Tom Delay has an Op-Ed up in today's Washington Times analyzing the RNC's overall campaign apparatus and ground game. His main assertion is that the Republican Party, and the conservative movement, has lost its mojo and can't begin to compete with the machine the liberals have put together. Delay makes some good points regarding the need to bring the GOP machine into the 21st century by taking advantage of new media to better get out the vote, but I hesitate to believe that the campaign apparatus is really what killed the GOP. As far as what did, my vote goes to the lack of a coherent message, Bush fatigue, and general lack of excitement around GOP candidates. After all, people have to be motivated to go out and spend money and campaign on behalf of a candidate or cause.
You can read it all at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/05/the-democrats-shadow-party/.
PS - Delay also lumps conservatism in with the GOP as if they are synonymous. I know a lot of conservatives who would disagree with that.
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