Conservatives

Poll: Conservatives don’t think Roberts Court is conservative

A Pew Research survey finds that only 9 percent of conservative Republicans think the Court is conservative

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Mar 25, 2013 5:31 PM UTC 40
Politics John Roberts, Supreme Court

Are GOP gay marriage supporters hurting the cause?

If conservative support of marriage equality is an attempt to further reinforce strict societal norms, no thank you

Sally Kohn Monday, Mar 25, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 32
Politics Republicans, Conservatives

Arguing with anti-gay bigots

It's not complicated: Opposing gay marriage means treating LGBT people less equally. And that's unconstitutional VIDEO

David Sirota Monday, Mar 25, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 64
Politics Video, CNN, Gay Marriage, Marriage

Former Bush strategist spars with social conservative on gay marriage

Nicole Wallace tells Gary Bauer she thinks the Supreme Court will come down “on the side of freedom” VIDEO

Jillian Rayfield Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 6:39 PM UTC
Politics Video, Gay Marriage

The right wing’s Supreme Court whisperer

Meet the right-wing non-lawyer who may get the Supreme Court to kill affirmative action and voting rights

Alex Seitz-Wald Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 64
Politics Supreme Court, Ed Blum

Donald Trump to Michelle Malkin: “You were born stupid!”

The conservative commentator called the real estate mogul a "conservafraud"

Prachi Gupta Friday, Mar 22, 2013 8:45 PM UTC 35
Politics Donald Trump, Michelle Malkin

Gingrich and Santorum almost formed “Unity Ticket” in 2012

The two presidential candidates secretly plotted to try to overtake Romney by pulling away conservative votes

Jillian Rayfield Friday, Mar 22, 2013 1:10 PM UTC 14
Politics 2012 Elections, Newt Gingrich

David Frum on Iraq: There was no WH debate

Former Bush speechwriter writes about Cheney's certainty, Blair's influence, and the famous "axis of evil" speech

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 7:53 PM UTC
Politics David Frum, Iraq

How Republicans really view Social Security

A Democratic president controversially seeks to reduce benefits, and Republicans shrug. Why? A GOP insider explains

Ike Brannon Monday, Mar 18, 2013 6:04 PM UTC 22
Politics Republicans, Barack Obama

RNC chairman asked about CPAC’s failed racism panel

The RNC launched a new initiative for minority outreach, shortly after CPAC's ill-fated panel on race

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Mar 18, 2013 5:01 PM UTC
Politics RNC, Reince Priebus, CPAC, Racism

“Far less hokey and weird”

I was a 13 year-old star at CPAC in 2009. When I returned this week, I realized I wasn't the only one who'd changed

Jonathan Krohn Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 54
Politics CPAC, cpac 2013, Rand Paul

Tea Party responds to ill-fated CPAC racism panel

The woman who was shouted down by the crowd was "intentionally disruptive and coercive," a statement says

Jillian Rayfield Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 3:09 PM UTC 26
Politics K Carl Smith

Romney to GOP: “I’m sorry”

At DC confab, '12 nominee turned private equity exec tells conservatives he'll be their "co-worker" in the movement

Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, Mar 15, 2013 6:40 PM UTC 26
Politics Mitt Romney, CPAC, cpac 2013

Gay conservative condemns “bigotry” at CPAC

Gay conservative tells CPAC panel that some Republicans "just don't like gay people"

Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 10:20 PM UTC 14
Politics CPAC, cpac 2013, LGBT, Gay Rights

Rand Paul wins the first day of right-wing confab

After his speech extolling limited government, the libertarian senator is blowing Marco Rubio out of the water

Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 6:56 PM UTC 35
Politics CPAC, cpac 2013, Rand Paul

Allen West at CPAC: No moderation!

The former congressman says there's nothing liberals fear more than black conservatives

Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 3:27 PM UTC 31
Politics Allen West, CPAC, cpac 2013, Black

GOProud sneaks into CPAC

Though it was snubbed by the conference, the gay Republican group will be on a panel in the same building

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 8:47 PM UTC
Politics GOProud, CPAC, Gay Rights

Club for Growth intensifies GOP civil war

The conservative group plans to target "RINOs" next year, and doesn't care if it makes people "uncomfortable"

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 5:40 PM UTC 17
Politics Club For Growth, Karl Rove

Joe Lieberman joins conservative think tank

The Democrat-turned-Independent will join the conservative American Enterprise Institute

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Mar 11, 2013 7:58 PM UTC 14
Politics Joe Lieberman

I shook hands with a Klansman

As a liberal feminist, I thought David Duke was pure evil. But even the Grand Wizard of the KKK has a human side

Ronlyn Domingue, The Weeklings Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 29
Life The Weeklings, David Duke

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