townhall.com - 11/14/2008
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Christine Todd Whitman is out with a new WaPost op-ed today which argues: "The Party won't win back the middle as long as it's hostage to social fundamentalists."As everyone knows, there is a struggle taking place...
thehill.com - 11/16/2008
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thehill.com —
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is batting
down the hype that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin heads
into 2012 as the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. Palin energized the Republican base after GOP presidential nominee Sen. John ...
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Gingrich says Palin will not be the future GOP leader
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/12/2008
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
Some readers think my continuing attempt to expose
all the lies and flim-flam and bizarre behavior of
Sarah Palin is now moot . She's history - they argue. Move on. I think she probably is history. Even Bill Kristol and his minions in the ...
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Why Palin Still Matters
townhall.com - 11/14/2008
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townhall.com —
Promising this would be "the first of a
series of conversations" with bloggers, former Maryland LG Michael
Steele held a blogger conference call today regarding his bid for RNC Chairman. Regarding bloggers, Steele...
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Matt Lewis: Michael Steele Holds Blogger Call
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Christine Who?
Riehl World View —
Oh. Their book didn't sell when it came out, so now it's time for another shot.
Our central thesis was simple: The Republican Party had been taken hostage by "social fundamentalists," the people who base their votes on such social issues as abortion, gay rights and stem cell research. Unless the GOP freed itself from their grip, we argued, it would so alienate itself from the broad center of the American electorate that it would become increasingly marginalized and find itself out of power.
Hardly. There is no hostage situation. I think a more sophisticated messaging is in order and any elements of the ...
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