Civil War in the GOP?

[ck4829]

I've created small dossiers on the various factions in the Republican Party.

We need to do more than just win, we need make sure the Loonies in the GOP never make a comeback.

We need to find ways to exploit the wants and hates of them, I was thinking that it might be a good thing if we can find allies in the GOP, the so called "RINO's" and help them turn the GOP to the Left.

I have also given new titles to the various factions, I hope you all like them.

Christian Right (Ecclesio-Cons)
Wants: More 'moral' laws, puritanism, religion in govt.
Hates: GOP's lack of speed on passing moral laws, Separation of Church and State
Allies: Fringe-Cons, Socio-Cons
Enemies: Liberal Republicans, Log Cabin Republicans
Potential reason to hate GOP: Failing to enact agenda, too Liberal
Base: Council for National Policy

Dynasties (Buckley, Coors, Kristol, etc.)
Wants: Oligarchy
Hates: Opposition
Allies: Ecclesio-Cons, Fringe-Cons, Fiscal-Cons, Libertarians, Socio-Cons, Neo-Cons
Enemies: Liberal Republicans
Potential reason to hate GOP: Failing to enact agenda
Base: Council for National Policy, PNAC

Far Right (Fringe-Cons)
Wants: To push US to the Right
Hates: Moderate side of the GOP, OR thinks that the GOP is too far to the Left
Allies: Ecclesio-Cons, Socio-Cons
Enemies: Liberal Republicans, some other Republicans
Potential reason to hate GOP: Failing to enact agenda, too Liberal
Base: Free Congress/Heritage Foundation

Fiscal Conservatives (Fiscal-Cons)
Wants: Reduced spending, reduced taxes
Hates: Taxes, Big Govt.
Allies: Dynasties, Libertarians, Lobbyists, Micro-Cons
Enemies: Socio-Cons
Potential reason to hate GOP: Raising taxes
Base: Americans for Tax Reform, Club for Growth

Liberal Republicans (Moderate/Liberal Republicans)
Wants: Moderation
Hates: Ultra-conservatism and Social Conservatism
Allies: Log Cabin Republicans
Enemies: Ecclesio-Cons, Fringe-Cons, Socio-Cons
Potential reason to hate GOP: Too Conservative
Base: Republican Main Street Partnership, Republican Leadership Council

Libertarians
Wants: Free Markets, minimal controls
Hates: Social spending, Taxes, Regulation
Allies: Fiscal-Cons, Micro-Cons
Enemies: Ecclesio-Cons, Socio-Cons
Potential reason to hate GOP: Failing to enact agenda
Base: Republican Liberty Caucus

Lobbyists
Wants: $$$
Hates: Exposure
Allies: GOP
Enemies: Media
Potential reason to hate GOP: Failing to protect them
Base: K Street

Log Cabin Republicans
Wants: Gay Rights
Hates: Homophobia
Allies: Liberal Republicans
Enemies: Ecclesio-Cons, Fringe-Cons, Socio-Cons
Potential reason to hate GOP: Too Homophobic
Base: Log Cabin Republicans Group

Neoconservatives (Neo-Cons)
Wants: Global Hegemony
Hates: Opposition
Allies: Ecclesio-Cons (on some issues)
Enemies: Paleo-Cons
Potential reason to hate GOP: Failing to enact agenda
Base: PNAC, White House

Paleoconservatives (Paleo-Cons)
Wants: Free Market values, Anti-Interventionism, Anti-Welfare
Hates: Global Conquest, Centralized Govt. (Big Government)
Allies: Fiscal-Cons, Libertarians
Enemies: Neo-Cons
Potential reason to hate GOP: Failing to enact agenda, too Neoconservative
Base: Institute on the Constitution, John Birch Society

Social Conservatives (Socio-Cons)
Wants: Tradition based govt. and does not mind a Big Govt. to enforce agenda
Hates: What they perceive to be the collapse of tradition in society, Liberals, Libertarians
Allies: Ecclesio-Cons
Enemies: Libertarians, Fiscal-Cons, Liberal Republicans
Potential reason to hate GOP: Too Liberal

State's Rights Conservatives (Micro-Cons)
Wants: State's Rights
Hates: Federal Govt interfering in State Affairs
Allies: Libertarians, Fiscal-Cons
Enemies: Socio-Cons
Potential reason to hate GOP: Interfering in State Affairs (FMA, Schiavogate, etc.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factions_in_the_Republican_Party_(United_States)

[Minnesota Libra]

1. Good start but you need "talking points" in each catagory............

.....that can be repeated every time someone in these groups bring an issue up. Something like, "Such and such is another way of saying they hate average Americans", or "Such and such shows total contempt for children, disabled, etc".

[AlinPA]

2. Thank you for taking the time for an excellent contribution to DU!

[grytpype]

3. Really good!

[Strawman]

4. They always seem to come back

Throughout history the authoritarian right's political influence has waxed and waned. I don't know if they can ever be permanently defeated, but I'd sure like to see them go into retreat for a few decades.

[rucky]

5. Ok...now take the immigration issue:

GOP is split on it:

The Xenophobic types and the jingoists want detainment/deportment/big wall/minutemen.

Cheap labor conservatives w/ corporate interests just want the issue to go away.

of course, Bush has made a mistake in trying to appeal to both sides of the split. We should simply characterize it as a half-baked plan that neither controls the immigration problem, nor creates decent jobs for Americans.

This would be an instance where it would be wise for Democrats to just step back & occasionally stoke the fire, and watch the GOP implode on this issue. I think it was originally brought to the forefront as a mid-term "wedge" issue, thinking the Dems will come up with criticism or a counterproposal to Sensenbrenner's crappy plan that will motivate the xenophobic/racist/jingoist wing of the GOP. But they're so worried about upsetting their corporate interests, they're talking out of both sides of their mouths.

Meanwhile, we're all realizing that the split on immigration crosses party lines. Dems are split on it, too - just for different reasons. So it seems it's driven a wedge, but within parties instead of between them.