Republican Party

...than the Republicans' civil war. The "tea party" conservatives -- led by Palin, Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Dick Armey and others fed up with the GOP "establishment" -- managed to get Democrat Bill Owens elected in a solidly Republican Upstate...

In this article: Dede Scozzafava, Sarah Palin, Charlie Crist, Glenn Beck, Florida, Michael Steele, Bill Owens, and Barack Obama

...the aggressive anti-Obama tactics were also indicative of the fight going on within the GOP. During Tuesday's off-year election, in addition to the GOP wins in the Virginia and New Jersey governors' races, Republicans actually lost a seat...

In this article: Barack Obama, U.S. House, New Jersey, Virginia, and Glenn Beck

...was elected the state's attorney general and Sen. Ken Stolle was elected Virginia Beach's new sheriff. Stolle's seat will likely stay in GOP hands but Democrats thinks they can pick up the increasingly left-leaning district held by Cuccinelli.

In this article: Ken Cuccinelli, GOP, Marianne Horinko, Bob McDonnell, Janet Oleszek, and Tim Kaine

...counties, plus the Fairfax and Falls Church cities. (Sorry, Stafford et. al. -- very busy day here.) Moral of the story: The GOP swept the state thanks to a mix of factors. But they didn't close the deal in the one region that sustains...

In this article: GOP, Fairfax, Virginia, Creigh Deeds, Ken Cuccinelli, Prince William, Bill Bolling, and Bob McDonnell

...Snowe's "trigger" plan, but ultimately rejected it for one that would permit states to opt out of government insurance. Other GOP plans have next to no chance of becoming law. House Republicans on Wednesday released a bill draft that...

In this article: GOP, Olympia Snowe, Barack Obama, Congressional Budget Office, John McCain, and Maine

...in two states that President Obama won last year, but as it tries to build momentum toward what GOP Chairman Michael S. Steele called a "Republican renaissance," it faces troubling ideological fissures within its ranks over how best to...

In this article: Carly Fiorina, Washington, New York, Sarah Palin, John Cornyn, Michael S. Steele, and Limited government

...the GOP into a rightwing bastion. Also the Democrats have gained another seat in Congress. Will the GOP learn anything from this? I doubt it. The Republicans seem to have a death wish Too bad, for we need a good, constructive Republican...

In this article: Reihan Salam, Bob McDonnell, Virginia, New Jersey, Chris Christie, Dede Scozzafava, Sarah Palin, and Tax

...vacant 23rd Congressional District seat in New York in a race that highlighted fissures in the Republican Party and illustrated hurdles the GOP could face in capitalizing on any voter discontent with Obama and Democrats next fall. California...

In this article: Barack Obama, Virginia, New Jersey, R. Creigh Deeds, Jon Corzine, Bob McDonnell, Recession, and Chris Christie

...have scored victories in two key US elections for governor, one year after Barack Obama was voted in as president. In Virginia, Republican candidate Bob McDonnell won by a comfortable margin, while another, Chris Christie, ousted...

In this article: Barack Obama, Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, Michael Bloomberg, Bob McDonnell, New Jersey, White House, and House of Representatives

...dividends in November now that Democrats have gained the House seat by capitalizing on a split between moderates and conservatives in the GOP. Lawyer and retired Air Force Capt. Bill Owens won the special election Tuesday in northern New...

In this article: Bill Owens, New York, Dierdre Scozzafava, Barack Obama, Conservative Party, Democratic Party, and John McHugh