the election , said during the chat that he thinks the majority of Americans are conservative and that he wants to see the party head in a more conservative direction . iReport.com : ` McCain was n't conservative enough to win ' Neugebauer thinks that abiding by conservative principles , especially fiscally , is the only way to solve the country 's financial problems . `` I do n't want to have to mortgage my kids ' future to get us out of the things we 're doing today , '' he said . Another panel participant , Chuck Burkhard of Windber , Pennsylvania , voted for McCain as a registered Republican but plans to become an independent . Watch the iReporters talk over a Web chat '' He feels that the Bush administration failed at making government smaller and reducing spending , which he thinks Republicans should make a top priority . He hopes that the party will take a new direction and reach out to more people . `` I really think the Republicans will reach out with a grass-roots campaign , '' he said . iReport.com : ' I choose Sen. McCain ' Neugebauer said he thinks
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Katy Brown is an Internet-savvy college freshman with conservative perspectives who worries about the future of the Republican Party . Katy Brown , Kevin Neugebauer , Barbara Rademacher and Chuck Burkhard discuss the future of the GOP . Brown , a student at Kent State University in Ohio , joined other Republicans and conservative independent iReporters in an online roundtable discussion . The Republican National Committee selected Michael Steele to become its chairman Friday during its annual winter meeting after the decisive victory of President Obama in November . Over the next four years , Republicans must regroup and establish a strategy , and the new GOP leader must navigate a political landscape where the Democrats control the White House and both houses of Congress . `` I think we 'll come with somebody who has experience , knows what they 're talking about , is good with both liberals and conservatives , both Democrats and Republicans , '' Brown said of a future Republican presidential nominee . iReport.com : Watch Brown respond to one of Obama 's Cabinet picks Kevin Neugebauer of Katy , Texas , a Republican who voted for Sen. John McCain in