By Lee Fang
In an interview with CBS News, corporate lobbyist and FreedomWorks leader Dick Armey mused about the direction of the GOP and the future of the tea party movement that his group has cultivated. Armey extolled conservatives for having “clarity” in their [...] At least three Republican candidates for statewide offices have announced they won’t participate in straw polls anymore.
The Detroit Free Press reports that Secretary of State candidate Anne Norlander, Attorney General candidate, and current state Senator, Mike Bishop and Gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Mike Cox are [...]
Sen. Michelle McManus, who is a GOP candidate for Secretary of State, put out a “special alert” Wednesday afternoon declaring she was “taking on ACORN.”
In the e-mail alert, McManus argues that her Senate Campaign and Election Oversight Committee will take up her legislation to “to clamp down on voter fraud [...]
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard says he saved his county $1.6 million by privatizing jail food services and schools should take similar measures to bring down costs.
The Associated Press reports that the Republican gubernatorial candidate is suggesting that Michigan schools pursue privatizing food, transportation and janitorial services.
“The [...]
By Ben Armbruster
In the wake of two devastating losses in the 2006 and 2008 elections, and the intra-party dispute surrounding the special election last month in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, many Republican Party leaders have argued for a “big tent” GOP in order [...]
The Central Michigan University Campus Conservatives have invited the Republican field of candidates of governor to a debate in February.
According to the Midland Daily News, the event will be hosted by Saul Anuzis, the former chair of the Michigan Republican Party, and Bill Ballenger, editor of Inside [...]
By John Byrne
Want to become a congressman in a conservative district? Then perhaps you shouldn't run as a Republican. A national poll which gave respondents three choices -- to support a generic Democrat, Republican or Tea Party candidate -- put the' [...]
By Pat Garofalo
Today, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) appeared at the Economist’s World in 2010 conference (attended by ThinkProgress), where he took exception to NBC’s David Gregory characterizing Republicans as “not really a party of ideas, because they don’t want to be.” [...]
By proposing an amendment that would require members of Congress to register for public health care [...]
By Lee Fang
Glenn Beck, who has waged a conspiratorial, hateful campaign against liberals and his other political enemies all year, has been galvanizing his supporters to run for office. Today, conservative activist Eric Forcade announced that he is running in the [...] Last night on Fox News’ Red Eye, Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) explained to host Greg Gutfeld why he does not believe that human activity is causing global warming. McCotter, who is the chairman of the Republican House Policy Committee, a GOP group charged with helping Republican lawmakers [...]
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In a commentary published by the Grand Rapids Press today, state Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, lays out his vision for how Michigan should go about qualifying for a potential $400 million pot of federal education funds.
Invoking the Obama administration’s new Race to the Top initiative — [...]
Rick Snyder, the businessman from Ann Arbor who is seeking the GOP nomination for governor of Michigan, has some stern words of warning for Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele, and any other GOP member who might conflate GM’s bankruptcy woes with President Barack Obama’s agenda: Cut it out. [...]
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OK, this is somewhat predictable, but still interesting.
On Sunday, ex-GOP presidential nominee John McCain was doing his duty as grand marshal of a NASCAR race at the Phoenix International Raceway, and he made the following quip about what he clearly sees' [...]
The newest lie is that there is a provision in the historic Affordable Health Care for America Act passed earlier this month that - get this - where you [...]
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