Republican politics have been off-kilter for several years now because a large segment of the conservative base does not look back fondly on the Bush presidency.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It is not about Republicanism, it's about conservatism.
The Republican party has become as hostile towards its own base as the Liberals have always been.
I don't like to talk about politics. If you say you're a Democrat, that'll turn off Republicans, and that's half of your fan base.
The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it's hardly a traditional political party anymore.
If the Republican Party continues to ignore its conservative base, then the Party is headed to oblivion.
My views tend to be centrist. I'm not a big fan of George W., but my politics tend to be more Republican than not.
That distinctive presidential conduct is now gone forever, banished to the snows of yesteryear by Barack Obama. From the beginning of his presidency to the present, he has spoken specifically and in unprecedented fashion of Republicans as his rivals, his stumbling blocks, the primary cause of his troubles.
I haven't left the Republican Party. It left me.
We as Republicans have taken the easy way out a lot of times.
You turn on the TV, and you hear all these guys: 'Republican Party in disarray. Turmoil in Washington.' I don't think that's the case.
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