Republican Party
Megyn Kelly Can Save Fox News
There Aren't As Many Missing Voters As It Seems
In the aftermath of Obama's election, one emerging theme is the "missing voter." Romney campaign advisors apparently told members of the press that McCain received 2 million fewer votes than they did in 2008. In a column on RealClearPolitics, Sean Trende estimates that white turnout declined by 7 percent from 2008. READ MORE >>
Did Romney’s Cheapness Doom His Campaign?
George P. Bush Initiates Run for Office
Welcome to America’s Most Gerrymandered District
Paul Ryan Was Not the GOP’s Savior. He May Even Have Been its Albatross.
How the Election Reset the “Fiscal Cliff” Debate
Most of the political world spent Wednesday nursing hangovers from a long night of watching election returns and a long year of following the campaign. But in Washington, House Speaker John Boehner was pushing ahead with business. In a speech congratulating President Obama on his reelection, Boehner issued the standard call for bipartisanship and cooperation. But he also dropped a hint about his position on the next big item on the political agenda. READ MORE >>
Exit Polls Can’t Explain Why Obama Won
We all know that President Obama won re-election last night. But why did he win? My colleague Jon Cohn makes a persuasive broad-brush argument, but when I try to identify, from exit poll data, the specific Obama policies that voters ratified, the exercise proves weirdly difficult. READ MORE >>
Why the GOP Needs—But Won’t Get—Its Own Bill Clinton
As the long-time policy director for the once-influential (if now-defunct) Democratic Leadership Council, I have often been asked whether a clear defeat of Mitt Romney on November 6, of the sort we saw yesterday, might drive Republicans to create a similar party-changing “centrist” organization. READ MORE >>
