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GOP Draws Internal Battle Lines Around Sarah Palin
With the GOP looking more and more set to fracture as the possibility of electoral defeat looms, the cannibals' knives are out. Consider this quote , via Yglesias : Jim Nuzzo, a White House aide to the first President Bush, dismissed Mrs Palin's critics as "cocktail party conservatives" who ...
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Ooooooh, Barracuda!
blogs.abcnews.com — Allies of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin are now trying to throw McCain aide Nicolle Wallace under the... proverbial bus, and as they do so those in McCain’s circle are wary of the impact on Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., himself. Since... (more) Ooooooh, Barracuda!
Post-Defeat Planners
spectator.org — ERIC THE READY House Republican Deputy Whip, Eric Cantor has spent the last week making calls to... fellow Republican House members he believes will survive next week's election, according to several members who received the call. "He is already ... (more) Post-Defeat Planners
Amanda Carpenter: Romney Supporters Trashing Palin
townhall.com — It looks like there might be some truth to those rumors former Mitt Romney supporters are already... trying to clear Sarah Palin from the GOP presidential deck to make room for their man Mitt in 2012.Former Romney... (more) Amanda Carpenter: Romney Supporters Trashing Palin
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McCain, Short On Black Volunteers, Hires Obama Supporters
Newshoggers.com — ... . Now, conservative critics are being told by one wing of the GOP that if they're against Palin, they are dead to the Republican party and by another that Mitt Romney, not Palin, is the heir-apparent. Jason Linkins writes: ...

Today on Doing Time: Tuesday October 28th
The Latest on Air America — ... Finally, is Sarah Palin dividing the republican party? After this election the GOP might be split into the pro and anti Palin factions. Are you with her, or against her? What kind of party would that be? ...

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