Two top businesswomen triumphed in yesterday's primary election in California. Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, Carly Fiorina became the GOP nominee for the US Senate and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman became the party's nominee to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as the state's governor. Both women spent big to win their races and have lots more treasure […]
2010 could be a very good year for the Republican Party. The map above from RealClearPolitics shows how the Republicans – according to current polling – could gain up to eight Senate seats from the Democrats although five is more likely. Grassroots Republicans aren't letting the Republican establishment enjoy the opportunity to install favourite candidates […]
His average approval rating had sunk below his disapproval rating for the first time in his presidency but yesterday's passage of his historic, much-amended and pork-filled healthcare bill gives President Obama his most significant accomplishment since entering office – an accomplishment that eluded many of his Democrat predecessors, notably Bill Clinton. Republicans console themselves with […]
Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard takes a look at the leading contenders for the Republican nomination for 2012. Barnes focuses on Rick Perry, who has just successfully secured the Republican nomination for the Governorship of Texas: "To qualify as a serious national candidate, Perry must defeat Democrat Bill White—and not in a squeaker—this fall […]
The Tea Party protests took part across the USA last year in protest at Barack Obama’s expansion of the federal government. Invoking the Boston Tea Party the modern day protestors claim they are Taxed Enough Already. Mainstream media organisations have attempted to paint the Tea Party movement as a movement of nutters – drawing attention […]
(1) Has the Republican's newest Senator come up with a unifying anti-Obama message for Republicans? Fred Barnes summarises Brown's anti-Obama message as "raising taxes, taking over our health care, and giving new rights to terrorists is is the wrong agenda for our country.” Barnes says it's "a mantra conservatives, tea party people, moderates, and independents […]
The Republicans are surging: Ted Kennedy's recent death caused today's special election for one of Massachusetts' two seats in the US Senate. Even if the ex-GQ model, Republican Scott Brown does not win today's election against Democrat Martha Coakley (and final polls suggest he is likely to win) there won't be a Democrat in America […]
One of the most interesting phenomena in US politics at the moment is the extent to which pundits are blurring the line between commentary and political involvement. It's a phenomenon that leading Democrats are encouraging. The White House, for example, is promoting the idea that popular talk radio host, Rush Limbaugh, is the real leader […]
Sarah Palin’s memoir, Going Rogue, is selling like hot cakes but the American fascination with the former Governor of Alaska is unlikely to see her become a contender for the nation’s highest office. Sarah Palin, talking to Oprah Winfrey, says she is not considering a presidential bid in 2012 (not yet, anyway): ““I’m concentrating on […]
All across America, including against Florida Governor Charlie Crist, conservative candidates are standing against more centrist Republican candidates as part of the anti-‘RINO’ phenomenon that took off in New York. ‘RINO‘ equalling Republican In Name Only. Rand Paul, son of libertarian Ron Paul, is the poster boy for this insurgent movement as he seeks to […]
A number of special elections were held in America last night; one year after Obama was elected America's 44th President. The Democrats will want to say that last night's setbacks for their party were not a reflection on Barack Obama and it is true that most voters told pollsters that the President was not a […]
The US Republicans should have a good day on Tuesday. They are almost certain to reclaim the Governorship of Virginia and have an evens chance of winning the Governorship of new Jersey despite a late surge to the Democrat incumbent. The race with the greatest long-term implications is taking place in New York state, however. […]
After many months of deep gloom there are suddenly plenty of things to encourage America's Republicans in political terms: Obama has lost control of the budget. Figures released by the White House budget office – reports Associated Press – now foresee a cumulative $9 trillion deficit from 2010-2019. That's $2 trillion more than the Obama […]
Michael Steele promises "something completely different" as he is elected Chairman of the Republican National Committee for at least the next two years. He promises to "knock over" all Republicans who get in the way of his attempt to take "the party of Abraham Lincoln" into neglected territory. As former Lt Governor of Maryland he […]
Despite White House efforts not one Republican Congressman voted for what Rush Limbaugh has called Barack Obama’s "porkulus" plan. Eleven Democrats voted ‘no’ too during yesterday’s successful passage of the bill in the House of Representatives. America’s Republicans – like Britain’s Conservatives – have chosen to gamble that the stimulus will either not work or […]