Talking Points Memo | Schwarzenegger's advice

Talking Points Memo Schwarzenegger's advice:

"'In movie terms, we are dying at the box office. We are not filling the seats,'
the California governor said. 'Now, while the number of California Republicans
has been declining, the number of independents has been growing. They may well
outnumber both political parties in just 20 years.' Schwarzenegger made the
comments in an address to the California Republican party state convention. 'The
real opportunity for Republicans is that independents generally agree with our
core principles,' he said. 'I want to make the Republican Party welcoming to
these Independents.'"

If the Republicans want to come back to power they have to kick out the moral authorities of the extreme right. People may share the values of conservative ideas, but fear the religious control in areas like abortion, birth control and gay rights. Socially this country is becoming more opened, more accepting and less dogmatic.