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Dole to Limbaugh: McCain's OK

Ex-senator defends Mac's record as  Republican stalwart

Feb 5, 08 5:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Bob Dole has taken up John McCain's defense in a letter written to Rush Limbaugh, the Chicago Tribune's Swamp blog reports. Answering Limbaugh's charge that McCain could "destroy" the GOP, Dole lists McCain's conservative stands when both were senators. "I cannot recall a single instance when he did... More »

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John McCain • Rush Limbaugh • conservative • Republican Party • Bob Dole • tax cuts • Republican nomination • Election 2008

Super Tuesday May Be Super Confused

40% of voters will
pick, but race could
stay muddled

Jan 21, 08 7:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Some 70 million voters in 24 states will make their presidential primary picks in two weeks, but pundits doubt whether Super Tuesday will resolve 2008's muddled race in either party, McClatchy Newspapers report. "No one has ever seen anything like this," said one Bush-Cheney adviser. A political science... More »

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Super Tuesday • primary • US states • Republican Party • caucus • Democratic Party • delegates • election

OPINION

GOP Hopefuls Face Post-Bush Quandary

Openness to diverging views would help, Newsweek says

Jan 20, 08 5:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Amid debate jabs and funding worries, GOP presidential hopefuls have a bigger problem: what kind of Republican to be in the impending post-Bush era. Newsweek’s Evan Thomas explores their recent mis-steps, and urges them to be humble and open to diverging views—the opposite of Bush's "yes man"... More »

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Cabinet • GOP • campaign adviser • Republican Party • Abraham Lincoln • Republican candidate • Eisenhower • George W. Bush

Republicans Keep Seats In Special Elections

Democrats concede Ohio, Virginia races

Dec 12, 07 4:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Republican candidates won two congressional seats in special elections yesterday. The spots, in Ohio and Virginia, were left vacant by the deaths of representatives, both Republicans. They were in districts that have long favored Republicans, but Democrats had hoped that the low turnout typical of special elections would help them... More »

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Congress • Republican Party • Democratic Party • election

Republicans Reeling From Rash of Retirements

16 leaving Congress; Dems staying put

Oct 16, 07 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s retirement season in Congress, and droves of Republicans are cutting and running. So far 16 Republican lawmakers are on the way out, a result, the LA Times says, of the party’s recent troubles. “I don’t like being in the minority,” one departing congressman admitted.... More »

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Congress • Democrats • retirement • House of Representatives • Senate Republicans • Republican Party

Rudy, McCain Swinging at Mitt

Oct 15, 07 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The gloves are off in the Republican presidential race, with the McCain and Giuliani campaigns forming a tacit alliance to take down Mitt Romney, the Politico observes. McCain said today that, unlike Romney, “I’m not going to con you,” while Giuliani ruthlessly derided Romney for saying a... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • presidential primaries • Republican Party • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries • Election 2008

Alienated Business Voters Ditching GOP

'The party left me' says one; poll, donations show eroding support

Oct 2, 07 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Disappointed fiscal conservatives are less likely than ever to vote Republican, the Wall Street Journal reports, despite the GOP's designation as the pro-business party for more than a century. The Iraq war, ballooning debt, and right-wing social policy have all turned off business leaders—and as fiscal conservatives' support for... More »

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Alan Greenspan • Republican Party • campaign fundraising • Dmeocrats • fiscal conservatives • pro business • Iraq war

The Case for a Newt Candidacy

Okay, it's a long shot. But Gingrich could be
a Barry Goldwater
for beleaguered GOP

Sep 29, 07 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Newt Gingrich makes noises about running for president, as he did again this week, eyes roll all over America. He’s deeply unpopular, according to polls, and it seems too late to mobilize a serious campaign. But Newsweek sees an opportunity for the former House speaker in the gloom... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican • Republican Party • Republican presidential primaries • Election 2008

Greenspan Attacks Bush, GOP

Former Fed Chair decries Republican economic policies

Sep 15, 07 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan lambastes President Bush and his own party  for disastrous economic policies in a memoir published next week. He criticizes the GOP for abandoning fiscal restraint while it had control of both Congress and the White House, the Wall Street Journal reports. Republicans in Congress, he... More »

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inflation • Federal Reserve • GOP • Alan Greenspan • Republican Party

GOP Heads to Brand Rehab

Republicans look to private sector for pointers on revitalizing party's image

Sep 5, 07 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the Republican Party continues to languish in the polls, leaders are hoping that the GOP can be reintroduced to Americans with a bit of corporate-style rebranding. House minority leader John Boehner has convened an ad hoc committee to develop a new pitch for the party as one of small... More »

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Republican • GOP • Republican Party • John Boehner • branding

(Newser) - In the wake of Karl Rove's resignation, the Washington Post  does a detailed account of the political strategist's use of the White House to pursue his dream of insuring GOP dominance for the foreseeable future. While all administrations send senior officials out to help party members get elected, the Post... More »

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Bush administration • Karl Rove • White House • GOP • Republican Party • Hatch Act

Bloomberg Waves Goodbye to GOP

NY mayor's party shift may foretell
White House run

Jun 19, 07 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Bloomberg has changed the party in his voter registration from Republican to "unaffiliated," sparking speculation that he will throw the 2008 campaign into turmoil by running for president as an independent. The New York mayor has vowed to leave politics after his term expires in 2009, the... More »

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New York City • GOP • Michael Bloomberg • Republican Party • Election 2008

Immigration Debate Splits GOP

Fears for party's future amp up rhetoric for and against legalization path for immigrants

May 28, 07 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Deep divisions within the GOP over immigration reform have become increasingly bitter in recent weeks, the LA Times reports, with senior figures on both sides  engaging in a rare public spat. On one side are those who fear alienating the mostly white conservative base; on the other those who want... More »

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Bush administration • immigration • John McCain • illegal immigrant • GOP • reform • Republican Party

Breaking from Bush, GOP Splinters

Rove, DeLay, and Gingrich on the future of the conservative movement

May 28, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Republican Party is fracturing politically and strategically, writes the New Yorker's Jeffrey Goldberg. As Bush's approval ratings continue to sink, current and former GOP bigwigs—like Newt Gingrich and Tom DeLay—are looking to redirect the conservative movement as the 2008 election nears. More »

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Bush administration • Newt Gingrich • Karl Rove • Republican • politics • GOP • Tom DeLay • conservative • Republican Party • Election 2008 • George W. Bush

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