House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is joining the growing list of Republicans who say the party needs to broaden its political appeal.
The Virginia Republican, appearing on CBS’s “This Morning,” previews a major policy address he’ll give Tuesday to the conservative-oriented American Enterprise Institute, saying the GOP must “explain why we’re doing what we’re doing.”
Cantor says the party must persuade people that its policies will help them. He says the party can — and should — be in the lead on issues like economic growth, job creation, immigration and education. He says, quote, “We’ve got to address the plight of so many working Americans and those who don’t have work and say, yes — we have policies that will work.” Cantor says he’ll work for bipartisan cooperation in Washington.
(AP)
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Polls suggest the Republicans are doing just fine on the original “tea party” issues such as taxes, spending, and deficits – as well as the not picking “winners and losers” (meaning no more bailouts, no subsidies, etc.).
The problem are on social issues intruding on private behavior, such as candidates who want to pass laws regulating what goes on in bed – it’s hard to argue in favor of a small government, when you want the government to expand hits role in people’s bedrooms.