The pool of voters considered likely to go to the polls this November tilts strongly conservative and Republican with moderates and Democrats at their lowest ebb when compared to the last four midterm elections, according to Gallup’s analysis of its data collected between Sept. 23 and Oct. 3. Different pollsters arrive at how they construct [...]
Jill Lawrence makes a fascinating point in her column today, writing that “Pat Toomey — the diehard conservative who drove Arlen Specter out of the Republican Party — seems almost middle of the road compared with his fellow Republican Senate nominees.” If her theory is true — and I believe it is — then it [...]
Conservatives are continuing a heated debate as to whether the “Pledge to America,” the new election manifesto from House Republicans, goes far enough in specifying how spending and taxes will be cut if the party takes control of Congress, and whether its flag-waving and anti-liberal tone will rally Tea Party supporters and disaffected independents to [...]
While some view the Tea Party as a continuation of the Ross Perot movement, it may be better understood as the third wave of modern conservatism (the first being Barry Goldwater’s victory over the GOP establishment in 1964, and the second being the rise of the Christian right in the late 1970s). For conservatives, both [...]
The 2010 Republican primary elections have pleasantly provided us with many examples of conservative insurgents ousting establishment insiders. But as I noted yesterday, Tuesday’s GOP primary in Delaware is different. It is the first time bona fide conservatives are sharply divided over whether to support the Tea Party candidate (Christine O’Donnell) over the establishment candidate [...]
While Glenn Beck has said his “Restoring Honor” rally at the Lincoln Memorial is not political, the after-party might be. At a “tribute to Ronald Reagan” dinner on Friday night, Minnesota GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann, invited all present to a town hall featuring members of Congress at the Washington monument after Beck’s event. “The left [...]
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