GOP.com
I was surfing GOP.com (not looking for material, but just out of curiosity) and found some real gems. Did you know that they have a book club, a page that categorizes groups for outreach, and a store? It’s great!
These are the groups they targeted for outreach. You can click on them for a recruiting message from the GOP. I’ve bolded my favorites:
African American/ Arab American Asian American/ Pacific Islander/ Catholic/ Conservative/ Conservative Punk/ Disability/ Eastern European/ Education/ Environment/ Evangelical/ Farmer and Rancher/ First Responder/ Greek American/ Haitian American/ High-Tech/ Hispanic/ Home Schoolers/ Indian American/ International Relations/ Irish American/ Italian American/ Jewish/ Labor Unions/Latter-day Saint/ Law Enforcement/ Lebanese American/ Muslim/ Native American/ Orthodox Christian/ Community/ Senior/ Small Business/ Snowmobiler/ Sportsmen/ Stock Car Race Fans/ Student/ Veteran/ Women/ Young Professional
Notable exceptions include: Democrats, Liberals (why just Conservatives?), Moderates, Western Europeans, Africans, Refugees, and Social Workers. As a liberal, I could use some Republican outreach about now. What in the hell is Conservative Punk?
The best is the Snowmobiler. Click on that group and you’ll get the following message:
Our national parks are the crown jewels of the country's environmental heritage. They belong to all Americans and should be accessible to all. As a Snowmobile Team Leader you will help protect our back country and our right to multiple use by recruiting more snowmobilers to support President Bush’s sound plan to protect America’s natural resources and open them up to multiple use conducted in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner.
Using noisy, dirty, gas-guzzling snow mobiles? Really?
Make sure we protect our back country-- from those communist invaders!
I also love how they have an entire category for golf wear in the GOP store. It’s still polo shirts, like in the other categories, but with horizontal stripes.
And check out the recommended reading. Heavy stuff! It includes subtle titles, like Thank you President Bush.
posted by The Decider @ 2:48 PM
3 Comments:
I also like the description for Stock Car Team Leader:
As a Stock Car Team Leader you will be able to increase the influence of the stock car community by recruiting other members of the stock car family to serve as Stock Car Team Leaders.
Who are they leading if they are all serving as Team Leaders?
Nan:
These groups are developed in one of two ways. Either they have been identified as significant membership group from the Republican base (Conservative, Evangelical) or they have contacted the RNC and requested support for organizational outreach (Conservative Punk, Snowmobilers, Environment) I'm certain the good folks at the RNC will be happy to hear there is a demand for a group for Social Workers, Africans, and Western Europeans.
I understand your need for outreach, Nan. However, you must continue to remember that the RNC is a membership organization built to raise money and provide support (financial and human capital) to Republican candidates. I can assure you that any group that approaches the RNC to assist in this mission focus is provided with every opportunity for outreach.
From a brief reading of your posts, you are looking to be reassured about policy agendas and decisions not internal political operations. I would suggest that you seek outreach from the White House or your local Congressman for the policy-based information that you desire.
This is a very good point. Well said. I'm glad you were able to make a useful point out of my post which was basically to make fun of the fact they recognize snowmobilers as an organized group from which to gather support. I just think that's funny (no disrespect to snowmobilers!).
As long as we're being serious, the exclusion of certain groups targeted for outreach or that haven't contacted the RNC does say something about the party's agenda, which you've correctly identified as my core concern. You're absolutely right that I'm looking to be reassured about policy agendas and decisions--but examining internal political operations is important too. Internal party operations are not separate from policy formation. On the contrary, the role of constituents within a party is often largely what drives political agendas. Identifying internal operations and party constituency is a vital part of understanding Republican policies and agendas.
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