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05-02-2009, 10:53 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/02/gop.townhall/
Republicans on Saturday kick off a campaign to reshape their party's image, gathering in Northern Virginia for the first of a series of town hall meetings.
The council's experts will report back to congressional leaders with new strategies for the GOP.
The goal of the initiative, called the National Council for a New America, is to connect Republican leaders with voters across the country.
"The National Council for a New America is not so much a rebranding effort. It is an opportunity for those of us in office to engage in a conversation, a two-way conversation, with the people of this country," said Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, the No. 2 Republican in the House.
The council planned to meet with voters Saturday in Arlington, Virginia, at a local restaurant that's supposed to be representative of small businesses across the country.
Northern Virginia is one of the suburban areas that has shifted decidedly in favor of Democrats in recent years -- it helped President Obama become the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state since 1964. Watch what Cantor says about defining the Republican message »
The goal is for the council's panel of experts to listen to the American people and report back to House and Senate Republican leaders with new strategies for rehabilitating the party and winning elections in 2010.
Members of the council include Arizona Sen. John McCain, the former Republican presidential candidate; former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal; and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour.
The Republican congressional leadership is also slated to travel the country and attend town hall meetings
VIRGINIA, GET OUT THERE AND TELL THEM TO GET BEHIND HR 1207!
When these people come to your states, pay attention and go! We can tell them what we want and become the constituency of the Republicans if we play it right.
Republicans on Saturday kick off a campaign to reshape their party's image, gathering in Northern Virginia for the first of a series of town hall meetings.
The council's experts will report back to congressional leaders with new strategies for the GOP.
The goal of the initiative, called the National Council for a New America, is to connect Republican leaders with voters across the country.
"The National Council for a New America is not so much a rebranding effort. It is an opportunity for those of us in office to engage in a conversation, a two-way conversation, with the people of this country," said Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, the No. 2 Republican in the House.
The council planned to meet with voters Saturday in Arlington, Virginia, at a local restaurant that's supposed to be representative of small businesses across the country.
Northern Virginia is one of the suburban areas that has shifted decidedly in favor of Democrats in recent years -- it helped President Obama become the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state since 1964. Watch what Cantor says about defining the Republican message »
The goal is for the council's panel of experts to listen to the American people and report back to House and Senate Republican leaders with new strategies for rehabilitating the party and winning elections in 2010.
Members of the council include Arizona Sen. John McCain, the former Republican presidential candidate; former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal; and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour.
The Republican congressional leadership is also slated to travel the country and attend town hall meetings
VIRGINIA, GET OUT THERE AND TELL THEM TO GET BEHIND HR 1207!
When these people come to your states, pay attention and go! We can tell them what we want and become the constituency of the Republicans if we play it right.