{"id":2883,"date":"2008-07-16T15:37:56","date_gmt":"2008-07-16T20:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=2883"},"modified":"2008-07-16T15:37:56","modified_gmt":"2008-07-16T20:37:56","slug":"whither","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=2883","title":{"rendered":"Whither"},"content":{"rendered":"

I – and quite a few other regional conservative bloggers – got an email from an MPR producer the other day:<\/p>\n

MPR News asks: What course would you set for the GOP?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Republican Party is at a crossroads. An unpopular president is on the way out, and the party’s election-year hopes are pinned to a candidate who sometimes strays from the party line. With the convention coming up and the GOP seeking the public input on their platform outline, we want to know: Where would you steer the party? And how was your Republican identity shaped?<\/p>\n

To share your thoughts and your story, please visit: www.mpr.org\/gop<\/a><\/p>\n

Please contact Molly Bloom at mbloom [at] mpr [dot] org with any questions, thoughts or concerns.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do go out and respond (presuming you’re a Republican, natch.\u00a0 Not such a big deal if you’re a DFLer, since, doy, the programming is mostly about you anyway.<\/p>\n

Scott Johnson, who also posted the email, notes in response:<\/p>\n

President Bush is still relatively popular among Republicans from whom MPR hopes to hear, but the reference to his unpopularity by Ms. Weggel is not unfair. President Bush’s unpopularity contributes to the enormous electoral challenge facing Republicans in the fall and to the interest of a project such as MPR’s.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All very true.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I can think of a few responses, and I suspect so can you.<\/p>\n

Your mission is clear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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