Three months into the 111th Congress, the GOP is still struggling to gain its bearings. Although vehemently opposed to the policies of the Obama administration, the Republican leadership has yet to come out with any viable alternative, even to the budget. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he does not want to "create a target" for the Obama administration by publishing an alternative budget, leaving it at "The administration's budget simply taxes too much, spends too much and borrows too much at a moment when we can least afford it." McConnell is still pushing for GOP governors to return the billions in stimulus dollars given out from the federal government for economic recovery.There may be a light at the end of the tunnel, as Democrats prepare to ready themselves to battle over health care and education reform. This may be the opportunity that the GOP was looking for, and are preparing for a long fight on Capitol Hill later this year. As we have come to know, a president will do all he can in his first year in office as his support waivers as time goes by (even within his own party).
Even further, "a CBS survey found only 31 percent of those polled reporting a favorable view of Republicans, a decline from 36 percent the month before last fall's elections. Polls also shows voters identify themselves as Democrats in larger numbers than as Republicans." This is the obvious sign of a party in constant decline.
With the GOP still fledgling:
- Can Congressional Republicans really afford to not publish alternatives to the Obama policies they are so opposed to? In other words, continue to be the "party of 'no'"?
- Is there a floor for how low support for the party can go, or will the floor be its collapse?
- With polling so low, what can the GOP do to revive itself considering there is just over a year before most have to struggle for reelection?
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