They said it after the election of 1912, and again after 1936, 1964, and 1974. The coastal elites, mainstream media and all Democrats even said it as recently as 2008 — the Grand Old Party is hopelessly fractured and weakened, with demographics pointing the way to permanent minority status. Today, that means Republicanism is splintered […]
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MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #138 — Interviews with former Lt. Gov. Brian Calley & ex-state Senator Rick Jones
GEORGIA REPUBLICANS NEVER SHOULD HAVE LOST THOSE TWO U.S. SENATE SEATS — GEORGIA IS STILL WAY MORE REPUBLICAN THAN MOST STATES
Donald Trump isn’t the only politician who doesn’t like to lose. Mitch McConnell doesn’t, either. That is why outgoing Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) has soured on departing President Donald Trump — Trump single-handedly cost the GOP its edge in the chamber. On paper, the Republicans never should have lost those two special U.S. Senate […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #137 — Horrendous Headlines + Interviews with Political Gurus Mark Grebner & John Couvillon of JMC Analytics & Polling
LITTLE BIG HORN AND DONALD TRUMP — THERE’S A CONNECTION, BUT IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK
WITH LESS THAN 10 DAYS TO GO IN TRUMP’S TERM, WHY IMPEACH HIM? What does the pride of Monroe, Michigan — General George Armstrong Custer — and an obscure 19th Century politician named William Belknap have to do with the post-presidential fate of Donald Trump? In 1876, months before meeting his own fate at the […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #136 — D.C. Derangement + Interviews with state Reps. Bob Bezotte (R-Marion Twp) & Bryan Posthumus (R-Greenville) and Former Michigan GOP Chair Susy Avery
CAN REPUBLICANS EVER RECOVER?
How the GOP lost control of Washington, and what comes next NEWS ANALYSIS: Democrats owned the narrative and rules of the 2020 election. Will Republicans learn from it? By John Solomon JUST THE NEWS Jan. 8, 2021 Now that Democrats are poised to control the White House, Senate and House, the traditional game of finger-pointing […]
HOPE FOR REPUBLICANS: IS THERE A DEMOCRATIC JIM JEFFORDS OUT THERE?
OK, we know the Democratic nominees apparently won the two Georgia runoff elections for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday (Jan. 5), knocking off a pair of Republican incumbents. That should give Democrats control of the chamber and their long-sought “trifecta” — the Presidency, a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, and now an apparent […]
LOS ANGELES TIMES SUMS IT ALL UP
Editorial: What we now see, with 2020 vision The Times Editorial Board December 31, 2020 (Los Angeles Times) As this dismal year draws to a close, we fix our eyes on images of rescue: A vaccine. An inauguration. A spring that might bring reopenings instead of shutdowns. May we once again see crowded restaurants, empty […]
YOUNG CONGRESSMAN-ELECT DIED OF HEART ATTACK, NOT COVID
UPDATE: GOP Rep.-Elect Died of HEART ATTACK During COVID-Related Procedure ‘I am heartbroken that he will not be able to serve our people as a U.S. Representative, but I am even more devastated for his loving family…’ By Ben Sellers HEADLINE USA December 30, 2020 Luke Letlow / IMAGE: Letlow for Congress via YouTube UPDATE: […]