Should Republican presidential candidates descend to the level of YouTube? Actually, more to the point, should they subject themselves to the Children-of-the-Welfare-State worldview of the YouTube generation? Hugh Hewitt says: No. But Patrick Ruffini thinks that a Republican YouTube debate is on, whether we like it or not.
Governor Romney says that he’d be open to participating in a rescheduled debate. Mayor Giuliani expressed support for a date change[.]
The question for Republicans is whether we can turn the depressing lefty helpless-victim mentality of the YouTube questioners into a plus.
Can a presidential candidate say to a YouTuber: “I’m sorry, but I disagree with your underlying assumptions. We’ve tried that government-centered approach and it doesn’t work.” Are you allowed to respectfully disagree with a voter?
Ninety-nine times out of a hundred politicians don’t even try. Because there is nothing to be gained by insulting anyone.
The thing is: Republicans need to be able to confront the comprehensive and mandatory national government program approach to politics and persuade the American people that they have something better to offer.
Otherwise the American people will sensibly vote for the party that really believes that government can make a difference in peoples’ lives.
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