CRP Chairman Ron Nehring Addresses California Republican Assembly: Our Opponents' Ideas Have Failed
State Republican leader says latest polling shows Democrats can't win battle of ideas, but GOP must be prepared with superior organization in 2010
BAKERSFIELD -- Citing the sharp turn in voter attitudes against higher taxes and more government borrowing, California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring today said the mission of the Republican Party must be to provide real, alternative solutions to the challenges facing families today, and to build a superior state campaign organization in time for the 2010 general election.
"Voters are increasingly concerned over the higher taxes and dramatically higher government debt Democrats are leaving to future generations, and people are now looking for an alternative, and that presents Republicans with an opportunity to lead in 2010," said Chairman Nehring in comments to the California Republican Assembly state convention in Bakersfield this morning.
In results released this week, the Field Poll found that 67% of Californians prefer the state's budget deficit be solved "mostly through spending cuts," while only 23% favored a solution "mostly through tax increases." The portion of voters favoring spending cuts is now 4% higher than 11 months ago, while support for tax increases dropped 3% over the same period.
Democrats in Sacramento are out of touch with members of their own party as research shows even a majority of Democrats oppose making it easier to raise taxes by lowering the threshold needed to pass such increases from two thirds to a simple majority of the legislature. "When 58% of their own members oppose the Democrats' idea to make it easier to raise taxes, it shows their team has disconnected itself from reality," said Nehring.
As voter attitudes against taxes and borrowing have grown, so has Republican performance in generic ballot tests. "For just the second time in more than five years of daily or weekly tracking, Republicans now lead Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot," indicated Rasmussen Reports this week.
"Our opponents are not going to be able to compete effectively on the issues as voter attitudes shift against them. The Republican challenge is to build the campaign organization necessary win on the battlefield, neighborhood by neighborhood," said Chairman Nehring. "When our opponents can't rely on issues, they turn to organization, and that will be our challenge."
In the last four weeks the California Republican Party has launched a series of initiatives aimed at increasing the party's organizational strength for the 2010 general election campaign, including a permanent coalition building effort called Networks, a Technology Leadership Initiative, and a grassroots educational program called Roadshow.
BAKERSFIELD -- Citing the sharp turn in voter attitudes against higher taxes and more government borrowing, California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring today said the mission of the Republican Party must be to provide real, alternative solutions to the challenges facing families today, and to build a superior state campaign organization in time for the 2010 general election.
"Voters are increasingly concerned over the higher taxes and dramatically higher government debt Democrats are leaving to future generations, and people are now looking for an alternative, and that presents Republicans with an opportunity to lead in 2010," said Chairman Nehring in comments to the California Republican Assembly state convention in Bakersfield this morning.
In results released this week, the Field Poll found that 67% of Californians prefer the state's budget deficit be solved "mostly through spending cuts," while only 23% favored a solution "mostly through tax increases." The portion of voters favoring spending cuts is now 4% higher than 11 months ago, while support for tax increases dropped 3% over the same period.
Democrats in Sacramento are out of touch with members of their own party as research shows even a majority of Democrats oppose making it easier to raise taxes by lowering the threshold needed to pass such increases from two thirds to a simple majority of the legislature. "When 58% of their own members oppose the Democrats' idea to make it easier to raise taxes, it shows their team has disconnected itself from reality," said Nehring.
As voter attitudes against taxes and borrowing have grown, so has Republican performance in generic ballot tests. "For just the second time in more than five years of daily or weekly tracking, Republicans now lead Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot," indicated Rasmussen Reports this week.
"Our opponents are not going to be able to compete effectively on the issues as voter attitudes shift against them. The Republican challenge is to build the campaign organization necessary win on the battlefield, neighborhood by neighborhood," said Chairman Nehring. "When our opponents can't rely on issues, they turn to organization, and that will be our challenge."
In the last four weeks the California Republican Party has launched a series of initiatives aimed at increasing the party's organizational strength for the 2010 general election campaign, including a permanent coalition building effort called Networks, a Technology Leadership Initiative, and a grassroots educational program called Roadshow.
