Conor Friedersdorf wanted to know what local Republican officials thought about what tactics the GOP out to use in the 2010 elections. So, he sent questions to several leaders and posted their responses. Here are some samples:

2) What is the most worrisome part of Barack Obama’s presidency?The most worrisome part of Obma’s Presidency is that he either does not understand what made America great, or that he wants to totally change it to a socialistic nation,

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7) Is there anything I didn’t ask about that you’d like the media or the country as a whole to know?

Be honest. Do what you say you will. Stop kissing up to the RINOs, the left, and the socialists! Do what is in the best interests of the USA. Get us out of the UN and get the UN out of the USA!

3) There’s been a lot of debate about the role that talk radio and cable news hosts should play on the right. Particularly controversial are Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly and Mark Levin. What do you think about these folks? Do they help the right or hurt it (or is it more complicated than that?) How should Republicans interact with them?

I have never watched any of them, so I cant comment on specific content. I think they helped in 1994 because it was a new phenomenon, and the American public mistook it for alternative news. In 2009, it just frustrates the conservatives more to hear it. I don’t think berating the President is proper under any circumstances, but I also think that the American people are becoming very cynical about politics. I don’t think they (Rush, Hannity etc) make that any better, but I have never seen them so I don’t know. I think we have to be careful not to push the conservatives away from politics because they are frustrated and feel the game is rigged. We need to send the message that participation can help to oppose those things you do not agree with, not simply point out how soft the media is on him. I am sending invitations out to a fund raiser for our county party, and apathy is a problem right now. I think conservative talk radio has a lot to do with that.

Anyway, it’s an interesting read. If you are a centrist or moderate Republican, it can be somewhat depressing. But remember that politics is about who shows up and right now the ones showing up to lead local Republican parties tend to be the hard right.