On her Tuesday radio show, conservative talker Laura Ingraham criticized an op-ed by GOP consultants like John Feehery on the merits of the Republican Party embracing immigration to win over Hispanic voters, particularly in a state like Georgia where a
On September 23, Salon ran a column explaining that Gabby Giffords tried to play nice in her push for more gun control. Since she failed in that approach, she has now abandoned “civility” in an effort to secure victory. And Salon
(Reuters) – Conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza was sentenced on Tuesday to spend eight months in a community confinement center during five years of probation after pleading guilty to a campaign finance law violation. The defendant, a frequent critic
More Democrats are upset that the party is too willing to legalize illegal immigrants than angry that Democrats are too unwilling to support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrations. A new Pew Research poll found that 21% of Democrats
A national Tea Party group is warning North Carolinians not to believe Sen. Kay Hagan’s (D-NC) vote to advance a resolution seeking to prevent President Obama from unilaterally granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants “Sen. Hagan’s vote is as
AUSTIN, Texas — In a keynote conversation at The Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday, Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus (R-San Antonio) made several comments regarding changes he would like to see to the process for granting media credentials
With one Democrat-aligned Georgia group having collected 85,000 voter registration applications and around 20,000 registration forms collected by another – and from 25 – 50 of them thought to be fraudulent – an ongoing investigation is resulting in partisan charges
LOS ANGELES, California — Amidst growing alarm at low Republican affiliation in California, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) tried to rally party members to unify at the state GOP convention last weekend. “We climb in the boat together, we
Per a new Politico report, “Democrats love to cast Republicans as the party of big money, beholden to the out-of-touch billionaires bankrolling their campaigns. But new numbers tell a very different story — one in which Democrats are actually raising more big
Immigration reform has not happened under President Obama because Democrats have wanted to keep immigration as a political wedge issue, according to pro-immigration reform Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL). “The Democratic Party leadership has been very strong, has pressured the Democrats
On Monday, Vice President Joe Biden promised that President Barack Obama would “do an awful lot” for illegal immigrants with executive actions toward amnesty. He said if Republicans don’t “see the lord” on immigration after the midterm elections, then they
On September 22, The NRA launched a new television ad campaign highlighting ties between anti-gun activist Michael Bloomberg and Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn (Georgia). The ads will air in Augusta, Macon, and Savannah. According to The Wall Street Journal,
Move over, Scott Brown. The strategy of hitting Democrats on immigration in elections is working for Republicans who employ it nationwide–even in liberal Massachusetts, where another poll shows GOP gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker tied in a close race with Democrat
On Monday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” former Carter pollster Pat Caddell discussed what strategies the Republican Party should employee despite finding themselves at a cash disadvantage in the upcoming November midterm elections. According to Caddell, the best
With the rise of ISIS and videos of beheadings making front page news, Democrats who thought the hawkish credentials of Republicans like Tom Cotton in Arkansas would be a liability are now finding themselves on the short-end of any national
AUSTIN, Texas — Over the weekend, Texas’ two senators traded barbs over the last year’s government shutdown in a pair of speeches delivered at The Texas Tribune Festival, a conference at the University of Texas at Austin organized by the
Al Hunt writing at Bloomberg News claims, “Democrats know that keeping control of the Senate this election year isn’t a man’s job. Success will depend on the votes of women. A gender gap has long been evident in U.S. politics:
During the Bush administration, national Democrat leaders threatened to kill the ABC network’s broadcast license if a miniseries unfavorable to the Clinton administration wasn’t censored to satisfy Democrats. ABC complied. Earlier this year, Democrats started a push for a Constitutional
Leaders in Las Vegas are showing new interest in re-establishing a rail link between Sin City and Southern California, after more than 20 years without rail service. Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) said that she would push for resumption of Amtrak
Unlike many of his Democratic colleagues running in competitive Senate races, Michigan Rep. Gary Peters has touted his support for environmentalist policies on the campaign trail, including speaking about global warming at the left-wing “Netroots Nation” conference and boasting on
Democratic strategist Joe Trippi said on Sunday that it would be a “miracle” if Democrats manage to fend off a Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate come Nov. 4. “I would gauge that Republicans are likely to pick up between
On September 20 The Arizona Republic reported the Senator John McCain (R-AZ) refuses to campaign on behalf of Republican Senate candidate Cory Gardner (R-CO-4th Dist.) because incumbent Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) is a family friend. According to the Republic, McCain confirmed he
The headlines will tell you the GOP is up big in the mid-term’s so called “intensity war.” Also keep in mind that a GOP consulting class that’s been getting hammered in the media lately is no doubt now fully behind
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Republican strategist Karl Rove said it’s not a given the GOP will take control of the U.S. Senate because of the Democrats’ cash advantage. Rove said, “The dynamics are good for Republicans –
Despite a rousing speech by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who indicated that he would soon open an office in the state in pursuit of his presidential ambitions, California’s Republican Party convention in Los Angeles, “Reclaim California,” sounded a note of
