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On Young People and Climate Change Skepticism

By | 10.21.10 | 9:26 am

The New York Times has a front-page story this morning on climate change skepticism and denial within the Tea Party movement.

According to the story:

Skepticism and outright denial of global warming are among the articles of faith of the Tea Party movement, here in Indiana and across the

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GOP House Leaders Tout Bold New Candidates, Discourage Government Shutdown

By | 10.19.10 | 10:02 am

When the dust settles after election day, what will the new House Republican caucus look like? The Wall Street Journal reports that while the campaign trail rhetoric among GOP challengers has been feisty this season, Republicans in leadership are wary of shutting down government like they did following a standoff More…

GOP House Candidate’s Deficit Reduction Strategy: Merge Commerce, Agriculture and Interior Into Super-Department

By | 10.18.10 | 2:24 pm

Republican House candidates, especially challengers seeking to portray themselves as outsiders to Washington politics, are almost universally running on a platform that our federal deficit has gotten out of control. They’re also almost all opposed to letting the Bush tax cuts expire, however, so they’re going to have to propose More…

Trump: If I Did It…

By | 10.05.10 | 8:51 am

Yesterday he was just testing the water in New Hampshire. Now, in an interview with TIME’s Adam Sorenson, Donald Trump plays the “I’m not running, but if I were…” card:

“I have never had any interest [in running for office] before. If I ever did, this would be

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Why Are Dems Voting Today on the DISCLOSE Act?

By | 09.23.10 | 9:03 am

The DISCLOSE Act is up for another vote in the Senate today, and while everyone understands that the chances of flipping a lone Republican to vote for the cause is slim, most observers I’ve spoken to claim Democrats are still working hard to get the bill passed. Politico’s Meredith More…

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Tea Party Favorite O’Donnell Takes Delaware

By | 09.14.10 | 10:39 pm

On the question of whether Christine O’Donnell — a two-time failed candidate and one-time anti-masturbation crusader — was suitable for office, Democratic and Republican operatives wholeheartedly agreed. She would never win the Delaware Republican Senate primary, they said this summer.

[Congress1] But tonight, voters begged to differ. A little after More…

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Tea Party Favorite O’Donnell Falters in Delaware

By | 09.10.10 | 6:45 am

After Tea Party candidate Joe Miller’s shocking upset over Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) in Alaska’s Republican Senate primary, the media’s attention shifted quickly to an unlikely location — the politically staid state of Delaware. Seemingly overnight, the press discovered Christine O’Donnell, the perennial (and unsuccessful) far-right candidate challenging longtime More…

Are Divisions Within the GOP Good for Their Chances in November?

By | 08.30.10 | 8:54 am

Republicans might be marching lockstep in their opposition to President Obama in Congress, but the same cannot be said of GOP candidates on the campaign trail. 

Could a Post-Primary McCain Support Immigration Reform?

By | 08.20.10 | 9:15 am

Sen. John McCain was once one of the major Republican supporters of immigration reform, arguing for comprehensive legislation as recently as 2008. Faced with accusations of supporting amnesty for illegal immigrants, McCain has moved to a much tougher immigration stance during his Republican primary.

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John Boehner Launches New Effort to Boost Party, Himself

By | 07.29.10 | 11:01 am

House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner quietly launched yet another fundraising committee last week to aid Republican efforts to take back the House this November. It’s modestly titled “Boehner for Speaker,” and it comes complete with brochures meant to introduce him a a regular guy to potential donors More…