Meet The New GOP, Same As The Old GOP?
There has been no dearth of post-election Republican self-flagellation. But the party is still sorting out solutions, wrangling over whether its problems lie in its positions on issues ranging from immigration to women’s reproductive health, or simply in its sales job with the voting public.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Who Gets The Blame For The Romney Loss? The Tea Party Has A Theory.
The Tea Party and other conservatives argue that Mitt Romney lost the election because he was “too moderate.” And they are calling for a complete overhaul of the Republican Party. But the evolving demographics may have played a bigger role.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Republicans Scramble To Repair Breach With Hispanics
The election thumping Republicans got Tuesday at the hands of Latino voters was severe. To formulate a fix for what went wrong, the party will need help from influential Republicans like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
What An All-Female Delegation Says About N.H.
The state has a history of electing women. This year’s “first” follows a pattern, which the elected female politicians say speaks to New Hampshire’s “ability to make decisions regardless of gender.”» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Likely Suspects: Guessing Obama’s Second-Term Cabinet
A number of people are in the running for Cabinet appointments in President Obama’s second term.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Florida’s Most Populous County Finishes Vote Count
It only took two extra days, but Florida’s Miami-Dade County has finished counting votes in the presidential election. But as of Thursday afternoon, three other large counties were still tabulating.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
5 Foul-Ups In The Romney Campaign
“No campaign is perfect,” Mitt Romney said on Election Day. “Like any campaign, people can point to mistakes.” And so here we are, as the election dust settles, asking seasoned political observers to do just that — point out a handful of foul-ups, fallacies and false steps in Romney’s run.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Three More Stories That Help Explain Why Obama Won
The president’s campaign fine-tuned its appeal to a younger, less-white electorate and got its supporters to turn out in much larger numbers than Republicans had anticipated. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney was hurt by a lack of money at a critical moment.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Fixing Long Election Lines May Be Easier Said Than Done
President Obama, in his victory speech, noted that the hours voters had to wait in line are something “we have to fix.” One solution: Spend more on equipment and poll workers. But that would be tough in this fiscal climate. Another is to expand early voting. But states such as Ohio have had their early-voting laws challenged in court.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
5 Truisms About the 2012 Election … That Weren’t True
A gloomy economy dooms the incumbent? Undecideds break toward the challenger? The tallest guy always wins? Not this time.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
