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Are Republicans Just Too Mean?

Posted on November 21, 2012November 21, 2012 by John Hawkins

Jim Geraghty is a really smart and insightful guy, but I have to respectfully disagree with the theme of his latest column. So why are Republicans so much less popular than their ideas? A ubiquitous accusation from their Democratic rivals, echoed by an allied media, is that Republicans lack empathy to the point of displaying […]

Two Assumptions That Explain Why Conservatives Will Never Be Able To Trust The NRSC To Make Endorsements In Republican Primaries

Posted on November 20, 2012November 20, 2012 by John Hawkins

Happily, John Cornyn is out at the NRSC, but the very first idea Jerry Moran seems to have coming in the door as the Chairman is to start trying to pick the nominees in Republican primaries. That’s a bad idea. Read their lips: no more Todd Akins. In the wake of the GOP’s Election Day […]

What Would The Republican Party Ever Do If We Lost Meghan McCain?

Posted on November 19, 2012November 19, 2012 by John Hawkins

Please, please, please, I’m BEGGING YOU, Megan — don’t do it! Last Tuesday, Mitt Romney lost–and he lost big. As Republicans, we lost again. I felt sad, exhausted, beaten down, and heartbroken. It was the first time that I considered that the Republican Party, which I love so much, might die. …I know there are […]

When It Comes To Fund Raising and GOTV Efforts, Democrats are Playing Three Dimensional Chess While Republicans are Playing Tic-Tac-Toe

Posted on November 14, 2012November 14, 2012 by John Hawkins

The GOP is behind the Democrats in numbers and one of the biggest ones is our get-out-the-vote and fund raising effort. In fact, it is entirely possible that if Mitt Romney had Barack Obama’s GOTV campaign in place while Obama was saddled the disastrous Project ORCA that the GOP used, it might have been enough […]

The Name ‘Republican’ Is Damaged Beyond Repair

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

Fact: Millions of Republican voters did not come out to unseat Barack Obama. Explanation: The Republican brand has been damaged beyond repair. Solution: Is Herman Cain Right? Do we need to replace the GOP with a new party? The Republican brand has been destroyed beyond repair. This is all something we really can blame on […]

Tax Cuts & Fighting Tax Increases On The Rich Are No Longer Winning Political Issues

Posted on November 12, 2012November 12, 2012 by John Hawkins

We have spent so much more than we have for so long that spending cuts alone probably will not be sufficient to eradicate our deficit, our debt, and fund our future entitlement programs. While we should certainly try to fix the problem just by cutting spending, it’s almost a certainty that we’re going to have […]

Q&A Friday #112: Could The GOP Take Back The Senate In 2014?

Posted on November 9, 2012 by John Hawkins

Question: What would the GOP have to do in order to take the Senate in 2014? — President Friedman The GOP could conceivably take the Senate back in 2014, although we’d need to have a really big year because we underperformed so much this year. Six months ago, most people thought the GOP was on […]

Q&A Friday #112: Should The GOP Give Up On Social Issues?

Posted on November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 by John Hawkins

Question: It seems pretty obvious that Romney avoiding social issues only allowed to the Obama campaign to define him in the eyes of the electorate(and Akin, Murdoch, etc. didn’t exactly help). Going forward do you feel like the Republican party should switch their positions on social issues and take the ideological stance of limited government […]

My Two Cents: Why Obama Won And Romney Lost

Posted on November 8, 2012 by William Teach

This will probably be the last post on the meaning of this loss, but, this is part of a conversation I was having with a moderate Republicans who voted Obama and a moderate Liberal who voted Romney late yesterday. Consider that, in exit polls, 52% said that the country is on the wrong track. Only […]

After The Elections: Where Is America Now? It’s Dead, That’s Where

Posted on November 7, 2012November 8, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

Due to the re-election of Barack Hussein Obama, the United States is officially a failed experiment. In fact, his election in the first place in 2008 signaled the end. Because so few of you people out there know anything about history any more, I’ll have to explain that opening line above. You see, the founders […]

Election 2012: Breaking It All Down

Posted on November 7, 2012 by William Teach

First off, congratulations to Mr. Obama for winning a second term. However, if we look at the popular vote, this does not present a mandate. All together, we are looking a split of about 59 million for Barack to 57 million for Mitt. Doesn’t matter, because I truly expect Obama to mostly move even further […]

L.A. Times: Hey, Did We Mention That You Romney Voters are ALL Racists

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

Sandy Banks of the L.A. Times has figured out why anyone would vote against Barack Obama. Why, they are all racists, of course. Oh, you don’t use “the N word,” she tells us, but we know what you Romney voters really think. Banks dropped all pretense of logic or fairness in her November 4 piece […]

Frank Rich Laments: ‘Cockroach’ Tea Party Will Still Win In The End

Posted on October 21, 2012October 18, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

One-time theater critic turned left-wing screedist, Frank Rich, is down in the dumps over that darned ol’ tea party. Far from being down and out, Rich says, the tea party is alive and well and living within the Republican Party itself. Far from being a political fringe, the tea party is still strong and in […]

Debate Moderator Crowley Lies About Obama’s Benghazi/Terrorism Lies

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

CNN’s Candy Crowley, the so-called moderator of the second presidential debate for the 2012 elections, misled 60 million viewing Americans in the debate when she wrongfully sided with Obama against Mitt Romney when Romney maintained that Obama refused to call the attacks on our Libyan embassy an act of terror in his Rose Garden address […]

VP Debate: The Joker Vs. Paul Ryan

Posted on October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 by William Teach

I’m not going to spend much time on the specifics of the debate, since this will be cross-posted at Right Wing News and John Hawkins has done a great job at breaking the debate down. Here’s what I noticed the most Every time Biden smiles I think he’s going to say “you know how I […]

Did Steven Spielberg Say the GOP is Just Like the Slave Holding South?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

As he unveiled his epic new movie based on Abraham Lincoln’s civil war era presidency, Steven Spielberg said he doesn’t want his film to become a “political football” in today’s presidential election. But as he talked about it further, it seemed as if he went on to say that today’s Republican party is somehow just […]

5 Things To Watch During Ryan/Biden Debate

Posted on October 11, 2012 by William Teach

Tonight’s the night. After Barack Obama’s disastrous (hoorah!) debate performance against Mitt Romney, it’s now Biden’s time to attempt to save face and turn the election back towards Obama. So, 5 things to watch How many gaffes will Biden make, and will he use interesting dialects? If Biden has a decent debate, how bad will […]

Are Republicans Dumb Enough to Support a Carbon Tax?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Brian Garst

When it comes to taxes, Republicans really do play the stupid party to the Democrats’ evil. If Democrats propose raising taxes, Republicans trip over themselves to offer to sharp contrast by offering to raise taxes a bit less. CF&P President Andrew Quinlan highlighted the latest example of this strategic brilliance in Forbes: [I]t’s not just […]

Paul Ryan: “Carter Years Were The Good Old Days”

Posted on September 4, 2012 by William Teach

As the Democratic National Abortionfest Convention opens up today in Charlotte, the Party faithful are concerned about what Obama’s plans are for the #1 issue, the economy. Team Obama is asking them and others to look forward, not backward. Except when they are whining about Bush and Republicans. A majority of The Hill voters say […]

The Atlantic Says GOP Leader Hopes Minorities Don’t Vote, But He Didn’t Say That at All

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

The Atlantic illicitly portrayed GOP House Speaker John Bohner as saying that he “said out loud he hopes blacks and Latinos ‘won’t show up’ this election,” but a look at what Boehener actually said proves that The Atlantic is purposefully misleading its readers. In its headline, The Atlantic Wire story for August 27 screams, “Boehner […]

Romney, Ryan, Republicans-Ready to Lead

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Michael Fell

With the strong backing of an energized Republican Party and a diverse team of rising stars, candidate Mitt Romney formally accepted the GOP nomination to be President of the United States. Recalling the excitement and optimism of the presidential race of four years ago, Romney pointed out how those elevated expectations and the bevy of […]

Paul Ryan Electrifies RNC

Posted on August 30, 2012August 30, 2012 by William Teach

There were many great speakers at the RNC Wednesday, among them Condi Rice and Tim Pawlenty (who should have shown that same passion before he ended up dropping out of the primaries), but the star of the night was, of course, Paul Ryan (Fox News) Paul Ryan rallied the Republican convention audience Wednesday night as […]

Paul Ryan: The Right Man in the Right Place at the Right Time

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Michael Fell

Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the newly nominated GOP candidate for Vice President of the United States, is the right man in the right place, at the right time. He understands that his duty as Vice President will be the calling of his generation to preserve for his children and their children the America that […]

CNN’s Important GOP Convention News: Strippers Readying for Convention

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

CNN has a habit of getting to the real meat of a story, finding all the most important angles, and its coverage of the GOP convention is no exception. CNN has a reputation to burnish by finding only the most important convention stories and with its latest story about how an important sector of Tampa […]

Cook Report Renders Final Judgement, Akin Unelectable

Posted on August 23, 2012August 23, 2012 by Matt Vespa

According to Gateway Pundit, the Cook Report labeled Akin “unelectable,” clearing the way for a second term for Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill. : Pundit wrote: In four days Cook Political has moved the Missouri Senate race from: “solid Republican”: to“toss up”: to: “likely Democrat”: to: “unelectable”. Cook Political: Report has declared Todd Akin “unelectable” and moved the 2012 U.S. senate race in Missouri […]

Initiate Secondary Protocol? Missouri ‘Leans Democratic’ Thanks To Akin

Posted on August 22, 2012August 22, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Since Akin’s unfortunate and avoidable gaffe, AllahPundit of HotAir reported yesterday that the Cook Report has moved Missouri from ‘toss-up’ to ‘leans Democratic.’ : As I’ve said before, if we do not have a Republican congress this year, it’ll be because Todd Akin was too proud to step aside. : Ignoring the words of the presumptive Republican […]

GOP Adopts Arizona Style Immigration Platform

Posted on August 22, 2012 by William Teach

I’m positive the Typical Liberal Useful Idiots will proclaim this as “hate” and being mean and raaaaacist and bigoted, though they won’t be able to explain why once you force them past the talking points (The Hill) The Republican Party has officially endorsed its backing for Arizona-style state immigration laws, adding into its platform language […]

Yes, Todd Akin Should Go

Posted on August 21, 2012August 21, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Todd Akin, it’s almost unbelievable how fast your campaign went off the tracks. : To say that there are legitimate forms of assault is beyond ludicrous. : Then, to say if a pregnancy occurs, due to a legitimate rape, “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” : What does that mean? […]

Todd Akin Should Withdraw From The Missouri Race

Posted on August 21, 2012August 21, 2012 by John Hawkins

Mr. Potato Head could probably take Claire McCaskill’s Senate seat from her this year. So, it should be a slam dunk and it probably would have been until Todd Akin said this, Charles Jaco: “Okay, so if an abortion can be considered in the case of, say, tubal pregnancy or something like that, what about […]

Ryan Pledges Romney Administration Will “Put Aside Childish Things”

Posted on August 18, 2012 by William Teach

Hopefully, one of those things will end up being the Obama administration (Daily Caller) Ryan said that if elected, Mitt Romney would treat Americans like adults. “We have a very serious choice to make,” Ryan told the crowd. “And what Mitt Romney is offering is to make a decision together.” Ryan has earned praise as […]