Maybe there is hope for the GOP yet!

They would have a whole different perspective and a better chance of bringing in new blood into the Republican Party.

On topic, the GOP will disappear into the history books as a party that eventually folded because it allowed itself to become out dated. A vote to see "Who is the most conservative" has the sound of "Who is really out dated here...we are losing members left and right because we are TOO conservative, so let's keep going with that...we hate those people that left any ways!"

The GOP needs to move further to the middle, not the right. It's a simple fact. Too much of anything is bad, and too much conservatism, is ROTTEN, we've learned that from the past eight years of Bush/Cheney. Never mind the complete destruction of our constitution and bill of rights.

I'm an ex-republican and presently a proud independent. If I have to choose, I usually vote outside either party, but that doesn't mean I can't stand the whole lot of either party. You have your good one's and bad ones. But it's a scary thought to think that these people actually were going to vote for 'who is most out dated in our group?...let's have that person lead us"

This is coming from an Independent who turned away from even considering the Republican party when the campaign last year turned to name calling, racist slurs (by rally members), insinuations that Barack was a terrorist by Palin, etc. and embraced the Democratic party.

This is the problem with our govt. They should be loking for the most center conservative. I am a conservative but I still have liberal views on many issues. The left has the same problem with Pelosi.

It's clear the Republican party has almost totally self-destructed. The fact that they've lost so resoundingly in the last two national elections (sorry, Repubs - the Democrats have only held a majority TWO of Bush's EIGHT years, YOUR party had it the other six and I didn't see things getting better then) is a result of the people finally having enough. Enough hatred. Enough outright lies. Enough badmouthing. And enough completely mucking up the running of this country.

What I can't believe is that there is still a rabid audience for the likes of Limburgher, Sean "I'm A REAL Journalist, Dammit" Hannity and the like. It's evident on these blogs as they come on and all spew forth the same regurgitated one-liners from their so-called "news" shows that aren't really news when you criticize them for not acting news-like and are news when they have something they really really want you to believe, right or wrong.

Maybe if I heard the Republican leadership openly distancing themselves from Sean, Rush, FOX news and the like, I might start listening to see if they're actually changing. But I'm not betting on that any more.

When you count on buffoons to get out the word, what you attract is buffoonery.

Actually, the tradition is that the the President of the party in power picks the chairman of his party, from what I read on CNN. For now, that means Obama picks the DNC chair.

Yes, but the one would have influenced the other. I'm sure that was the idea in trying to get the vote on "who's most conservative".

You hit it right on the spot!! RNC is sooooo in trouble.

Please hold a vote so that we can see who should never be allowed in public office again. This is a great idea. Thanks guys.

Here's the story in a nutshell....The Republicans had better have meetings not for weeks, or months, but for YEARS......It will be a while
before they win the white house, for sure.....they may win the senate, or the majority in congress, but that's IT......

They need to roll back the "abortion factor" and all the right wing "Religious Stuff"..........

If they really believe in the U.S. and our "FREEDOMS" what makes the difference what religion people IS ? And another thing, What makes the difference if the woman Wants to get an abortion, or not ? Why should they make it THEIR LAW ?? That's taking away THEIR Freedom...period......I say, Let GOD take care of the nes who are doing and performing all those abortions.....It isn't up to us....
Larry C.
Houston, Texas

a) denaunce neocons, wingnuts and the religous right or

b) add a cross to their logo and pray for voters.

Seeing how far Sahra Palin got my money is on b), and that will be the end of the party. Separation of state and church prohibits what these right fringe groups want, and if they don't get what they want – and they want more every day, every hour – they won't turn up to vote (or might even oppose the candidate, like they did with Guiliani).

So, in a way, the neocons goal of a permanent Republican majority may turn out to be exactly the opposite: a party divided, no credibility with the voters, bickering about the way out. Wanna now what? I couldn't be happier!

What have we done!!

But know this: you and your father did NOT fight so that so-called "whiny wimps" like me could claim to be an American. MYSELF AND ALL OTHER AMERICANS ARE AMERICANS QUITE INDEPENDENT OF YOUR OR YOUR FATHERS PARTICULAR SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES; MANY HAVE FOUGHT AND SACRIFICED OVER MANY YEARS IN MANY ARENAS TO AQUIRE AND PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS. The fact that you think your service gives you some special right to pass judgement on the citizenship of other Americans that you don't happen to agree with, is indeed a sad comment on your pathetic rightwing view of this country. Talk about a "liberal" feeling of entitlement! So thanks again for your service, but NO THANKS to your perverted rightwing politics.

The GOP or "Greedy Old Party" is the old Torrie class of rich land owners who like the notion of indebted servitude and slavery, just look at what they accomplished in the last eight years.

There's nothing like a good old depression to get people to work cheaper!

When "stupidity" suffices, why search for any other reason?

Also, this wasn't a vote on leading the RNC (they will have that later), this was a vote on who was the most conservative.

What I continue to find rediculous is how, after these past 8 years of [R] executive rule, and ~12 years of [R] legislative rule, these people can keep labeling themselves as "conservative". If recent experience has shown us anything, it is that there are very few real conservatives left in high places in the [R] party. That party has always been the refuge of the rightwing, but now it has been completely hijacked by that pathetic group. Even those [R] politicians that are now showing this false fiscal remorse are doing so as the initial move towards partisan political obstruction; and now after so many years of so freely giving away our blood and money to whatever the rightwing has cooked up, the [R]s are so uneasy with the new ground they are trying to stake out that their weak talking points are obviously scripted.

Rightwing is NOT conservative; in fact it is one of the most reactionary, liberal-based philosophies going. I voted straight Democratic party for the last few elections, and I'll put my conservative credentials up against any of the kool-aid drinking neo-tards who post on here.

Until the spirit of the Contract with America is renewed and the philosphies of Ronald Reagan replace their current liberal path, conservatives wil never rally and they will continue losing. Will some true conservative please step forward and LEAD??

Get back to the basics of the conservative POLITICAL stance. Let the other zealousness go and keep focused. You'll lose your party otherwise, because you're not going to gain any new followers with the drivel you spout now. Get updated or bye bye.

PS – I'm an agnostic and I'm liberal, so who cares what I think, right? Just know that if you get back to basics, liberals may even respect you when they disagree with you. (Tried to post this 4 times already... c'mon CNN, you'll late hate through, but not advice?)