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Illinois Republican party chairman resigns Tue May 7

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Former Florida Republican Party chief gets 18-month prison term Wed Mar 27

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'Me Too' Republicans Wed Mar 27

Thomas Sowell

Many ideas presented as "new" are just rehashes of old ideas that have been tried before -- and have failed before. So it is no surprise that the recent "Growth and Opportunity Project" report to the Republican National Committee is a classic example of what previous generations called "Me too" Republicanism. ... more
Who Killed the New Majority? Tue Mar 26

Pat Buchanan

The Republican National Committee has produced an "autopsy" on what went wrong in 2012, when the party failed to win the White House and lost seats in Congress. ... more
Autopsy for the Republican Party Tue Mar 26

Phyllis Schlafly

A claque of liberals and media bigwigs are calling RNC Chairman Reince Priebus's 97-page political opus an "autopsy," which the dictionary defines as the dissection of a body after death. Some people are hoping the Republican Party is dead, but the grassroots are raring to rise up and fight. ... more
GOP’s ‘Post-Mortem’ Shows Political Party Without A Clue Sun Mar 24

Douglas MacKinnon

President Obama knows for a fact what many in the Republican Party — especially its "leadership" — fail to understand or acknowledge: ... more
Post Mortem: RNC Report Calls for Major GOP Overhaul Mon Mar 18

Guy Benson
Communism, Crime and the Republican Eclipse Thu Feb 28

Steve Chapman

If you're a football fan, you've seen it happen. A coach bursts into prominence by using offensive or defensive innovations to produce victory after victory, championship after championship. ... more
Inconvenient History: Lincoln and the GOP Wed Feb 27

Fred Lucas

Before Michelle Obama announced the Best Picture to a large group of Democrats at the Oscars Sunday, Daniel Day Lewis’s triumph as Best Actor for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln was as close as the gathered crowd came to cheering anything that remotely resembled a Republican. ... more
20 Of the Greatest Moments In the History Of the Republican Party Tue Feb 26

John Hawkins

After focusing on 20 Of The Most Embarrassing Moments In The History Of The Democrat Party last week, it seems appropriate to point out some of the greatest moments of the Republican Party. ... more
Sam Tanenhaus's Problem Continues Thu Feb 14

Emmett Tyrrell

It has happened again. Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the New York Times Book Review referred to by Paul Krugman the other day as "a long-time conservative," has essayed in the New Republic the modern conservative movement, and traced us all back to John C. Calhoun. ... more
Battle for Control of the Republican Party Begins Tue Feb 12

Phyllis Schlafly

Karl Rove has declared war on grassroots conservatives and Tea Parties. Rove, who had the richest super PAC in 2012 (American Crossroads, which reportedly spent $300 million in the 2012 election cycle), has started a new fund called Conservative Victory Project to spend big bucks in the 2014 Republican primaries to defeat Republican candidates not approved by the Establishment. ... more
Ex-Florida Republican Party chairman pleads guilty to grand theft Mon Feb 11

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Does the Republican Party Have a Future? Mon Feb 11

Star Parker

The United States, from day one, was a project about principles and ideals. ... more
Senator Paul to Give Tea Party Response to Obama's State of the Union...After Rubio Fri Feb 8

Katie Pavlich
With conciliatory tone, Cantor seeks to rebrand Republican Party Tue Feb 5

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Rubio's Amnesty: A Path to Oblivion for the GOP Wed Jan 30

Ann Coulter

Apart from finding out that Barack Obama did far worse in his re-election than nearly any other incumbent who won re-election, the only thing that perked me up after Nov. 6 was coming across a Time magazine published after the 2004 election, when George W. Bush won a second term. ... more
Bobby Jindal Remarks to RNC Members Fri Jan 25

America

Bobby Jindal remarks to RNC members ... more
Lies & Clever Myths Sat Jan 19

Steve Deace

Leading up to the 2012 election several lies and clever myths were postulated by the ruling class know-it-alls and the charlatans who act on their behalf, and you can bet they will continue peddling their wares this year in light of the results. ... more
Confirmed: Republicans Really Irritated With Republicans Tue Jan 15

Katie Pavlich
What is the Future of Conservatism? Fri Jan 11

Jeff Jacoby

I DON'T FALL IN LOVE with politicians – the last presidential candidate I voted for with ardor was Ronald Reagan in 1980 – and my heart doesn't break when those I support don't win. Nor am I a party loyalist. ... more
Get Rid of the Republican Establishment, Once and for All Thu Dec 27

Matt Towery

Here's a New Year's wish I would love to see come true. However it is defined or however many people are part of it, it is time to send the giant never-ending "GOP Establishment" made up of some professional politicians, some moneyed nouveaux riche who -- by virtue of their contributions and the faux friendships it buys with politicians -- consider themselves political landed gentry and the endless scam artist consultants they support packing. ... more
Best Holiday Story Ever Mon Dec 24

Bruce Bialosky

In 1992, six Jewish people from Los Angeles decided to go to the Republican National Convention in Houston. ... more
Why God Created the GOP Fri Dec 21

Pat Buchanan

"God put the Republican Party on earth to cut taxes. If they don't do that, they have no useful function." ... more
Republicans Need to Reach Minorities Mon Dec 17

Bruce Bialosky

It is clear Republican failed to capture the votes of Hispanics, Asians and other groups. So let’s take a look at where they are and what they need to do. ... more