Republican Party

...as a Republican again. Smith asked whether moderate has become a "dirty word" for the Republican Party. "No, I don't believe it is," GOP strategist Ed Gillespie said. "I think that we can be a party that gets the majority, 218 seats in...

In this article: Dick Armey, Tax, Ed Gillespie, Face the Nation, Corporate welfare, Social Security, and Medicare

WASHINGTON (AP) - The No. 2 Republican in the Senate is urging his Democratic colleagues to start over in crafting a bill to overhaul the health care system. But that's not likely given that debate on the bill is set to begin this week.

In this article: Evan Bayh, Jon Kyl, GOP, Washington, and Arizona

...pledge to weed out undesirables from their ever-shrinking party. Just when independents and moderates were considering revisiting the GOP tent. Just when a near-perfect storm of unpopular Democratic ideas -- from massive health-care reform...

In this article: Conservatism, John Kerry, Russell Kirk, Republican National Committee, Suicide, Ideology, Global warming, and Dede Scozzafava

...scientist Lance deHaven-Smith. "I never would have said that six months ago." The fight reflects the generalized anger of the GOP base and its long-standing, if low-grade, concern that Crist is not a true believer. Convinced that...

In this article: Charlie Crist, Barack Obama, Marco Rubio, Florida State University, Florida, Fort Myers, and Socialism

...and officeholders have neglected to make spending control a top priority, according to the poll. But Iowans who have fallen away from the GOP differ with current members in how they view the party's tone and tactics: By roughly 2-to-1,...

In this article: Iowa, Charles Grassley, Republican National Committee, and Chet Culver

...called it an "effective way to regain trust with conservative voters that has been undermined" by G.O.P. financial support for "liberal Republican ticket-switchers. " Among those he cited were Lincoln Chafee, former senator of Rhode Island,...

In this article: Ronald Reagan, Fiscal conservatism, RedState, Republican National Committee, Arlen Specter, and Dede Scozzafava

For those of you looking for a brief break from your turkey, here's a bit of news out of the 37th Senate District, home to an upcoming special election to fill the seat soon to be vacated by Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli.

In this article: Tim Kaine, GOP, Centreville High School, and George Bush

...have said they believe their precarious political position will improve once a health care bill passes, but the GOP has made clear that they intend the final product -- passed or not -- to be a major issue next year. Sessions highlighted tax...

In this article: GOP, Pete Sessions, Small business, and Nancy Pelosi

Before the 2008 election, almost nobody outside Alaska and Arkansas had heard of Sarah Palin or Mike Huckabee. But in a long and crowded campaign season, they were the only Republican politicians who inspired any genuine enthusiasm. Both...

In this article: Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Conservatism, and Liberalism

Republicans are calling on Del. Dave Marsden (D) to resign from the House of Delegates as he runs in a special election for the state Senate seat being vacated by Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli. OurVirginiaNow, a new state political...

In this article: Brian Moran, Bob McDonnell, GOP, and Marianne Horinko