@94. Karenina:
There are two things that WILL get young people into the GOP fold (where they never have been before).
There are probably more that two, but you do identify part of one very important issue.
The second, and probably the most controversial, would be for the GOP to start a process (or at least lip service) to begin the decriminalization of marijuana.
The GOP would gain a great deal of respect from the libertarians and liberal democrats if it could overcome decades of fighting an absurd war on drugs. This is part of the idea that I have been trying to share – that the GOP needs to focus on liberty. End the drug war, stop fighting against abortion and gay rights, and reverse police state policies. This is what it would take to begin rebuilding the GOP for future success. However, lip service without action would further marginalize the party.
I tend to think that Obama will not fall so hard as the right hopes, and that the crawl back to power will be a long and painful, but very valuable, one for the GOP.
Peace.
DS
