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Future of the GOP

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    Can traditional Republicans and Tea Partiers unite for good of party?

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Purchase -- segment -- one of the advantages President Obama has in the upcoming campaign is at the Republican Party is split.

Between the Tea Party people and the traditional GOP support it now Fox News analyst Margaret Hoover author of the brand new book American individualism.

How a new generation of conservatives can save.

The Republican Party is Hoover she's gonna save it.

Right unicenter that I'm gonna save their identity right about -- connecting to the next generation forgive me if I'm a skeptic real bomb because I don't say.

Based upon my reporting for the last two years that Tea Party people.

Are gonna give edit all in any of this debate and if they don't.

President Obama will win re election well.

What might look at mad about connecting to the next generation the next generation audio and Tea -- people now they're not actually -- 55 and older vast majority demographic the next generation is thirty and under they've added satellite for Barack Obama there eighty million strong and made their partisan identification solidified after three presidential election cycles they voted for John Kerry.

They voted Barack Obama Leon making rent and the next sixteen -- generally although Blu-ray and Nazis Harry you're you're talking about all voters not just Republicans -- -- you have to.

-- The younger people know you're not a Tea Party person correct I I think the Tea Party has brought enormous strengths -- Republican Party and I absolutely support its fiscal responsibility -- and -- -- like that there very adamant about balancing the budget.

About living within the government mean now permanently cutting spending and -- the economy but.

When you have a platform like that and you don't compromise at all.

Which Michelle Bachmann said she absolutely wouldn't vote for the rising of the debt ceiling no matter what a so so eleven but but when you have that.

Then the majority of people you're talking about the eighty million voters potential voters under the age of thirty an independent voters of any age.

They get -- away you're you're exactly right and that's one of the things about this generation -- their politics is pragmatic not ideological.

And so when they see exactly say Michelle Bachman and his new freshmen who are buckling down and they're harboring terrorism over -- -- pragmatism.

That turns -- Florida why would Michelle Bachmann.

Who is now catapulted herself into a national prominence.

By a very simple message fiscal responsibility why would she compromise -- Well yeah it's not it's what everybody all Republicans on fiscal responsibility and here's what Republicans need to keep their eye on the ball.

The only reason we're having gotten back that debate at all in Washington is because Republicans came to town.

If if this event -- -- and the democratic congress Clooney and having easily ever heard any public and beef.

When George W.

Bush raise the dead level -- it.

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But anyway while President Bush was in office.

Republicans weren't screaming.

About the big debt he lost a huge amount of his conservative base and there was a lot of rumblings -- -- ever heard it publicly but but you know what.

This isn't just about Republicans and this isn't about at Republicans being -- -- -- fiscal conservatism that config there's and that's more than thinks of the Tea Party that is and movement for fiscal conservatism.

That it energize Republicans in Washington and -- look I think the establishment and Tea Party seem to not be seen I I in this very moment.

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Barack Obama you get -- run by 20%.

-- is generational theft blend well how are finally out there public and the youth that -- Barack Obama but here's your problem Hoover oh yeah -- You support gay marriage correct yes okay.

Traditional Republicans still.

But it -- but had majority support.

You don't want Roe vs.

Wade revoked right.

Nor do -- majority in America Oak Hill but I'm telling you the traditional core of the Republican Party.

Opposes you on almost every socialist let me tell you international -- Republican Party wants this and they want jobs they want lower gas prices they won national security scare that you want -- 2004 and that's what they want in 2008 and people -- the try to did I I like social issues is it just does not go far if they're Republican Party we need to -- united did you.

People like me -- -- -- my 80% hike is not my 20% and any and people like -- stuff.

I'll tell you the truth the you can't let truth yeah.

I think -- want is American individualism and Hoover is gonna win it needs you know he's gonna -- and unite everybody.

You know what let me know when that happens you come right back in and -- -- clinical ahead as the factor moves along -- --

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