Posts Tagged ‘Republican’

Republican divisions may hinder party’s momentum

WASHINGTON (AP) — A string of unrelated events are highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Tweet This Post

GOP official: ‘Institutional barriers’ remain for Republican women seeking office

The Republican Party is actively working to recruit more women to run for public office, but they still face “institutional barriers” to getting involved in GOP politics at the ground level, Republican State Leadership Committee President Chris Jankowski said on Monday. As part of the RSLC’s Right Women Right Now project, the organization, which specializes [...]

Republican Claims on Benghazi Prove False

Josh Marshall notes that during a CBS News report on the Benghazi talking points, Major Garrett “did something I don’t feel like I’ve seen in a really long time or maybe ever on a network news cast. He basically said straight out: Republicans told us these were the quotes, that wasn’t true.” Tweet This Post

Scandals Tailor-Made For Republican Base

When a president’s party has a difficult time in midterm elections, it’s usually because the campaign has become about the president himself. As Democrats look towards an already-challenging midterm election cycle in 2014, they can thank, or blame, President Obama for handing Republicans several opportunities to focus voter attention — and anger — at the [...]