So from what I heard and saw tonight, the party is broken, more broken than I expected them to be and actually a little desperate for something 'new'. The Romney loss was pretty devastating to the Republican party, its making people re-evaluate it from being about politics to being about "having a message" and changing the dialogue/culture to one that makes sense that everybody in our 'culture' can embrace.
There was a lot of Ron Paul-esque talking points but nobody brought up the old man himself, which was extremely surprising to me because they were talking about free markets, voluntaryism, how Romney didn't actually believe in what he was saying. I didn't want to bring it up as a new person but may inject it at a later date if I do choose to go back.
The best part is, the guy that was speaking most of the night was Bill Whittle, the man that made the "give our Ron Paul/Gary Johnson vote to Romney".
He really embraces the things we talk about and he seems to be a decently known figure that travels the country giving speeches to conservative groups large and small.
I was just very reserved because he didn't name Ron Paul's name once, either because he doesn't like him or maybe even because the audience might've been too sensitive to it and might seal their ears and eyes shut at the sound of Ron Paul. I don't know I didn't get to meet enough people to get a general feel of the crowd.
They had a lot of people come to the meeting though, I don't know if it was because its the first post election, lick each others' wounds type event so a lot of people showed up but the number I saw tonight was impressive. I did hear that they don't really get active on the ground though.
Anyway, that was my experience thought I would share. It gave me a little hope. These people are starting to accept our ideas and our way of thinking, that the message is stronger than the politics.
My best recommendation to you all is to go to your local tea party chapter/GOP group and do what I (and I'm sure others) doing, get a feel for how these people are acting and reacting and let them know the message is powerful. If you package it correctly, you can sell it quick and easy.
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