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Leadership in the Republican Party needs to be more than being agood administrator, able to put together a coalition of support and run a good meeting.
True political leaders can do the above, and be political strategists. They need to be able to think not only about the next election, but the next decade of elections.
If you go to politicalvanguard.com you will see years of editorials and columns by Tom Del Beccaro which show his thoughtfulness of the political and public policy process.
"For example, "The challenge for Republicans is not to let voters’ feelings change on those issues.
To accomplish this, Republicans need to stop merely campaigning and start communicating. Indeed, every day of every year:
(1) Republicans must support the cause of economic freedom in the form of lower tax rates and regulations and explain why lower tax rates result in a more vibrant economy and higher tax revenues as opposed to higher tax rates.
(2) And Republicans must, at every level of government – especially while voters are hurting financially – (a) highlight an existing government program that is not working or is wasteful, and (b) communicate (not campaign) to voters the breadth and cost of that program in the form of higher taxes and lost private sector jobs.
For instance, in California, every year the government overpays between $30 million and $125 million on school roof repair because of state failure to make proper use of competitive bidding. Beyond the higher taxes, that waste means that, every year, Californians are deprived of 350 to 1,500 teachers and/or between 200 and 900 business start-ups. In a federal budget of $4 trillion, similar stories could be repeated every day of every year for decades."
Leadership is the complete package. That is Del Beccaro.
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True political leaders can do the above, and be political strategists. They need to be able to think not only about the next election, but the next decade of elections.
If you go to politicalvanguard.com you will see years of editorials and columns by Tom Del Beccaro which show his thoughtfulness of the political and public policy process.
"For example, "The challenge for Republicans is not to let voters’ feelings change on those issues.
To accomplish this, Republicans need to stop merely campaigning and start communicating. Indeed, every day of every year:
(1) Republicans must support the cause of economic freedom in the form of lower tax rates and regulations and explain why lower tax rates result in a more vibrant economy and higher tax revenues as opposed to higher tax rates.
(2) And Republicans must, at every level of government – especially while voters are hurting financially – (a) highlight an existing government program that is not working or is wasteful, and (b) communicate (not campaign) to voters the breadth and cost of that program in the form of higher taxes and lost private sector jobs.
For instance, in California, every year the government overpays between $30 million and $125 million on school roof repair because of state failure to make proper use of competitive bidding. Beyond the higher taxes, that waste means that, every year, Californians are deprived of 350 to 1,500 teachers and/or between 200 and 900 business start-ups. In a federal budget of $4 trillion, similar stories could be repeated every day of every year for decades."
Leadership is the complete package. That is Del Beccaro.
More...