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thenextright.com - 11/12/2008
Shuffling the Deck Chairs on the Republican Party
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You might think the Republicans in the House of Representatives would be itching to appoint a successor who warned the party that it was losing its way, who challenged the party when it made error after discrediting error, someone who wasn’t helping to steer the GOP into the crushing ...
rawstory.com - 11/9/2008
GOP leader: Rebuild party based on 'sanctity of marriage'
— rawstory.com — The Republican brand is still alive and well, Rep. Mike Pence said on Fox News Sunday. When... asked by Chris Wallace what "conservative solutions" the GOP would bring to their current minority-party status, Pence said social issues like "the sanctity of ... (more) GOP leader: Rebuild party based on 'sanctity of marriage'

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House GOP leadership moving right
brendan-nyhan.com - 11/14/2008
House GOP leadership moving right
— brendan-nyhan.com — Despite the election results, it looks like House Republicans are going to shift their leadership in a... conservative direction. My friend and colleague Mike Brady , who studies Congress, put together a nice graph illustrating this point (the line ... (more) House GOP leadership moving right

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Podesta: Obama Given ‘Real Mandate For Change’
thinkprogress.org - 11/9/2008
Podesta: Obama Given ‘Real Mandate For Change’
— thinkprogress.org — John Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress (currently on leave to head the... Obama transition), explained this morning on Fox News Sunday that President-Elect Barack Obama’s victory last week constituted a strong ... (more) Podesta: Obama Given ‘Real Mandate For Change’

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Stubborn Facts — Here's some good news: Scott Rasmussen thinks that the polling data doesn't support the conclusion that the electorate has fundamentally changed. Reaganism, he says, is still alive and kicking. Sean Oxendine concurs. But then the bad news. We (that is, the party) blew it, says PJ O'Rourke. Moreover, we (that is, SF) warned against retaining failed leadership in the House. They're not listening, and Publius adds this. Sitting back and waiting for the electorate to change its mind, concluding that election returns are no verdict on you, is what kept the dems in the minority for twelve years. Get used to life in the ...

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