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New GOP Super PAC Targets Young Voters

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:55:39 CDT

A new super PAC is targeting younger voters—but it's Republican, not Democratic. Crossroads Generation aims to tap into the frustration of young Americans fed up with poor job prospects, overwhelming student loans, and a weak economy. The new PAC is today launching a $50,000 social media campaign focusing...

White Males Will Be Minority Among House Democrats

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:55:07 CDT

For the first time in history, a political party will soon be represented in Congress by a majority of female and minority lawmakers. The Cook Political Report predicts that white males will make up 46% to 48% of House Democrats when the new Congress is sworn in next January, reports...

RNC Slams 'Obama’s War on Women' in New Ad

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:16:24 CDT

Democrats often slam the GOP's "war on women," but now it's the Republicans who are hitting back at "Obama's war on women" in a new attack ad, Mediaite reports. The Republican National Committee ad focuses on controversial remarks Bill Maher—who is also a bigtime Obama donor—has made about...

Hey, GOP: Bring Back Our 2nd Party

Mark Russell — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:17:52 CST

Just like you get to throw in your tiles when Scrabble gives you seven useless vowels, so too do Republican voters keep picking again—and coming up with the same useless tiles, says Thomas Friedman in the New York Times . That's because the GOP is an out-of-date "captive of conflicting...

Sen. Mark Kirk Has a Stroke

Kevin Spak — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:36:02 CST

The Republican who replaced Barack Obama in the US Senate underwent surgery today, after suffering a stroke this weekend, his office has revealed. Mark Kirk, 52, is currently recovering in Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports. "Due to his young age, good health, and the nature of...

Dear Michele: There's No US Embassy in Iran

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:19:00 CST

The latest GOP contender to have an "oops moment": Michele Bachmann. She vowed yesterday that she would shut down the US embassy in Iran if she had the power, notes ABC News . Except there is no US embassy in Iran. We haven't had one since 1980, when 52 Americans were...

Is Bachmann Throwing in the Towel?

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:42:00 CST

Michele Bachmann seems to be putting on the campaign brakes—or never really had her foot on the gas to begin with. Filings show the fading candidate had no plans as far back as June to put staff workers or volunteers in Florida, Texas, Michigan, or California—and she hopes...

Shadow Campaigns Taking Over GOP

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:20:05 CDT

Conservative groups operating outside the public eye are carrying much of the water for Republican campaigns, the New York Times reports. Thanks to a Supreme Court decision that uncaps contribution limits, right-wing organizations like Americans for Prosperity and Karl Rove's American Crossroads are spending hundreds of millions of dollars—on...

Gingrich: Throw Democrats in Jail

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:00:00 CDT

Newt Gingrich has an interesting idea for resolving political conflicts: Jail Democrats. That was the former House speaker's surprising recommendation in last night's GOP debate . The suggestion came up as he expressed sympathy for the Occupy Wall Street movement, saying protesters have every right to be angry. But they should...