After being totally rejected in 2006 midterms, where do you see Repubs now? The commonly accepted stages of grieving are:
Shock
Denial
Anger
Guilt
Depression
Acceptance
Growth
I'm still seeing a lot of Denial here. I know they were shocked, but I figure they would have moved on a little further down the process by now.
2007-04-06 06:26:09 · 10 answers · asked by Gemini 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
They've gotten to anger, but they can't move on to guilt. That would be a direct path to admitting they are wrong, and like our President, that just isn't happening.
2007-04-06 07:06:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I believe they are somewhere between acceptance and growth. I am of course talking about the RNC, not the Republicans who frequent this site, the majority of who lie somewhere between denial and anger. The RNC came to grips with the inevitable before it happened. They are looking towards next year's election. No one should count them out just yet either. The last quarter century has not been too nice to Democratic Presidential nominees, with the obvious exception of Bill Clinton. There is a long way to go before November 2008.
2007-04-06 13:35:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well seeing as how you guys never moved past anger since November 2004, why are you even asking? My life's been about the same before and after the midterms, so my answer is N/A.
2007-04-06 13:47:54 · answer #3 · answered by Truth B. Told ITS THE ECONOMY STUPID 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I haven't seen growth or acceptance from them (as a whole).
I definitely have not witnessed any guilt from them.
They are riddled with anger and denial.
I did see them experience some shock and depression.
It must have been terribly disconcerting to lose despite the rampant voting irregularities.
Nevertheless, I think they're at home with denial and anger.
2007-04-06 14:06:18 · answer #4 · answered by Johnny 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your whole model collapses with the addition of Guilt, Acceptance, and Growth.
NeoCons are without Conscience
They accept nothing but their own ideologies
Growth?? - Us Dems are the progressives, NeoCons would take us back to the dark ages if we were not always there in their face.
2007-04-06 14:00:49 · answer #5 · answered by HillBillieNot 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Vacillating between denial and anger, with a bit of guilt thrown in occasionally.
2007-04-06 13:36:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The Republicans lost because they were too much like democrats, they spent too much, were not for conservative principles, and got their butts handed to them. We need a return to conservatism, because every time it beats liberalism, there is no contest
2007-04-06 13:30:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Still in denial.
2007-04-06 13:45:12 · answer #8 · answered by ash 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think this they are in the Anger phase....they certainly have shown no signs of guilt.
2007-04-06 13:29:11 · answer #9 · answered by aristotle1776 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Where they have always been and always will be. Denial
2007-04-06 13:29:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋