The Republican Party: Abe Lincoln

The Republican Party Dept: The Republican Party has won more than 60 per cent of the presidential races since Abe Lincoln day. But lately, it has been on a losing streak, having come up short in the popular vote in five of the past six White House elections, according to Winnipeg Free Press. They argue that too many Republican candidates come off as scary, narrow-minded and out of touch, and they advocate a number of course corrections. Among them, they say, Republicans should: Stop talking only to themselves and become better acquainted with everyday Americans. Build their party around successful and pragmatic governors rather than strident members of Congress. Find candidates who can tailor their messages of economic opportunity to the poor, minorities and women. Stop being so reflexively defensive of corporate executives and the super wealthy and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and a group of party elders think they have some answers as to the new direction in which the Republican Party should go. So what gives? Party chairman Reince Priebus and a group of party elders think they have some answers, which they put into an extraordinarily candid assessment released Monday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.