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Gingrich: GOP Needs to 'Stop Talking,' Start Thinking

Newt Gingrich on the future of the Republican Party

(Newser) - In a less-than-subtle column for Politico , Newt Gingrich blasts the GOP for being downright "wrong" about pretty much everything from voter turnout to the best advertising messages to "the makeup of the electorate." Bottom line: "Republicans spent more and achieved less than Democrats in 2012,"...

GOP Doesn&#39;t Need Change
 GOP Doesn't Need Change 
Charles Krauthammer
Nov 9, 2012 1:32 PM CST

GOP Doesn't Need Change

Charles Krauthammer thinks the world is overreacting to Mitt Romney's defeat

(Newser) - All week pundits have been burying the GOP, insisting it must change to meet America's changing demographics or die. But not Charles Krauthammer. "The answer to Romney's failure is not retreat," he writes in the Washington Post . It is to "do conservatism, but do it...

The Age of Reagan Is Over

 The Age of Reagan Is Over 
Ross Douthat
Nov 7, 2012 12:45 PM CST

The Age of Reagan Is Over

Barack Obama's coalition is real, Ross Douthat admits

(Newser) - Conservatives wanted to believe that Barack Obama's 2008 victory was a one-time affair, a unique confluence of events. Now they know better. It's a genuine realignment, writes Ross Douthat in the New York Times . Obama won with the same coalition he marshaled in 2008. "It was the...

Why Working Class Americans Vote Republican
Why Working Class Americans Vote Republican
OPINION
Oct 29, 2012 1:45 PM CDT

Why Working Class Americans Vote Republican

Gary Younge investigates a conundrum that vexes liberals

(Newser) - Nothing frustrates liberals more than poor Republicans. They are, after all, generally voting against their economic self-interests—government dependency is consistently higher in right-leaning counties. "To many liberals, these are turkeys voting for Christmas or lemmings off for a leap," writes Guardian columnist Gary Younge, who set out...

Sorry, Tea Party: US Remains a Moderate Nation
Sorry, Tea Party: US
Remains a Moderate Nation 
OPINION
Oct 25, 2012 10:09 AM CDT

Sorry, Tea Party: US Remains a Moderate Nation

EJ Dionne thinks Mitt Romney's campaign proves it

(Newser) - No matter who wins this election, the "right wing" is the real loser, writes EJ Dionne in the Washington Post . Romney's recent shift to a moderate narrative, and the fact that his party doesn't seem to mind his contradictions, is evidence that conservatism has taken a drubbing...

What Happened to the GOP&#39;s Intellect?
 What Happened 
 to the GOP's 
 Intellect? 
brooks, cohen
Sep 25, 2012 1:52 PM CDT

What Happened to the GOP's Intellect?

Don't blame Romney for devolving party: Richard Cohen, David Brooks

(Newser) - Conservative commentators have been complaining lately about a struggling Romney campaign—but it's the Republican Party itself that's the "real problem," writes Richard Cohen in the Washington Post . "While Ronald Reagan had to beat out a star-studded field for his GOP nomination, Mitt Romney "...

Mag Posts &#39;Conservative Version&#39; of History
 Mag Posts 'Conservative 
 Version' of History 
new yorker
Sep 22, 2012 4:43 PM CDT

Mag Posts 'Conservative Version' of History

'The New Yorker' assembles history using quotes from conservatives

(Newser) - A "liberal version" of history might also make for good reading, but the New Yorker has beaten conservatives to the punch by posting "A Conservative History of the United States." Here are a few key moments, each inspired by a rather inventive quotation:

Liberals Should Stop Vilifying Ayn Rand
Liberals Should Stop
Vilifying Ayn Rand
OPINION
Aug 24, 2012 1:38 PM CDT

Liberals Should Stop Vilifying Ayn Rand

They're just as bad as those who blindly worship her: Cathy Young

(Newser) - Paul Ryan's entry into the race has brought yet more debate over one of his favorite authors, Ayn Rand. And while liberals like to poke fun at conservatives for blindly following her pro-capitalist, me-centric vision, they're guilty themselves of reducing her to "grotesque caricature," writes Cathy...

Ryan Could Be Face of GOP for Decades

 Ryan Could Be 
 Face of GOP 
 for Decades 
charles krauthammer
Aug 17, 2012 12:32 PM CDT

Ryan Could Be Face of GOP for Decades

Charles Krauthammer sees good things for nation's 'conservative future'

(Newser) - Assuming Paul Ryan doesn't flop over the next three months, then, win or lose, "he could well become the face of Republicanism for a generation," declares a happy Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post . Ryan is the natural leader of a "new constitutional conservatism" in America,...

2012 Pits &#39;Empty Spaces&#39; Vs &#39;Crowded Places&#39;
2012 Pits 'Empty Spaces'
Vs. 'Crowded Places' 
gail collins
Jun 16, 2012 3:20 PM CDT

2012 Pits 'Empty Spaces' Vs. 'Crowded Places'

But Mitt Romney seems more 'crowded places': Gail Collins

(Newser) - The hyper-partisanship that's gripping America comes down to one divide: "the war between the empty places and the crowded places," writes Gail Collins in the New York Times . City folk prefer a strong government because "it’s the thing that sets boundaries on public behavior."...

Evangelicals Rally Behind Romney on Gay Marriage

He has Obama to thank: Washington Post

(Newser) - President Obama has done for Mitt Romney what Romney hasn't been able to do for himself: get evangelicals to rally behind the Republican candidate, reports the Washington Post . The president's public backing of gay marriage has fired up Christian conservatives, and pastors in swing states have Sunday sermons...

GOP Newsletter: 'Armed Revolution' if Obama Wins

Greene County Republican Committee editor writes controversial column

(Newser) - If President Obama wins re-election, Virginia’s Greene County Republican Committee—or at least one of its members—expects an “armed revolution.” The group’s March newsletter included a column from the editor, Ponch McPhee, in which he writes that Obama is an "ideologue unlike anything world...

Study: UC Leftism Not Right
 Study: UC Leftism Not Right 
Apr 2, 2012 1:30 AM CDT

Study: UC Leftism Not Right

Campuses a 'sanctuary for narrow ideology,' says conservative group

(Newser) - Leftist faculty and "politically correct" thinking at University of California campuses are giving students a dangerously unbalanced education, according to a study by an organization of conservative educators. Humanities departments in particular have been hijacked by a leftist agenda that merely teaches about minorities grievances, according to the report,...

Limbaugh Slams Romney for 'Hair on Fire' Dig

He accuses Romney of insulting conservative base

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has ticked off Rush Limbaugh by saying he's not willing to make outrageous accusations against President Obama just to excite the conservative "base," and win votes. "It’s very easy to excite the base with incendiary comments,” Romney told reporters ahead of the...

Meet Hollywood&#39;s Republicans
 Meet Hollywood's Republicans 
Feb 26, 2012 1:50 PM CST

Meet Hollywood's Republicans

Adam Sandler, Jessica Simpson, even 50 Cent make the list

(Newser) - Hollywood may be seemingly rife with outspoken liberals, but Chuck Norris (who is currently backing Newt Gingrich) is far from the only Republican celebrity. A sampling of those who lean right, courtesy of E! and the Atlantic :
  • Jessica Simpson: She endorsed George W. Bush in 2004, and her dad said
...

Santorum, Romney Woo Conservatives
 Santorum, Romney 
 Woo Conservatives 
CPAC
Feb 10, 2012 1:43 PM CST

Santorum, Romney Woo Conservatives

CPAC gives Santorum a standing ovation

(Newser) - Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney have given their speeches to the Conservative Political Action Conference (Newt Gingrich goes on later), and the themes were no surprise:
  • Romney: "I fought against long odds in a deep blue state, but I was a severely conservative Republican governor," he said. Romney
...

Meet the Billionaire Who Backs Newt

Sheldon Adelson gave $10M to pro-Newt Super Pac

(Newser) - Who is the multi-billionaire casino mogul backing Newt Gingrich's campaign ? Meet 78-year-old Sheldon Adelson, a very private man who supports Israel and Republican causes, the Guardian reports. Now he has boosted Gingrich in the primaries by giving $10 million to a pro-Newt super PAC. "Our motivation for...

Santorum Shows Romney&#39;s Weak Point
 
 Santorum Shows 
 Romney's Weak 
 Point 
OPINIONs
Jan 27, 2012 11:36 AM CST

Santorum Shows Romney's Weak Point

He presses on Romneycare and scores

(Newser) - Rick Santorum is winning nearly universal praise from conservatives on his debate performance last night, particularly for the way he went after Mitt Romney on the similarities between his health care overhaul and President Obama's. "We can't give this issue away in the election," said Santorum...

Low IQ Linked to Racism, Conservatism, Study Claims

'Sense of order' appeals to those with lower intelligence, researchers say

(Newser) - Children with low IQs are more likely to embrace conservative ideologies and to be prejudiced against gays and people of other races as they get older, according to research certain to spark a few heated conversations. The researchers say people with lower intelligence tend to be attracted to the structure...

Moderate? Romney Makes Bush Look Liberal

GOP has moved to the right since 2000, and Romney has, too: Ezra Klein

(Newser) - He may get tagged as a "Massachusetts moderate" by his rivals, but Mitt Romney's polices are more conservative than George W. Bush's and other recent GOP nominees, writes Ezra Klein in the Washington Post . He looks at Bush's policy speeches in 2000 on everything from education...

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