Hillary Clinton: Forget that ‘Enemies’ Thing, Let’s ‘Rise Above Partisanship’
Apparently, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton doesn’t live up to her own expectations when it comes to bipartisan leadership.
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Brian Mast Campaign Haul Tops Field of GOP Candidates in 18th District of FL
There is finally some daylight between the crowded field of Republican candidates vying to be the next U.S. Representative in Florida’s 18th congressional district.
Hillary Clinton Walks Back Applause Line About Republican Enemies
Hillary Clinton has backed away from one of her biggest applause lines of the Democratic debate, in which she declared Republicans–without differentiating between politicians and voters–her “enemy.”
Wall Street Journal Again Blames Talk Radio for GOP Infighting
The editorial page of The Wall Street Journal has a big problem with talk radio.
Once again, the media’s leading flacks for illegal aliens and the non-Republican wing of the Republican party are pointing the finger at Rush Limbaugh et al for the ongoing turmoil in the GOP.
Marco Rubio Continues to Gain on Donald Trump in the Polls
Billionaire Donald Trump is still sitting high atop his perch as the frontrunner in the 2016 Republican presidential primary race, but Sen. Marco Rubio is gaining significant momentum and is right on his heels.
Joe Biden Blasts GOP Candidates: ‘These Guys Don’t Remotely Speak for America’
In a surprise visit to a Latino Victory Project fundraiser, Vice President Joe Biden denounced Republican candidates running for president for their views on illegal immigration.
Colin Powell: I Remain a Republican to Annoy a ‘Too Conservative’ GOP
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Retired U.S. Army Gen. Colin Powell, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State, complained that the GOP has become too conservative, adding that the only reason he remains a Republican is to annoy the party.
Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Switches to GOP
Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, has left the Democratic Party and joined the GOP, saying that the Democratic party abandoned her.
GOP Chairman: Mitch McConnell ‘Needs to Resign’
A senior Republican official is urging Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell to resign from his job as the Republican leader of the Senate.
Gut Check: Trump’s Plus, and Minus
Let’s begin with the late Andrew Breitbart’s often repeated quote: Politics is downstream from culture. Meaning, culture influences politics, not the reverse – and until conservatives figure out a way to take the culture back from the left, we cannot win.
Tea Party Backs Milder CA GOP Immigration Language
California’s Republican Party voted Sunday to change its stance on immigration with the adoption of an amendment authored by California GOP Central Valley Regional Vice Chairman Marcelino Valdez. The Tea Party caucus ultimately backed the amendment.
Harris-Perry: GOP Looks More Diverse, Helps Republicans Deny Racism
MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry noted on her Saturday show the diversity of the 2016 GOP primary candidates, with one female, two latinos and an African-American all in the running. Harris-Perry admitted that the diversity of the GOP candidates “does actually look better
GOP Presidential Field Fails the Founders
At least two Republican presidential candidates will stand with Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. During Wednesday’s CNN’s Republican presidential debate, candidates were asked about the proposed changes to the $10 bill and the woman with whom they would prefer to replace the country’s first treasury secretary.
The Republican Establishment is in DEEP Trouble
A majority of Republican registered voters want either Donald Trump or Ben Carson to be their party’s 2016 presidential nominee, according to two new national polls from the Washington Post-ABC News and the New York Times-CBS News.
GOP’s Iran ‘Failure Theater’ Becomes Sad-Sack Circus
GOP leaders in the Senate are feebly complaining and whining about the Democrats’ solid support for President Barack Obama’s nuke-and-cash deal give-away to Iran. GOP leaders will fight hard for goals sought by business groups–such as free-trade deals–but will only pretend to fight for conservatives’ ideological and social priorities, such as pro-American immigration reform, say these critics.
Mark Levin: Democrats ‘Will Have Blood On Their Hands’ For Supporting Iran Deal
Nationally-renowned author and Conservative talk show host Mark Levin spoke Wednesday afternoon at the Stop Iran rally at Capitol Hill. Levin urged Republicans to stand up against the agreement, recommending that GOP leadership take the scaffolding set-up for the ongoing repairs of the Capitol Building and “use it on their damn spines.”
Poll Shows GOP’s Two Rival Wings Combine to 50 Percent for 2016
A new poll shows that the combined polling support for the populist and establishment candidates in the GOP primary adds up to 50 percent of the electorate. That is sufficient to defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016–if the GOP’s two wings can somehow rally all their supporters on election day.
Liberals Want DNC Chairwoman to Resign
Very much like her long-time friend and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who is losing support from the far left element of the Democratic Party, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is also receiving significant pushback from this same faction of her political party.
DAVI: The GOP Needs a Leader With Killer Instincts
“Politics is war, but in America, one side is doing all the shooting — the liberals. Shell-shocked conservatives blame their failures on the media or unscrupulous opponents, but they refuse to name the real culprit: themselves. ” If you have never read David Horowitz’s book The Art of Political War.
GOP Needs to Talk About Supreme Court
(CNN)When the next president is sworn in on January 20, 2017, three of the Supreme Court’s justices will be in their eighties.
Donald Trump Sparks GOP Soul-Searching
A well-intentioned article by Noah Rothman in Commentary Magazine offers that Donald Trump’s supporters are the right wing’s version of Obama’s vacuous “Hope and Change” acolytes. Says Rothman: “Trump is the right’s Obama, insofar as his policy preferences are ill-defined, pliable, and reflective of whatever the audience immediately before him wants them to be.” Such comparisons short-change Trump’s supporters.
Poll: Most Republicans Think Trump Will Win GOP Nomination
If anyone still has doubts whether billionaire candidate Donald Trump is here to stay in the presidential arena, not many of them are Republicans.
Progressive Pollsters Take over Dem Mockery Machine with “Deez Nuts”
With Jon Stewart retired and Stephen Colbert off the air for the summer, the Democrat establishment has picked up the slack in their tried-and-true technique of victory through mockery. Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling (PPP) included a teenager using the name “Deez Nuts” in a recent presidental poll and showed him polling at 9 percent.
Trump Effect: Is Erick Erickson Throwing Down Gauntlet to Rush Limbaugh?
Did we just see Erick Erickson’s Red State draw a red line in the sand in front of Rush Limbaugh? And if so, is it another aspect of the booming dynamic known as “the Trump effect?”
The Hill: Outsiders Take Over GOP
Outsiders who have never before held political office are dominating the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
