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Forget Trump and Carson—Here’s What Republicans Need to Do to Win

Presidential campaigns are supposed to be about America, or at least what voters want, not Donald Trump’s and Ben Carson’s clumsy statements and political correctness.
Forget Trump and Carson—Here’s What Republicans Need to Do to Win
Republican presidential candidates take the stage during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sept. 16, 2015. Chris Carlson/AP
Peter Morici
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NEW YORK—Presidential campaigns are supposed to be about America, or at least what voters want, not Donald Trump’s and Ben Carson’s clumsy statements and political correctness.

Hillary Clinton, even with her integrity impugned, beats GOP hopefuls in head-to-head polls because she addresses issues voters care about. Jobs, fairness, education, health care, equality.

Instead, Republicans offer repackaged Reaganism such as Job Bush’s tax package and incredible promise to accomplish 4 percent growth.

That’s why conservatism—and by derivation the Republicans—must change with the times and recognize solutions that worked for Ronald Reagan don’t resonate today.

Conservatism—and by derivation the Republicans—must change with the times and recognize solutions that worked for Ronald Reagan don't resonate today.
Peter Morici
Peter Morici
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Peter Morici, professor at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, is a recognized expert on economic policy and international economics. Previously he served as director of the Office of Economics at the U.S. International Trade Commission. He is the author of 18 books and monographs and has published widely in leading public policy and business journals including the Harvard Business Review and Foreign Policy. Morici has lectured and offered executive programs at more than 100 institutions including Columbia University, the Harvard Business School and Oxford University.
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