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The GOP Worries About Its Reputation, But Should They?
Andrew Breitbar, patron saint of assholes. Back from SXSW, and ready to get back to blogging business. I’ve been following the media coverage over the Republican crisis of faith and the dawning realization that catering to straight white men who believe they’re superior to everyone else may not work as…
Rep. Adam Schiff to GOP: It’s not your messaging, it’s your policies
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California said Thursday that Republicans were unpopular simply because they were advocating unpopular policies. “It’s crazy and what is so frustrating about it is we are now poised to recover economically if Congress would just get out of the way,” he said on the radio…
Harris-Perry panel debates tensions between national and local GOP
On MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry on Sunday, she and her panel discussed the future of the GOP — and the divisions between the national and local faces of the party. Harris-Perry said that Cantor’s recent speech at the conservative American Enterprise Institute — in which he spoke of all Americans having…
Gingrich warns GOP: Don’t appear to ‘ignore people’ in immigration debate
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) delivered a warning to his Republican party mates in a letter to his supporters, urging them to come around when it came to immigration reform as part of its rebuilding process. “A party that appears to ignore people won’t get the chance to make…
Republicans gather at former plantation to discuss minority outreach
After its general election battering, the Republican party has retreated to lick its wounds and ponder what went wrong – on the leafy grounds of a luxury golf resort in Virginia. And what better place for today’s GOP to hold strategy sessions titled “Successful communication with minorities and women” than…
GOP strategist: ‘I don’t think the NRA is listening’ to Americans
Republican strategist and CBS political analyst Frank Luntz said on CBS on Wednesday that both major political parties in the U.S. suffer from a disconnect with Americans, and that the NRA isn’t listening to the public’s views on gun policy. Citing a survey he conducted with the Republican Mainstream Partnership,…
Maddow dings GOP for ‘diverse’ all-male leadership picks
As a handy guide for her viewers, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and her staff put together a clip-n-save style graphic showing the 19 men the GOP had selected so far to chair committees in the House of Representatives. “There may be a lot of diversity in terms of which flavors…
Former Florida GOP leaders: Election laws meant to suppress Democratic voters
Former leaders of the Republican Party of Florida claim new election laws in the state were aimed at suppressing Democratic turnout on Election Day — not fighting voter fraud. Republicans across the nation have pushed for restrictive voting laws in the name of fighting voter fraud. Democrats have alleged that…
Rebuilding the GOP: Can Republicans pitch a bigger tent?
Rebuilding the GOP: Can Republicans pitch a bigger tent? With a rainbow coalition of voters propelling President Obama to a decisive Electoral College victory in which all but one battleground state turned blue, election night 2012 was a wake-up call for many Republicans. Now, the GOP is beginning to delve…
Robert Reich: GOP loses if U.S. goes over fiscal cliff
University of California professor Robert Reich said Tuesday night that Republicans would be the losers if Congress failed to negotiate a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. “I think we are moving in the right direction and we are moving in the right direction because the Democrats are holding…
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