Gov. Bill Haslam tells Politico that Republicans didn't do a good job of messaging in the 2012 national elections.
He said that President Barack Obama "was able to say, 'Listen, if you all would just tax rich people, problem solved'" -- and that the Republican Party failed to push back successfully.
"We lost the argument," Haslam said in an interview with POLITICO's Jonathan Martin.
Haslam said the GOP should do a better job of illustrating the problems generated by debt and other economic woes.
"The one message we haven't gotten by is, we're not doing any favors by continuing to pass the debt on down, and we have not done a good job for whatever reason of explaining it," Haslam said. "The second thing we haven't done a good job of explaining is this: Unemployment and economic growth are directly related to business investment. Directly related. And we have not been able to make that connection."
He also acknowledged that the Obama campaign chalked up successes at the ground game level, and called on his party to compete everywhere -- not just in GOP-friendly territory.
Haslam, the governor of a deep-red state, also struck a centrist tone on the topic of immigration. When Martin asked about immigration reform, Haslam said he "actually would" like to see a comprehensive immigration reform bill signed. He said he views the issue through the lens of economic development, and senses that there is the political will to move on the subject.
See also Politico's interview with Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy, mostly on the Democrat's advocacy of gun control, wherein there is this line:
During his interview with POLITICO, Malloy also slammed Republicans for not negotiating, he said, on sequestration. But he did have kind words for one GOP lawmaker: Malloy named Gov. Bill Haslam (R-Tenn.) when asked about his favorite governor from the other side.
Posted by Tom Humphrey on February 23, 2013 at 9:29 AM | 
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