thehill.com - 1/2/2009
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As minority voters abandoned the GOP in droves this past cycle, those who will vote on the next chairman of the Republican Party are struggling with the difficult issue of race. The Democrats are seen as having advantages: Traditionally they have won more minority voters, and now the party will ...
thenextright.com - 1/5/2009
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thenextright.com —
Tomorrow is the RNC candidates debate hosted by
ATR. You can submit your question for the candidates...
and vote here. Perhaps not surprisingly, Ron Paul activists have voted up the majority of questions con the site. Most of these questions deal not ...
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Good Questions to Vote for in the ATR Debate
politico.com - 12/28/2008
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politico.com —
Ken Blackwell , the former Ohio Secretary of
State who appears to be leading in the race...
to become the next chairman of the Republican National Committee, defending a rival who distributed a CD containing a song called "Barack the Magic ...
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Blackell defends Saltsman
thenextright.com - 1/6/2009
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thenextright.com —
Jon is right. The addition of some $300
billion in temporary tax cuts to the massive $775...
billion Obama stimulus is a risk politically and Bushonomics (e.g. tax-cut-and-spend) on steroids policywise. What's the main reason Republicans are ...
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Is the Republican Party For or Against Trillion Dollar ...
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Republicans and race
Political Animal —
... : it was a mistake for his party to exploit racism for partisan gain. Mehlman conceded that Republicans, for decades, tried to "benefit politically from racial polarization," adding, "I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong." The speech was supposed to signify a new beginning with regards to the Republican Party and race. It wasn't. In fact, recent events suggest the party is slipping backwards . As minority voters abandoned the GOP in droves this past cycle, those who will vote on the next chairman of the Republican Party are struggling with the ...
I Admit It. The GOP Has Flummoxed Me
The Sundries Shack —
... . While the GOP has been busy eating its own, the MSM is, in their best non-biased and purely objective fashion, questioning whether the ...
Will GOP Obstructionism Backfire Against Republican Extremists in 2010?
DownWithTyranny! —
... Democrats are significantly more esteemed than Bush-- and significantly more esteemed than their Republican colleagues in Congress. According to the latest Gallup Poll, 67% of Americans disapprove of Bush, while 69% disapprove of Republicans in the House and Senate and only 55% disapprove of Democrats in the House and Senate. (Many who disapprove of Democrats in Congress feel that they have been too cooperative-- even to the point of conspiracy-- with Bush and the repulsive racist Republicans.) ...
The Party Of Racism? Which One?
DownWithTyranny! —
... Yesterday's Hill made a point about how the Republican Party is still a bastion of throwback racism and this morning's Washington Post feature on the race for the chair of the Republican National Committee paints a pretty sad picture of how bigoted the Party of Lincoln has become now that it is utterly ...
Steele Slams Saltsman: ‘Magic Negro’ Stunt ‘Reinforces Negative Stereotype’ Of The GOP
Think Progress —
... ,” calling the move “in bad taste.” However, as the Hill later noted, “surprisingly,” the two African-American candidates for RNC chair — Ken Blackwell and Micheal Steele — had “ ...
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