Republicans will continue to lose until they... (your answer)

[Osakagreg]

I feel confident Hillary is going to win tomorrow!

Republicans will once again be scratching their heads, trying to figure out what they have to do. Some of them might even have some good answers, but I suspect as usual they won't be able to do anything that they should.

Have some fun with your answer or be serious about it.

[Mika]

1. ... rename themselves as Democrats.

[SummerSnow]

2. admit they are zombies from the planet Bagger

[jcgoldie]

3. Learn espanol

And stop being dicks.

[NCTraveler]

4. Maybe I'm missing something.

Republicans are on a long run of wins from dog catcher up.

We often focus too much on the highest ticket. They have been brilliant at the state level.

We don't even know the results of tomorrow yet. I am highly confident Clinton will take it, less sure about the houses.

Nothing I have seen shows that Republicans are down and out.

[Grey Lemercier]

9. this ^^^^^^^^^^

[TrekLuver]

11. But don't they win because it's "rigged" with the gerrymeandering?

[NCTraveler]

14. Call it rigged or reality. Up to you. nt.

[subterranean]

16. Only in Congress.

Gerrymandering doesn't affect statewide races, and they've managed to beat us in many of those.

[TrekLuver]

23. Thank you for the explanation.

[Mika]

20. Seems to be a Dem voter trait... vote in hi profile POTUS elections, skip the rest.

That is the case in Florida. Votes blue in the last several POTUS elections, but has a solidly red state legislature and a f-ing RW loon for governor.

Hard to blame gopers when Dems don't vote.

[moose65]

21. You hit it right on the head!

This is like an endless cycle that re-sets every two years. In Presidential years, Republicans can't get it together and can't appeal to enough women or people of color to win the Presidential race, and they wring their hands wondering what happened. Then in off-year elections the Democrats can't get their voters out and spend their time running away from successful policies, and they wring THEIR hands! Instead of trying to figure out how Republicans can improve, Democrats need to fix their own problems and figure out why we have such a hard time winning in off-years. The Republicans will start preparing for the 2018 elections on Wednesday!

[Cosmocat]

40. YEP

this is exactly it ...

[uponit7771]

50. +1

[Rex]

30. You mean you didn't notice Trump effectively divide up the GOP into even smaller groups?

Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean it is not happening. Currently Trump supporters hate the GOP, imagine that and after he loses the election they will blame the GOP for the loss.

It is a win win for the Democratic Party, you will see.

[NCTraveler]

32. I never said it wouldn't be a win for the party.

"Currently Trump supporters hate the GOP"

Highly inaccurate statement. Absolutes in this context always will be seriously inaccurate.

You are talking micro when the discussion was clearly macro.

When one is looking desperately be argumentative, context, by way of necessity, is most always left out in the cold.

[Rex]

33. Not at all, I live in Texas a very red state and Trump supporters hate the GOP.

Have you talked to any, I have. So no, YOU are wrong but I understand completely.

[NCTraveler]

35. "Trump supporters hate the GOP."

Absolute comment with a context that cannot exist in reality. It is that simple.

Again. Micro, macro, leave context behind. Not sure what you are even arguing with respect to the point.

[Rex]

36. Well you are wrong, but it doesn't matter really.

I have actually talked to Trump supporters, what have you done?

[NCTraveler]

45. Nothing. lol. nt.

[Cosmocat]

31. CORRECT

I have posted this repeatedly here ...

[Rex]

34. INCORRECT.

Trump has destroyed the GOP, it is now splintered into groups that hate each other.

[Cosmocat]

38. You were apparently born yesterday

Yes, Trump is going to try to keep his seat the table, and Rs will do their childlike emotive BS for a few weeks.

Then the reality of a democratic president will sink in and they will find themselves as they are now - brothers in arms against the evil liberal boogywoman.

Cause that is what they do, scorpion and frog.

And, if we win the senate and do what is right with the filibuster, you WILL hear these exact words - THE DEMOCRATS JUST UNITED US LIKE WE NEVER COULD. Which will precede a shitstorm this country hasn't seen since the civil war.

[Rex]

41. Well when you actually talk to some Trump supporters, get back with me.

Until then, you have no idea what you are talking about. The GOP is falling apart. I guess some folks will have to deal with it?

[Cosmocat]

43. Yes, cause you and only you talk to Trump voters

We all know and talk to the asshats.

[uponit7771]

49. +1

[guillaumeb]

57. Exactly on point.

The GOP is winning at the state level. And that is where the battle is fought.

[geek tragedy]

5. run in off-year elections. nt

[uawchild]

6. until they Stop being haters.

i.e. never

[Tom Rivers]

7. start actively working to earn votes with better policies

instead of actively working to suppress the vote.

[kwolf68]

8. Well

Simple, they must re-develop a moderate wing of their party....quit divisive rhetoric...promote voting by all people...reach out to minorities...join the 21st century on women and gay issues...quit being hypocrites about the role of government...don't politicize science...limit the role of religion in politics without sacrificing your values...bring back humility, dignity and class to their party, thus limiting the carnival barkers role

In essence, cease being the stupid party.

[meow2u3]

12. Purge their party of far right extremists

whose idea of bipartisanship is that they get to dictate to the Democrats.

[Mz Pip]

19. ^^^ This

They have to back off the reactionary social stances.

[meow2u3]

22. That, too

[lapfog_1]

13. I think a number of them are thinking of becoming Democrats

And trying to influence policy by moderating debate from the "center"

Some of the "never Trumpers" that MESSNBC hired sure sound more like Center Left Democrats than Republicans. They still believe in trickle down economics but they can't believe the Trumpanzees running the current Republican party.

I'm guessing they are thinking about leaving the GOP and letting the Breitbart / infowars people have the carcass.

[Runningdawg]

15. Stop pandering

to the gun humpers and bible thumpers.

[Ardoewaan]

17. start living in the present and stop living in a cartoon version of the past

[apnu]

24. ... shed their selfish and greedy ways. (nt)

[arely staircase]

25. understand the difference between fact and opinion. nt

[Rex]

37. Lost cause on that one, they think being clever and being intelligent are one and the same. nt

nt

[NCTraveler]

47. Can you define "they"?

[Rex]

48. lulz

[napi21]

27. Shut up the extreemists and return to their moderate roots when they were willing to make deals

to get things done for the Country!

[RedCloud]

28. Bite the hands of their corporate sponsors.

[Rocknrule]

39. Stop acting like they have a God given mandate to rule this country

And threatening obstruction or "2nd amendment solutions" if they don't get their way

[Coyotl]

42. change parties.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

44. Morale improves?

n/t

[forjusticethunders]

46. Serious answer:

It's a trick question. They can't stop losing. Okay so let's say they get smart, realize "okay this Southern Strategy shit isn't working anymore" and then try to appeal to POC. More candidates like Mitt, Jeb and John, and they rewrite the rules (maybe with superdelegates + proportional delegate allocation) to prevent another Trump coup.

Oh but, the problem is that POC, particularly Black and Hispanic people, already lean left by default. Unless the GOP somehow runs to the LEFT of the Dems on stuff like BLM, they won't gain more than 3-4% points with AAs, and while they could improve their numbers with Hispanics back to the 25-30% range, it will be VERY hard given the fact that Trump has created a nationwide Pete Wilson effect that not only makes the GOP toxic with Hispanics, but has turned them from LPVs to LVs. And what do they get for all this? They lose 25-50% of the deplorables, who will either stay home or join a new Deplorable Party. Or they can go down with the Deplorable ship and lose every election by 4-6% points and 300+ EVs until they stumble into the dustbin of history as the country gets blacker, browner and more diverse, and the millennials gain political and economic power (the same millennials who favor socialism over capitalism when polled).

Pretty much it's a massive snowball that the GOP really can't do anything about, while still being "conservative". Of course, they could resume their historic role from the 19th century, and become a radical progressive party, but other than that, I just don't see a way.

With that said, downballots will be a pain until the gerrymander is broken but once it IS broken, the House becomes a Dem lock again. And hopefully we can focus more on state legislatures and gubernatorials as well.

[aaaaaa5a]

52. stop hating people based on their ethnicity, religion and gender. nt

[vadermike]

53. Until

They run a sane version of trump at the top of the ticket beware !! Anyways How are we tracking for state houses? Anyone know ? We need to start getting back state houses to rebuild our democratic strength as well !!

[RBInMaine]

55. Stop being insane right wing corporatist racist sexist dumb assholes who eat Fox News all day.