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Here\u2019s some advice from younger Republicans for improving the party\u2019s fortunes in national elections: Nominate more minority and female candidates.<\/p>\n\n

A recent survey<\/a> of Republican and Republican-leaning adults about the GOP\u2019s future found stark age differences in opinions on the question of whether more diverse nominees would help the party perform better in future elections. (Some of the findings in this post were not included in the original report.)<\/p>\n\n

Among Republicans and leaners under 40, 68% say nominating more racial and ethnic minorities would help and 64% say the same about more women nominees.\u00a0Far fewer Republicans 40 and older view these steps as helpful: 49% say nominating more racial and ethnic minorities would help and 46% say the same of nominating more women.<\/p>\n\n

More generally, younger Republicans are more likely than older Republicans to say that the GOP has not been welcoming to all groups of people. Overall, most Republicans (60%) think the party \u201cis tolerant and open to all groups of people,\u201d while 36% say it is not. Younger Republicans are divided \u2013 51% say the party is tolerant and open to all, while 45% disagreed. Among older Republicans, twice as many view the party as tolerant (64%) than not (32%).<\/p>\n\n

Based on surveys conducted over the past year, one-third of all Republicans and GOP leaners are under age 40. Those in the younger group are less likely to call themselves Republicans \u2013 59% are Republicans while 41% simply lean toward the GOP \u2013 than those in the older group (65% Republicans vs. 35% leaners). Also, fewer younger Republicans and leaners describe their political views as conservative (54% vs. 67% of older Republicans) and fewer agree with the Tea Party (26% vs. 43%).<\/p>\n\n

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Despite these ideological differences, younger and older Republicans generally agree that the GOP needs to address major problems \u2013 rather than just make minor changes \u2013 in order to be competitive in the future.<\/p>\n\n

And there are no significant age differences over the party\u2019s future ideological direction: 50% of Republicans under 40 and 55% of those 40 and older favor their leaders moving in a more conservative direction.<\/p>\n\n

However, younger Republicans have a different outlook about congressional compromise. Nearly four-in-ten (38%) said the GOP hasn\u2019t compromised enough with Democrats in Congress, compared with 25% of older Republicans. About a quarter (24%) of younger Republicans believe the party has compromised too much, compared to 36% of Republicans 40 and older. About one-third of each group say the party has handled this about right.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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