Salon has a selection of conservative commentators (and one member of the Democratic Leadership Council a very moderate liberal organization) giving advice on how President Bush could win this upcoming election. The first, by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey is interesting.
"To succeed in November, President Bush must both mobilize his base and engage nontraditional voters by putting a big, bold idea on the table. That is what Ronald Reagan did in 1980 with income tax cuts, and it is what Republicans did in 1994 with the Contract With America, when we won a majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. Both were historic victories won by campaigning on big, bold ideas that attracted millions of new voters to the process.
It's time for the next wave of bold ideas."
Now think back to Tuesday when we talked about an article by Bruce Bartlett, in which he argued (somewhat convincingly) that President Bush is unlikely to make any great strides forward.
Incidentally in case you are wondering what Dick Armey's big proposal is? Personal retirement accounts, which basically means funneling social security money into the hands of Wall Street analysts and stock brokers. But that's a subject for another time.
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