As a term of praise for having won the Civil War and having kept the nation together, the Republicans were dubbed the Grand Old Party or GOP. In their century-and-a-half of history, they elected more presidents than any other party. After losing the popular vote in the 2000 presidential election, eking out a tough win in 2004, and losing in 2008 and particularly in 2012 to an incumbent on whose watch a listless economy couldn’t push unemployment much below 8 percent, the attitude of the Republican Party turned sour and negative. GOP might as well had stood for Grumpy Old Party.
But all is not lost. In
Grumpy Old Party
, author Constantinos Scaros identifies 20 tips that will help the party move beyond recent losses, reclaim their respectability, and win.
“If the Republican powers-that-be actually read this book and implemented the changes outlined in it, they'd have a lock on the White House for multiple elections and could force the Democrats to come to the negotiating table in good faith.” - David Collison, Reform Party National Chairman
“Though I do not agree with everything in this book, I think it should be required reading for all Republicans.” - Michael Dukakis, Former Governor of Massachusetts and 1988 Democratic Presidential Nominee.
“This book provides a positive approach to solving the challenges we face. That is a priority we share, and I believe the nation needs to elect people who advance the American idea on which our success has been built.” - Jimmy Kemp, Executive VP of Group 47 and President of the Jack Kemp Foundation.