Hi, my name is Shaun and I'm a registered republican...

[monkeysarenice]

I am a bit frustrated today, but not for the reasons you might think a registered republican would be. I'm not particularly upset that Obama got elected. There is clearly a lot of confidence in him and frankly, the single most important thing a presdient can do is instill confidence in the people (the inability to do that is what made Bush such

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[whitestar19]

"A candidate can be in favor of small goverment, lower taxes and government spending and believe in free markets but unless he says he believes abortion is murder he won't be a viable candidate for the "conservative base."

Well said. That's the whole problem with the republican party. That, and stereotypes. People at work still believe republicans are the party for people who make over $100,000/year, who hate gays, who hate minorities and want to push Christanity on everybody.

[monkeysarenice]

I can't blame them for those stereotypes. The most outspoken members of the republican party do hate gays, minorities and push christianity on everyone.

Unfortunately, since that's all you hear, that's what most people believe is representative of the whole party.