I have heard a million times how the Republicans need to be more current and use Twitter etc. more. I disagree.
The younger generation just does't like what Republicans are selling. The brand is damaged beyond repair. The next wave for
the youth is Libertarianism. An old coot like Ron Paul who probably doesn't
even own a cell phone, is a hit on college campuses. Why? Because the younger
generation likes what he is telling them. It's the words, not the method of
transmission of those words.
On
the left, Obama and the movie industry are both going to have the same problem
as Republicans are currently having going forward. Too many of their base - old
60's liberal coots - dying off and no chance of keeping relevant with the youth
who are fast going to switch to the next thing which is more of a laissez-faire
system of governing that will look a lot like Libertarianism. I predict
its going to be a shock to the liberal system how UNCOOL the Obamas become in
this second term.
Having MOOCH-ELLE hand out the Oscar Sunday night was the liberal left's clumsy attempt to try to offset that and remain relevant, but how many college
students were actually watching the Oscars by the four hour mark? Moreover, how
many cared if Argo won? No one even saw Argo! And as for the dinosaur movie
industry, having the perceived cool and hip Family Guy host - while wearing a
muzzle - was also a vain attempt at relevance. He failed, no shocker there, its
a no win job these days. Sort of like being a Republican trying to sell a brand
of pseudo conservatism to a bunch of people who stopped listening a long time
ago.
Yours truly,
JH
Thank you "JH" for the humorous, clever and serious commentary — GOP it's time to stick to conservative principle that works and reset the communications and outreach strategy. This doesn't mean using Twitter more, it means use it more effectively.
