news.cincinnati.com - 11/18/2008
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President-elect Obama's victory and the significant Democrat gains in Congress have touched off a debate in the Republican Party about why we lost and where we go from here. Some advocate stricter adherence to conservative values, while others urge that the party reach out to the political ...
huffingtonpost.com - 11/17/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
The steadily growing number of prospective candidates for
the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee share a...
collective dream: that 2008 will be a repeat of 1992, when a newly-elected Democratic president, backed by strong majorities in ...
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The Next RNC Chair: Captain Of The GOP Titanic?
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Rob Portman on What Should Republicans Do
Weekly Standard Blog —
Rob Portman, former US Trade Representative and OMB Director under George W. Bush, shares his thoughts here.
The renewal of the Republican Party starts with an embrace of the core principles of fiscal conservatism, smaller government, traditional values, personal responsibility and ethics, not just when we campaign, but when we govern.
But adherence to these core principles is only a starting point. The key to success is turning these principles into compelling policy solutions to real-world concerns.
There is an understandable nostalgia in the ...
So How’s That Center-Right Thing Doing?
Comments from Left Field —
... has gone from bad to worse over the past month, as only 34% of Americans in a Nov. 13-16 Gallup Poll say they have a favorable view of the party, down from 40% in mid-October. The 61% now holding an unfavorable view of the GOP is the highest Gallup has recorded for that party since the measure was established in 1992.
Keep on pounding those traditional, evangelical, Christian right-wing values, guys. Clearly, it’s a winning strategy.
Portman From Congress-USTR-OMB-...Senate?
The Washington Note —
... Doha Trade Round. His most recent stint was as president of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Portman's tenure at USTR provided him with experience dealing with big picture global issues, and his reputation is one of a capable and pragmatic public servant, but he hasn't offered enough public commentary to know whether he would embrace bold, game-changing policies in the national security and global economic policy arenas.
Thus far, he offers only this boilerplate, vague explanation of the 2008 election.
--Ben Katcher
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and the Republicans in general, to come with and understandable and
comprehensive plan of how we will govern, I decided to look back on
to the ...
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