State of the Race
Our Political Editor, Patrick Sullivan gives his selection of the most relevant news stories and opinion editorials on the race for the White House 2020.
- 8 March 2020
Weekend Reading
The news stories that are driving the news and political agenda this weekend.
- 28 February 2020
Boxing Day Digest
A digest of interesting articles and news stories for your perusal this Boxing Day.
- 26 December 2019
Van Drew Joins Republican Party
The Democratic Party loses a Congressman.
- 23 December 2019
Trump 2020: Bigger, Better and Badder
President Trump has built a campaign machine that is “lightyears ahead of any campaign in history.” His 2020 Campaign Manager, Brad Parscale spoke to Face the Nation, yesterday.
- 29 April 2019
Republicans cannot go on as the 'party of no'
For American conservatives to return to the White House in 2016, they must stop running up an escalator that is moving down
- 21 January 2014
Anyone want to claim responsibility for the IRS scandal?
A new GOP video highlights the cowardice of those involved in America's IRS scandal
- 3 June 2013
America's new isolationists are endangering the West
Obama’s multilateralism and a growing trend for Republicans to turn their backs on the world pose a grave security threat
- 22 May 2013
Immigration is a win or die issue for Republicans
Barack Obama captured over 70 percent of the Hispanic vote in the last election, and Hispanics are becoming one of the demographics that could make or break modern Conservatism
- 7 April 2013
How not to solve political differences
Reagan and Clinton both believed that legislation stood a greater chance of succeeding if no one cared who took the credit. The Obama administration should take note
- 20 February 2013
Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and things yet to come
Two major players gave us a taste of what this fight will look like in the years running up to 2016 last night. Only time will tell which one was one is right
- 13 February 2013
Right, then? Where now for the Republican Party?
2012 is no more the end for the Republican Party than 2004 was for the Democrats
- 12 December 2012
Race and the Republican Party
The stereotyping of the Republican Party in terms of race is a myth that must be addressed for its own sake and for the unity of the nation
- 31 October 2012
Romney: For better and for worse
If Romney wins, America's broad voting public will be expecting the Mitt that earned a surge after his debate performance, but his party base will be expecting another
- 11 October 2012
We Need To Talk... About the reshuffle, the DNC, and libertarianism
This week's guests are former Ambassdor Charles Crawford and James D. Boys
- 7 September 2012
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