Political campaigns are as delicate as they are brutal. No matter how hard a candidate pushes and pulls, (s)he is vulnerable to disaster by their own words. Whether innocently misspoken or candidly honest, a turn of the phrase can turn a run for office into a run for the exits.
There is a powerful force in American politics and, particularly, the Repyblican Party. It’s not an organized group, a registered union or a structured political entity, but it’s a demographic that determines the outcome of every election. Continue reading
We have witnessed something very disturbing this week. The Republican establishment which fought Ronald Reagan in the 1970s and which continues to fight the grassroots Tea Party movement today has adopted the tactics of the left in using the media and the politics of personal destruction to attack an opponent.
The race for the Republican nomination for President is still in the embryonic stages, and, as is always the case with politics, things can change overnight. Still, there are some very interesting (telling?) numbers to consider even this early in the process. Continue reading
“Always Good To Keep The Record Straight” – Bernard Shaw reporting on the IRS clearing Gingrich on CNN in February of 1999. Continue reading
