
Perception of the party’s economic stance: “We’ve become the party that will pat you on your back when you make it, but won’t offer you a hand to help you get there.”
Big reason for the image problem: The “outrageous statements made by errant Republican voices.”
Words that up-for-grabs voters associate with the GOP: “The responses were brutal: closed-minded, racist, rigid, old-fashioned.”
President George W. Bush received rave reviews for attracting the youth vote as well as President Ronald Reagan. Politico noted:
“[The] Republican Party has won the youth vote before and can absolutely
win it again,” the report says, pointing to presidents Ronald Reagan
and George W. Bush who were competitive with that demographic. “But this
will not occur without significant work to repair the damage done to
the Republican brand among this age group over the last decade.”
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