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Republican Candidates Claim Fox News is Biased--Against Them

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. April 12, 2012.

The GOP candidates, flattered nonstop for years on Fox, suddenly found themselves competing for the channel's attention and fighting for kingmaker Roger Ailes' affection.

Did Religious Right Leaders Spike Santorum's Campaign?

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. April 10, 2012.

Romney and Santorum huddled with religious-right leaders over Easter week. Did those meetings determine Santorum's fate?

Why Poorer States Aren't Buying What Romney's Selling

Walter Dean Burnham, Thomas Ferguson, AlterNet. April 10, 2012.

The Republican party appears to be increasingly divided among class lines.

Deciphering Right-Wing Code: What Conservatives Are Really Saying When They Seem to Spew Nonsense

Sara Robinson, AlterNet. April 4, 2012.

Did Rick Santorum just declare the next right-wing crusade?

5 Big Media Stereotypes About the South (And the Real Story Behind Them)

Kristin Rawls, AlterNet. April 2, 2012.

Every election season, Southerners are reminded of the devastating misconceptions many Americans have about us.

Republican Party Is Rotted and Collapsing from Within -- And We Can Thank Super PACs for Exposing It

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 26, 2012.

Super PACs are an affront to the democratic process, but they are hastening the Republican Party's fall.

Romney Banks on Voters' Stupidity After Illinois Win

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. March 20, 2012.

Santorum celebrated his defeat by denying climate change. Romney celebrated his win with a lightbulb lie. And a prominent pollster said voters are stupid. Pattern?

Santorum Shamelessly Uses Kids to Attack Porn

Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon. March 20, 2012.

Despite the candidate's rhetoric, his pledge to renew obscenity prosecutions has nothing to do with children.

Birthers, Racists, Sexists and Homophobes: 13 Toxic Endorsers of GOP Presidential Candidates

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. March 18, 2012.

What's stunning about this year's crop of endorsers is the torrent of venom, mendacity and absurdity that spills from their mouths and pens.

Does the Right Really Want to Beat Obama? Maybe Not

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. March 6, 2012.

With the outcome of Super Tuesday a jumbled mess, why haven't the sugar daddies of the right come together to anoint an opponent to Obama?

UPDATED: Romney Ekes Out Michigan Win, But Santorum Expects Tie in Delegate Count

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. February 28, 2012.

Romney claimed victory in his must-win native state of Michigan, but as a weakened candidate with a narrow margin. Arizona was kinder to him.

9 Santorum Speeches That Make Me Want to Throw Up

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. February 28, 2012.

The thought of living under a neo-theocracy makes me kind of queasy.

The Sad Race for Bottom on the Loony Right

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. February 27, 2012.

As Santorum and Romney battle for the extremist vote, progressives should be worried, not gloating.

Why Teaching People to Think for Themselves Is Repugnant to Religious Zealots and Rick Santorum

Henry A. Giroux, TruthOut.org. February 27, 2012.

Democracy cannot function without an informed citizenry, and an ignorant public is just what Santorum and his allies count on.

5 Things to Know About the Michigan Primary

Dem FromCT, Daily Kos. February 26, 2012.

Will it be Santorum or Romney on Tuesday in Michigan? Both of them seem stuck in reverse.

Why No One Likes Mitt Romney

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 22, 2012.

Unfortunately for Romney, this may just be the wrong cycle for an obviously out-of-touch Wall Street elitist.

Agenda for the Dark Ages: GOP Frontrunner Rick Santorum's 5 Most Extremist Themes

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. February 22, 2012.

If Santorum gets to bear the standard for the GOP, the party moves even further to the right. Here's a taste of what's on that plate.

Why Is Rick Santorum Obsessed With Your Sex Life?

Ana Marie Cox, Comment Is Free. February 19, 2012.

Most Republicans like to talk about contraception and sexuality without actually talking about sex. Santorum seems to revel in it--and it freaks the GOP out.

A Christian Conservative in Every Bedroom? Rick Santorum's Nightmare Vision for America

Lawrence Davidson, Consortium News. February 14, 2012.

Santorum's vision for America would combine a moralistic theocracy with free-market capitalism and perpetual war.

The 5 Stupidest Things GOP Presidential Candidates Said...In Just One Day

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. February 13, 2012.

We expect the climate denial and the race-baiting. But what was surprising was the sheer stupidity of some of the candidates' assertions at CPAC.

Contrived Catholic Contraception Controversy Boils Down to Workers' Rights

Roger Bybee, In These Times. February 12, 2012.

Republicans would have had no opportunity to raise this issue if America had a single-payer healthcare system instead of the current employer-based structure.

How Rick Santorum Stokes Race and Class Anxieties to Win Unlikely Primary Victories

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

Santorum's success in the Midwest has come through a combination of race and class-based grievances as well as his appeal to social conservatives.

Knocked Up: Republican Presidential Candidates' Plan for American Women

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. February 7, 2012.

Birth control is under attack by all of the candidates competing for the Republican presidential nomination.

How Deep Is the Republican Christian Right's Connection to the Anti-Gay Bills Sweeping Sub-Saharan Africa?

Kristin Rawls, AlterNet. February 7, 2012.

As the horrific "kill-the-gays" bill resurfaces in Uganda, Republican politicians deny connections, but their rhetoric is frighteningly similar.

The 10 Most Brazen Lies Offered By the Remaining GOP Presidential Hopefuls

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. January 26, 2012.

Just because some of its wheels have come flying off, that doesn't mean the GOP clown car isn't still moving down the road toward Election Day.