Republican Party

Marco Rubio’s awful day

He won’t back his own bill, an aide insults American workers, and his angling looks wishy-washy, not savvy

Joan Walsh Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:35 PM UTC 112
Media Marco Rubio, Republican Party

GOP plan to appeal to millennials: “Make abortion funny”

Young Christian-right leaders think the answer to their problems with young voters lies in more snark

Alex Seitz-Wald Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:28 PM UTC 173
Politics Social conservatives, Abortion

GOP plan: Bring Dubya back!

Look beneath the surface, and a hot new plan for the party's comeback is really just George W. Bush redux

Elias Isquith Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 12:42 PM UTC 57
Politics George W. Bush, Ted Cruz

GOP’s John McCain problem

The reason he still speaks for them on foreign policy: They hate substance and literally have no other "experts"

Jonathan Bernstein Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 11:15 AM UTC 25
Politics John McCain, Foreign policy

Marco Rubio decides whether he wants to kill immigration reform or not

Does the conservative Florida senator still want to be instrumental in passing reform?

Alex Pareene Monday, Jun 10, 2013 1:15 PM UTC
Politics Opening Shot, Marco Rubio

No, there isn’t a GOP civil war

It's the establishment, Fox News, Heritage, Rush and the Koch Bros, versus a few moderates. That's a mercy killing

Kim Messick Saturday, Jun 8, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 123
Politics GOP, Republican Party, Civil War

Dear everyone: Chris Christie is conservative

UPDATED: How many times do we have to explain this?

Alex Pareene Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 1:16 PM UTC 35
Politics Opening Shot, Chris Christie

Does Virginia hate Terry McAuliffe?

GOP chose a hard-liner for governor in a state that went for Obama. So why isn't the Democrat running away with it?

Alex Seitz-Wald Monday, Jun 3, 2013 2:30 PM UTC 10
Elections Terry McAulliffe

College Republicans’ plan for GOP rebranding: Seem tolerant!

The branch of the conservative movement that bred the party's scummiest strategists urges a softer sell

Alex Pareene Monday, Jun 3, 2013 2:15 PM UTC 117
Politics Opening Shot

Scandals boost number of potential 2014 Republican voters

Great news for the right: Equal numbers of Americans intend to vote for each party in the midterms

Alex Pareene Friday, May 31, 2013 1:44 PM UTC 57
Politics Opening Shot, 2014 elections

Alex Pareene on the GOP’s scandal fetish

Salon's staff writer tells 92Y how the Republican fishing expedition is about one thing: Sunday show talking points VIDEO

92nd Street Y Tuesday, May 28, 2013 8:50 PM UTC 13
Media Video, Alex Pareene, Scandal

Study: Republicans are “the less credible party”

PolitiFact rules GOP "false" far more often than Democrats, with Bachmann one of the worst, a new report reveals

Alex Seitz-Wald Tuesday, May 28, 2013 7:36 PM UTC 63
Media Fact checking, Republican Party

GOP: Party of crybabies

Republicans insist that you please don’t criticize their policies or insult their donors

Jonathan Bernstein Saturday, May 25, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 223
Politics Republican Party, Criticism

Ted Cruz against the world

The Texas senator’s escalating feud with McCain reveals his arrogance -- and the continuing crackup of the GOP

Joan Walsh Friday, May 24, 2013 4:19 PM UTC 212
News Ted Cruz, John McCain, Tea Party

Pa. governor “can’t find” any Latinos to work in his administration

"If you can find us one let me know," said Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:26 PM UTC 26
Life Video, Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania

Meet GOP’s fringy new star, E. W. Jackson

10 deep, crazy thoughts from the minister -- and Virginia Lt. Gov. nominee -- who has lots to say on gays and KKK

Alex Seitz-Wald Monday, May 20, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 37
Politics Virginia, E.W. Jackson, GOP

Peggy Noonan hears a dog whistle

How desperate is GOP? It now fantasizes that Obama’s campaign was a coded order to the IRS to target the Tea Party

Joan Walsh Monday, May 20, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 117
Media Peggy Noonan, Barack Obama, IRS

Why I quit the Republican Party

Once called the future of the GOP, Latino outreach director Pablo Pantoja tells Salon how intolerance made him bolt

Adam Weinstein Tuesday, May 14, 2013 5:35 PM UTC 41
Elections Republican Party, RNC

How the Republican Party could go extinct

The party has a golden chance to make inroads with Latinos and gays with one immigration move. And it's blowing it

Kerry Eleveld Sunday, May 12, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 128
Business Immigration, Immigration Reform

GOP Cabinet boycott reaffirms Senate is archaic embarrassment

Republicans try the "you did it first" defense after attempting to sabotage yet another Obama appointee

Alex Pareene Friday, May 10, 2013 12:18 PM UTC 70
Media Opening Shot

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