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Bush base have yet to rush to donate to McCain

Bush base have yet to rush to donate to McCain

McCain’s struggle to mobilize the Bush fund-raisers is in part a sign of the disaffection among some GOP stalwarts for McCain…

Hagel floats possibility of a new third party, says GOP has ‘come loose of its moorings.’

Hagel floats possibility of a new third party, says GOP has ‘come loose of its moorings.’

Senator Chuck Hagel declined to endorse his party’s likely presidential nominee, John McCain, and said he would consider serving as secretary of defense in a Barack Obama administration.
On Bloomberg TV this weekend, host Al Hunt asked Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) whether he is considering changing parties. “I don’t know forever, but right now I’m not [...]

Washington candidates wary of “Republican” label

Washington candidates wary of “Republican” label

Fox News reports several Republican candidates in the state of Washington are taking advantage of a new election law to remove the designation “Republican” from their name on the ballot

McCain to drop out in September?

McCain to drop out in September?

When the Republicans choose their candidate on September 4th, there is a very real chance that they could throw the election into an unexpected chaos as they pull a genuine September Surprise. John McCain won’t be the nominee. Ok, let me say that again. McCain will not be the Republican candidate in November…

The Traditions of the Republican Party

The Traditions of the Republican Party

Today the Republican Party is at a crossroads. It faces the choice of continuing down a path of failed leadership and forgotten principles, or taking the hard and rutted road back to its beginnings. The party was founded to restore the values of our founding fathers in a time when those values had been forgotten. Today as in 1854, the political system has fallen into the hands of greedy and ambitious leaders who disregard the rights of the people and promote ideas which are fundamentally unamerican…