Elections are won on slogans — or as Bob Woodward says, the symbols. Governing is very different. And governing goes forward on ideas. The Republican Party is short on ideas. They’re very long on slogans right now, but they’re short on ideas.
Elections are won on slogans — or as Bob Woodward says, the symbols. Governing is very different. And governing goes forward on ideas. The Republican Party is short on ideas. They’re very long on slogans right now, but they’re short on ideas.
—Retiring Republican senator Bob Bennett in a rather frank exit interview on the challenges facing the Republican party. Bennett, from Utah, was defeated in the Republican primary, due at least in part to strong opposition from the Tea Party.