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  • August 2008

    • Unlikely GOP Candidate Runs for Montana Senate Seat

      New York Times  |  Aug 12, 08 7:56 AM CDT

      Unlikely GOP Candidate Runs for Montana Senate Seat

      (Newser) - Montana senator Max Baucus looks certain to win reelection this November, writes the New York Times , but his Republican challenger is gaining some attention for his unorthodox proposals. Bob Kelleher, 85, wants to nationalize oil companies, end the Iraq war to fund cancer research—and, most shockingly, eliminate the separation of powers and introduce a British-style parliament. "How did he win?" a Baucus spokesman wondered. More »

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      Republican Party  • Republican candidates  • Montana  • Max Baucus  • Butte

    • GOP Voter Enrollment in Sustained Freefall

      New York Times  |  Aug 5, 08 7:19 AM CDT

      GOP Voter Enrollment in Sustained Freefall

      (Newser) - Disenchanted voters have left Republican Party enrollment in freefall since 2005, with more Americans registering either with the Democrats or no party at all. While changes in party membership are common, a sustained drop like that is remarkable, say psephologists. The shift might have little effect on this year's presidential race, but it bodes ill for GOP chances in state and local elections. More »

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      GOP  • Republican Party  • demographics  • voter registration  • party identification

    • GOP Finds Hope in Last-Ditch Fla. Candidate

      New Republic  |  Aug 4, 08 7:27 PM CDT

      GOP Finds Hope in Last-Ditch Fla. Candidate

      (Newser) - South Florida Republicans are thrilled with Congressional candidate Allen West. They see the black Army veteran as a potential GOP standard bearer. There’s just one problem: In 2003, West was accused of abusing an Iraqi detainee and violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice. But some Republicans actually see that as a positive, the New Republic reports. More »

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      Congress  • Florida  • GOP  • Republican Party  • US Congress  • Republican strategy  • congressional seat  • congressional candidates  • South Florida

    • GOP Honcho to Hill Hopefuls: Attack Us

      Carpetbagger Report Blog  |  Aug 1, 08 7:54 PM CDT

      GOP Honcho to Hill Hopefuls: Attack Us

      (Newser) - A key GOP lawmaker has urged hopefuls seeking office to fire away—at their own party. Rep. Tom Cole advised fellow office-seekers yesterday to blast the GOP when needed, keep away from incumbents, and skip John McCain's nominating convention. “Don’t be afraid to say you are disappointed in fellow Republicans," Cole said. "Don’t hesitate to be anti-Washington, D.C.” More »

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      Republican National Convention  • Republican Party  • Tom Cole  • NRCC  • Minneapolis-St. Paul

  • July 2008

    • Competing Ambitions Split Camp McCain

      New York Times  |  Jul 8, 08 7:30 AM CDT

      Competing Ambitions Split Camp McCain

      (Newser) - John McCain inspires an uncommon degree of loyalty among the advisers and strategists who've served on his campaigns. But they are less charitable toward each other, writes Adam Nagourney in the New York Times . McCain's 2008 campaign is riven by longstanding feuds and conflicting spheres of influence—a problem compounded by the Arizona senator's reluctance to fire people or make choices among competing players. More »

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      John McCain  • Karl Rove  • Republican Party  • Steve Schmidt  • Rick Davis  • Mike Murphy

  • June 2008

    • McCain Camp 'Winces,' Waits for Powell Defection

      Washington Post  |  Jun 26, 08 1:31 PM CDT

      McCain Camp 'Winces,' Waits for Powell Defection

      (Newser) - John McCain’s team is holding its breath for the “expected” endorsement of Barack Obama by the ever-popular Colin Powell, Robert Novak writes in a Washington Post tour of the “Obamacon” movement. Such Republicans-turned-blue are less energized by Obama's candidacy than they are in agreement with one of their number who called the GOP “a dead rotting carcass with a few decrepit old leaders.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • George W. Bush  • Republican Party  • Chuck Hagel  • Colin Powell

    • Dowd to GOP: The Elitism Crap Won't Work

      New York Times  |  Jun 25, 08 9:14 AM CDT

      Dowd to GOP: The Elitism Crap Won't Work

      (Newser) - The Republicans have been unrelenting in their attempts to paint Barack Obama as an elitist—pretty rich stuff, writes Times columnist Maureen Dowd, coming from a party led by a Connecticut-born "Richie Rich" whose daddy has bailed out his snide self time and again. The cosseted conservatives' "hypocritical comedy" might have worked in the past, but not this time, Dowd warns. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • Karl Rove  • Republican Party  • elitism

    • How America Fell for Peggy Noonan

      Women's Wear Daily  |  Jun 21, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      How America Fell for Peggy Noonan

      (Newser) - Peggy Noonan begged Women's Wear Daily to can its feature article on her, saying she "winced at things I'd said." But Jacob Bernstein's piece ran, revealing how the anti-Clinton, pro-Reagan pundit turned on President Bush and won a huge crossover audience with her Wall Street Journal column. "She's come face-to-face with what happened to the Republican party," lefty pundit William Greider said. "I think she's terrific." More »

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      Republican Party  • conservative  • Peggy Noonan  • columnists  • crossover voters

    • GOP Must Regroup With Balance, Relevance

      Politico  |  Jun 18, 08 6:46 PM CDT

      GOP Must Regroup With Balance, Relevance

      (Newser) - Many Republicans think the party is on a losing streak because it’s gotten too “squishy,” but that’s a dangerous mistake to make, a former aide to Tom DeLay writes on Politico. John Feehery, who pleads guilty to being a “squish” (as "right-wing wackos" deride GOP moderates), says voters "want us to be more relevant to their lives and to do better at the job of governing." More »

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      Republican Party  • conservatives  • moderate

    • Giuliani Will Stump for GOP, for a Price

      New York Times  |  Jun 14, 08 7:29 AM CDT

      Giuliani Will Stump for GOP, for a Price

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani has offered to appear at fundraisers for cash-strapped Republican candidates but with strings attached, the New York Times reports. The former New York mayor wants a cut of the proceeds to go towards paying off his presidential campaign's $3.6-million debt. The debt includes a $500,000 personal loan from Giuliani, who is worth an estimated $30 million. More »

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      campaign fundraising  • Republican Party  • Republican candidates  • fundraiser  • Rudolph Giuliani  • campaign debt

    • Quietly, McCain Makes Overtures to Evangelicals

      New York Times  |  Jun 9, 08 7:32 AM CDT

      Quietly, McCain Makes Overtures to Evangelicals

      (Newser) - John McCain faces a challenge uncommon among GOP presidential candidates: rallying evangelical Christians to vote for him. As the New York Times reports, the McCain campaign is holding meetings with evangelical leaders and blasting them with emails, but many are still taking a wait-and-see approach. And McCain's lack of rapport with religious conservatives was exacerbated by his recent rejection of  endorsements of the Rev. John Hagee and the Rev. Rod Parsley. More »

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      John McCain  • Election 2008  • religion  • Republican Party  • evangelicals  • Republican nomination  • Republican evangelicals  • John Hagee  • Rod Parsley

  • May 2008

    • Which Party Has Better Primaries?

      New York Times  |  May 30, 08 9:20 AM CDT

      Which Party Has Better Primaries?

      (Newser) - Which system is better, the ruthless Republican winner-takes-all primary system, or the Democrats’ kindergarten-inspired everyone-gets-a-prize process? New York Times columnists David Brook and Gail Collins banter on just that point. Brooks thinks the Republicans' swift, clean process is superior, while Collins notes that it’s the results that matter. If Obama wins the White House, Democrats will praise the long, endlessly vetting primary. More »