Party Politics

Republican strategist: Michael Steele has ‘obviously been a disaster’

Washington Post
- A top Republican Party strategist had some harsh words for beleaguered Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele on Sunday.
Ed Rollins, who served as national campaign director for Ronald Reagan’s 1984 bid and as a former chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said that Steele has “obviously been a disaster.”
“Michael Steele has failed [...]

The Roots of the GOP’s Birth Citizenship Mania

ColorLines
- Republican leaders have spent the last couple of weeks reigniting a 140-year-old constitutional debate: Whether the 14th Amendment should grant citizenship to everyone born inside United States territory. South Carolina’s Sen. Lindsay Graham, who was once considered an immigration ally for Democrats, demanded Senate hearings on the matter first, and party leaders have eagerly [...]

The United Colors of Racial Politics

The Moderate Voice
- There are few things that really annoy me in politics anymore. Congratulations, Senator Harry Reid you hit the jackpot! Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) made the following statement:
“I don’t know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican, OK?” Reid said. “Do I need to say more?”
Why is it [...]

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