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On AlterNet: republican party

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "republican party"

The Tough New White House Line on FOX News: It's War

The Tough New White House Line on FOX News: It's War

Ari Melber, TheNation.com AlterNet: PEEK. October 12, 2009.
White House Communications Director Anita Dunn: "We don't need to pretend this is the way legitimate news organizations behave."

Inside Story on Town Hall Riots: Right-Wing Shock Troops Do Corporate America's Dirty Work

Inside Story on Town Hall Riots: Right-Wing Shock Troops Do Corporate America's Dirty Work

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. August 10, 2009.
How the health-care industry, the GOP and one media mogul made common cause with the anti-government fringe.

'The Worst Thing I've Ever Done': GOP Senator Ensign Admits Affair

Agence France Presse June 16, 2009.
Nevada Senator John Ensign, 51, who has a record of 'family-values' stances, has vowed to remain in office.

Turns Out George W. Bush Was a 'Uniter' After All

Turns Out George W. Bush Was a 'Uniter' After All

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. May 19, 2009.
The GOP "has maintained its support only among frequent churchgoers, with conservatives and senior citizens showing minimal decline."

GOP Base Rejects Pro-Choice Republicans: 'We Would Never Bend On That'

GOP Base Rejects Pro-Choice Republicans: 'We Would Never Bend On That'

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 16, 2009.
House Republicans, in search of an identity, are playing with fire.

DNC Ad Hits 'The New GOP' Sunday Show Guests

DNC Ad Hits 'The New GOP' Sunday Show Guests

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Media and Technology. May 10, 2009.
No new ideas. No new faces.

Robert Gibbs Zings Steele for Limbaugh Apology

Robert Gibbs Zings Steele for Limbaugh Apology

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Media and Technology. March 3, 2009.
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs: 'I was a little surprised' by the speed of Steele's apology 'to the head of the Republican Party.'

Republicans Embarrass Themselves With Desperate Attempts to Act 'Cool'

Republicans Embarrass Themselves With Desperate Attempts to Act 'Cool'

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. February 27, 2009.
These guys are making The Daily Show's "Reagraham Lincool" skit look like it was sincere.

Crist: There's Only One National Leader, 'His Name Is President Obama'

Crist: There's Only One National Leader, 'His Name Is President Obama'

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 22, 2009.
"The people elected him. And I'm willing to give him a good shot and try to help make this work."

The Far Right's All Out Offensive Against Medical Research

The Far Right's All Out Offensive Against Medical Research

Howard Dean, AlterNet. February 20, 2009.
"Medicine is and should always be science based -- not driven by ideology."

RNC Chair Candidate Distributes 'Barack the Magic Negro' as His Christmas Greeting

RNC Chair Candidate Distributes 'Barack the Magic Negro' as His Christmas Greeting

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. December 27, 2008.
The Hill reports that for his Christmas greeting this year, Chip Saltsman sent out a CD of the song "Barack the Magic Negro."

Evangelicals and Rural Americans Are Breaking Big for Obama

Evangelicals and Rural Americans Are Breaking Big for Obama

Robert S. Eshelman, Tomdispatch.com. October 30, 2008.
A mass defection from the Republican Party may be underway in counties that were once GOP strongholds. Call it the reverse Bradley Effect.

Legal Fights, Policy Debates Deepen Over Voting Problems and Solutions

Legal Fights, Policy Debates Deepen Over Voting Problems and Solutions

Steven Rosenfeld, October 29, 2008.
The divisions over what's wrong in America's elections are deepening on the eve of what may be the biggest turnout in decades.

The Myth of Voter Fraud

The Myth of Voter Fraud

Daphne Eviatar, Washington Independent. October 28, 2008.
The Republicans' partisan pursuit of an unlikely Election Day crime.

 Desperate Republicans Have No Intention of Going Down to Defeat With Either Dignity Or Honor

Desperate Republicans Have No Intention of Going Down to Defeat With Either Dignity Or Honor

Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEKOctober 12, 2008.
Republican Party leaders are starting to finally realize the trouble they're in

Democratic Election Protection Strategy's Missing Link: Electronic Vote Counts

Democratic Election Protection Strategy's Missing Link: Electronic Vote Counts

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. October 7, 2008.
As Democrats sense victory in November, they are betting a record turnout will overcome partisan interference with the vote count.

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner:

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner: "We Will Be Ready."

Brad Friedman, September 22, 2008.
Ohio's top election official describes how she is planning for a fair presidential election in an exclusive interview with Brad Friedman.

How the GOP Wired Ohio's 2004 Vote Count for Bush to Win

How the GOP Wired Ohio's 2004 Vote Count for Bush to Win

Steven Rosenfeld, September 18, 2008.
A Republican computer data security expert tells how cyber-partisans could have stolen the 2004 election.

The GOP, McCain Fall Flat Online

The GOP, McCain Fall Flat Online

Chris Bowers, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. August 8, 2008.
So, instead of mocking them, perhaps I should be worried about their growing online activist army. Just kidding.

Is The Religious Right Losing Its Edge?

Is The Religious Right Losing Its Edge?

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. July 21, 2008.
James Dobson reconsiders the ‘circumstances,’ goes back on his word and warms up to McCain.

Immigration Hard-Liners and John McCain: Strange Bedfellows or Forever Star-Crossed?

Immigration Hard-Liners and John McCain: Strange Bedfellows or Forever Star-Crossed?

Jordan Michael Smith, AlterNet. June 28, 2008.
McCain was the anti-immigrant movement's least favorite candidate and now they face a hard choice: support him or sabotage their party.

Will Bob Barr Be McCain's Very Own Ralph Nader in 2008?

Will Bob Barr Be McCain's Very Own Ralph Nader in 2008?

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. April 4, 2008.
How badly will another cranky old right-winger in the presidential race hurt McCain?

Lieberman Is Officially the New Zell Miller

Lieberman Is Officially the New Zell Miller

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: Election 2008. March 31, 2008.
Lieberman’s denunciation of the Democratic Party is Miller-esque, and should disqualify him from holding any kind of seniority within the caucus.

McCain and Mittster Sittin' in a Tree...

McCain and Mittster Sittin' in a Tree...

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend AlterNet: PEEK. March 28, 2008.
But are they k-i-s-s-i-n-g?

McCain Tries to Cover Up His Flirtations with Becoming a Democrat

McCain Tries to Cover Up His Flirtations with Becoming a Democrat

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: Election 2008. March 24, 2008.
Far from showing McCain to be open-minded, I find these events to be a reminder of just how shallow McCain's principles really are.