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On AlterNet: gop

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "gop"

Republican Revolt

Republican Revolt

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend AlterNet: Election 2008. May 13, 2008.
Bob Barr and Ron Paul plan on making things quite difficult for the GOP nominee.

Republican Procedural Tactics Throw Mothers Under the Bus

Republican Procedural Tactics Throw Mothers Under the Bus

Julia, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. May 11, 2008.
Mothers are the latest casualty in attempts by the GOP to gum-up the works in congress.

Torture Critics Derided as Advocating

Torture Critics Derided as Advocating "Oprah Methods"

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. May 8, 2008.
In congressional hearings, Republicans continue to defend waterboarding and other forms of torture.

Democrats Win Another GOP House Seat

Democrats Win Another GOP House Seat

John Nichols, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. May 5, 2008.
Democrats are showing strength even in the deepest of red districts.

Corrupt Florida Repubs Living Large on Public Education $$

Corrupt Florida Repubs Living Large on Public Education $$

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. April 8, 2008.
Politicos are finding interesting ways of getting payoffs from edu system.

After Dropping out of the Race, Huckabee Heads Back into the Woods

After Dropping out of the Race, Huckabee Heads Back into the Woods

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 5, 2008.
It appears that Mike Huckabee will make a seamless transition from life on the campaign trail to hunting and fishing.

Going to Jail for Being a Democrat: How Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman Got Roved

Going to Jail for Being a Democrat: How Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman Got Roved

Paul Craig Roberts, CounterPunch. March 3, 2008.
Once a popular governor of Alabama, Siegelman was framed in a crooked trial and sent to prison by the corrupt Bush administration.

Is Huckabee Waiting for God to Smite John McCain?

Is Huckabee Waiting for God to Smite John McCain?

Will Durst, AlterNet. February 25, 2008.
The GOP is down to a man who believes humans and dinosaurs walked the earth together and another who can refute that -- since he was there.

Rush Limbaugh Is Trying to Tear the GOP Apart

Rush Limbaugh Is Trying to Tear the GOP Apart

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. February 15, 2008.
Hey, GOP, that's quite a Noise Machine you've constructed. Now good luck trying to dismantle it.

John McCain Sells His Soul: Backs Off on Torture Ban

John McCain Sells His Soul: Backs Off on Torture Ban

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. February 15, 2008.
The former POW embraces extreme interrogation techniques.

Florida Primary: Republicans Fall in Line Behind McCain

Allen Raymond, AlterNet. January 30, 2008.
Yesterday's vote in Florida proved that Republican primary voters haven't changed their stripes; they pick the candidate based on seniority.

The GOP Candidates' Love Affair with Reagan

The GOP Candidates' Love Affair with Reagan

Will Durst, AlterNet. January 18, 2008.
The GOP could roll into their National Convention with an entire starting basketball team of prospective candidates posing as Ronald Reagan.

How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative

How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. January 17, 2008.
Allen Raymond, a former Republican National Committee operative, shares secrets from the GOP bunker.

Will New Hampshire Republicans Buy Into Huckabee's Flat Tax Plan?

Will New Hampshire Republicans Buy Into Huckabee's Flat Tax Plan?

Nancy Scola, AlterNet. January 6, 2008.
Mike Huckabee may encounter strong resistance to a 30 percent national sales tax in a state that hates consumer taxes.

GOP Already at Work to Keep Obama Voters From the Polls

GOP Already at Work to Keep Obama Voters From the Polls

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. January 5, 2008.
GOP-backed election laws in many states pose barriers to Obama's supporters.

GOP Mess in Iowa: Romney Stalls, Giuliani's Flailing, Huckabee Scares the DC Establishment

GOP Mess in Iowa: Romney Stalls, Giuliani's Flailing, Huckabee Scares the DC Establishment

David Smith, The Observer UK. December 30, 2007.
Heading into the Iowa caucuses, the Republican field is in historic disarray with no obvious contender to take on the Democratic nominee.

Republicans Urge Supreme Court to Allow Preemptive Strikes in Elections

Republicans Urge Supreme Court to Allow Preemptive Strikes in Elections

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. December 13, 2007.
The Justice Department and other GOP partisans argue states can adopt new barriers to voting to combat imagined threats to elections.

Christian Right Threatens to Ditch the GOP If the Nominee Is Like Giuliani

Christian Right Threatens to Ditch the GOP If the Nominee Is Like Giuliani

Rob Boston, Church and State. November 12, 2007.
James Dobson and Religious Right allies threaten to dump the Republican Party if the presidential nominee fails "family values" test.

Will Bush Suck the GOP Down the Drain With Him?

Will Bush Suck the GOP Down the Drain With Him?

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. November 6, 2007.
George Bush continues to swirl around the drain; the only question now is: will he suck the Republican Party down with him?

Mitt Romney: Will Republicans Elect a Bloodsucking CEO?

Mitt Romney: Will Republicans Elect a Bloodsucking CEO?

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. October 27, 2007.
Mitt Romney's endless bragging about his wealth and success has kept him near the top of the Republican polls, but he's running for the nomination of a party that has nothing left to sell.

New York City's Explosion in Police Repression and Surveillance Is a Threat to Us All

New York City's Explosion in Police Repression and Surveillance Is a Threat to Us All

Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. October 1, 2007.
High-tech surveillance and undercover spying on protests by the NYPD have soared -- this is what happens when the "War on Terror" comes home.

Why Top GOP Candidates Skipped the Black College Debate

Why Top GOP Candidates Skipped the Black College Debate

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. September 28, 2007.
Is it as simple as saying that the GOP's leading candidates for presidency just don't care about black people?

The GOP's '08 Candidates Can't Keep Dodging Iraq Much Longer

The GOP's '08 Candidates Can't Keep Dodging Iraq Much Longer

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. September 10, 2007.
First Republicans screwed up on Iraq, sending thousands of Americans to their deaths. Then they refused to apologize. And now they're going to pay for it in the 2008 elections.

High Crimes and Misdemeanors on the Republican Campaign Trail

High Crimes and Misdemeanors on the Republican Campaign Trail

John Gorenfeld, AlterNet. August 24, 2007.
No GOP presidential race is complete without allegations of criminal activity: The latest on McCain's bathroom blow job hypocrite, Romney's cop-imitating director of operations, Giuliani's coke hound, possibly Fred Thompson himself, and much more.

GOP Powergrab Scheme in California Could Swing 2008 Election If It's Not Stopped

GOP Powergrab Scheme in California Could Swing 2008 Election If It's Not Stopped

Barbara Boxer, Huffington Post. August 20, 2007.
Just when it seemed like the Democrats had a good chance of taking the White House, along comes a cynical power grab by GOP operatives to divvy up California's electoral votes based on the number of congressional districts each candidate wins.