THE PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN TRADITION AND ITS PROSPECT FOR THE FUTURE

This is a time of struggle for the soul of the Republican Party. Are Reaganesque conservatives necessarily entrenched? Not if jobs are the issue. Progressive Republicans have an illustrious tradition embracing the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and other honorable public servants. Shall we turn our backs on this tradition? If not, what would a progressive program look like today within the Republican party? Think out of the partisan box by considering its point of view.