Many_DT0 traditionally_AV0 conservative_AJ0 ideas_NN2 ,_PUN both_AV0 social_AJ0 and_CJC economic_AJ0 ,_PUN are_VBB attractive_AJ0 to_PRP broader_AJC groups_NN2 of_PRF people_NN0 than_CJS the_AT0 modern_AJ0 GOP_NN1 has_VHZ reached_VVN and_CJC than_CJS pundits_NN2 are_VBB willing_AJ0 to_TO0 admit_VVI ._SENT The_AT0 fault_NN1 lies_VVZ in_PRP large_AJ0 part_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 most_AV0 extreme_AJ0 elements_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 party_NN1 's_POS base_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ keeps_VVZ elevating_AJ0 leaders_NN2 who_PNQ have_VHB embraced_VVN isolating_AJ0 and_CJC alienating_AJ0 language_NN1 ,_PUN along_AVP with_PRP policies_NN2 that_CJT limit_VVB opportunities_NN2 for_PRP conservatives_NN2 to_TO0 expand_VVI their_DPS appeal_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP also_AV0 spans_VVZ a_AT0 media_NN0 universe_NN1 where_CJS small_AJ0 government_NN1 and_CJC traditional_AJ0 values_NN2 are_VBB treated_VVN as_CJS if_CJS they_PNP have_VHB no_AT0 appeal_NN1 to_PRP minorities_NN2 and_CJC where_CJS the_AT0 embrace_NN1 of_PRF market_NN1 economies_NN2 is_VBZ presented_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 enemy_NN1 of_PRF working_AJ0 people_NN0 ._SENT The_AT0 RNC_NP0 might_VM0 be_VBI waking_VVG up_AVP to_PRP an_AT0 important_AJ0 opportunity_NN1 the_AT0 party_NN1 keeps_VVZ finding_VVG ways_NN2 to_TO0 squander_VVI ._SENT When_CJS Republicans_NN2 get_VVB out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 comfort_NN1 zone_NN1 of_PRF largely_AV0 white_AJ0 rural_AJ0 and_CJC suburban_AJ0 areas_NN2 ,_PUN they_PNP find_VVB supporters_NN2 they_PNP might_VM0 not_XX0 have_VHI expected_VVN ,_PUN so_AV0 long_AJ0 as_CJS their_DPS messages_NN2 and_CJC policies_NN2 marry_VVB conservatism_NN1 to_PRP inclusivity_NN1 and_CJC avoid_VVB the_AT0 cruel_AJ0 and_CJC divisive_AJ0 rhetoric_NN1 that_CJT has_VHZ lately_AV0 defined_VVN the_AT0 party_NN1 ._SENT Jennifer_NP0 Stoddard_NP0 Hajdu_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 newly-elected_AJ0 chairwoman_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Dallas_NP0 County_NN1 Republican_NN1 Party_NN1 ,_PUN told_VVD us_PNP the_AT0 RNC_NP0 's_POS Coppell_NP0 venue_NN1 will_VM0 be_VBI available_AJ0 for_PRP Diwali_NN1 celebrations_NN2 ,_PUN among_PRP other_AJ0 community_NN1 events_NN2 aimed_VVN at_PRP attracting_VVG voters_NN2 of_PRF South_NP0 Asian_AJ0 descent_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP gives_VVZ us_PNP the_AT0 opportunity_NN1 to_TO0 actually_AV0 reach_VVI out_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 community_NN1 and_CJC not_XX0 just_AV0 say_VVI come_VVI vote_VVI our_DPS way_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hajdu_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT This_DT0 strategy_NN1 also_AV0 moves_VVZ at_PRP least_AV0 a_AT0 little_AJ0 political_AJ0 energy_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 national_AJ0 level_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 local_AJ0 level_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 good_AJ0 choice_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 GOP_NN1 ._SENT Too_AV0 often_AV0 ,_PUN our_DPS politics_NN1 is_VBZ treated_VVN like_PRP a_AT0 sport_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC nowadays_AV0 a_AT0 bloodsport_NN1 ._SENT National_AJ0 political_AJ0 division_NN1 gets_VVZ all_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 attention_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 sharper_AJC the_AT0 division_NN1 the_AT0 better_AJC ._SENT But_CJC some_DT0 of_PRF our_DPS most_DT0 important_AJ0 politics_NN1 still_AV0 revolves_VVZ around_PRP local_AJ0 issues_NN2 ,_PUN where_AVQ things_NN2 need_VVB to_TO0 get_VVI done_VDN and_CJC do_VDB get_VVI done_VDN in_PRP ways_NN2 they_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 seem_VVI to_PRP anymore_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 national_AJ0 level_NN1 ._SENT Efficient_AJ0 ,_PUN effective_AJ0 and_CJC limited_AJ0 government_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 core_NN1 principle_NN1 of_PRF conservatism_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ often_AV0 rewarded_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 local_AJ0 level_NN1 ._SENT Our_DPS national_AJ0 politics_NN1 needs_VVZ to_TO0 connect_VVI more_AV0 deeply_AV0 on_PRP that_DT0 level_NN1 ._SENT Rather_AV0 than_CJS having_VHG political_AJ0 agents_NN2 parachute_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 suburbs_NN2 for_PRP barnstorming_AJ0 and_CJC fundraising_NN1 ,_PUN centers_NN2 like_PRP the_AT0 one_CRD the_AT0 GOP_NN1 is_VBZ setting_VVG up_AVP can_VM0 provide_VVI local_AJ0 Republicans_NN2 a_AT0 chance_NN1 to_TO0 focus_VVI on_PRP local_AJ0 constituents_NN2 ._SENT Finally_AV0 ,_PUN this_DT0 strategy_NN1 gives_VVZ accountability_NN1 a_AT0 fighting_NN1 chance_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS it_PNP 's_VHZ done_VDN right_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Republican_NN1 Party_NN1 will_VM0 become_VVI more_AV0 answerable_AJ0 to_PRP a_AT0 broader_AJC group_NN1 of_PRF voters_NN2 than_CJS it_PNP has_VHZ been_VBN appealing_VVG to_PRP in_PRP recent_AJ0 cycles_NN2 ._SENT 
