http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/republicanmajority/ en-us Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:02:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046625/posts Which shows us all exactly what we need to do with regard to defeating him. Repeat it like a chant. Show it in every way possible. Barack Obama is just another politician. He is no different than a John Kerry or an Al Gore. He will manipulate. He will say what is needed to get elected. He will go negative and attack. He will buy the election if it is possible for him to do so. His past shows him to be nothing extraordinary and quite ordinary. Even if every single one of these points is made and lands in... New Red Majority http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046625/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:02:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883401/posts Karl Rove dreamed of creating a "permanent Republican majority." But as President Bush's longtime adviser exits the Washington scene, the political landscape he helped chart is already shifting beneath his feet: The era of conservative values -- a tight-fisted approach toward government aid to the poor, traditional positions on social issues and a belief in a muscular foreign policy -- that emerged in the 1990s is coming to a close. Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883401/posts#comment Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:18:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1737795/posts John S. Wilder needs 17 votes to remain Lt. Governor, but there are only 16 Democrats in the Tennessee Senate. That hasn't stopped him before. Nashville Tennessean http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1737795/posts#comment Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:09:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1651498/posts During the 2000 presidential campaign, Karl Rove, the political mastermind George W. Bush called Boy Genius, was wont to draw an analogy with the election of 1896, in which the Republican William McKinley drubbed William Jennings Bryan. McKinley's election ushered in a 35-year era chiefly characterized by G.O.P. dominance; so, too, Rove argued, would Bush's hasten the progress toward an era of virtual one-party rule. And Rove's bold prediction seemed plausible. Over time, the Republicans have increased their margin in Congress and reversed years of Democratic dominance in statehouses and State Legislatures. The conservative columnist Fred Barnes declared in 2003... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1651498/posts#comment Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:25:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1634802/posts In America, parties enter periods of hegemony when they are seen as having resolved the crisis of the age.Lincoln, the first Republican president, reunited in blood a Union that had sundered over his election and a Southern rebellion against the ascendancy of an industrializing North.With the crushing of the Confederacy by the armies of Sherman and Grant, the assassination of Lincoln on Good Friday, 1865, and the abolition of slavery, the Republican Party appeared to have solved the crisis of the age. The GOP owned the patriotism issue, "waving the bloody shirt," and the morality issue, emancipation, and thus became... Creator's Syndicate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1634802/posts#comment Fri, 19 May 2006 04:25:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1629758/posts With six months to go until Election Day 2006, are Republicans doomed to defeat? And what of President George W. Bush: If the Democrats win back the congressional majority, will they seek to investigate - even impeach - him? The answers to these two questions are linked. That is, Republican voters, angered, in particular, over Bush's shilly-shallying on the immigration issue, are inclined to let the GOP suffer a little in 2006. But they don't want to see the 2004 presidential election results overturned. After all, this is a conservative country; Republicans have won seven of the last 10 presidential... NewsDay http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1629758/posts#comment Wed, 10 May 2006 13:06:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1621219/posts I know a little something about adventure. In the late 1970s, the leader of the Republican minority in the U.S. House of Representatives used to greet newly elected Republican members with a white flag of surrender. "Every day I wake up and look in the mirror and say to myself, 'Today you're going to be a loser,'" said the former minority leader. "And after you're here awhile, you'll start to feel the same way. But don't let it bother you. You'll get used to it." A party whose leader would offer such advice deserves to be in the minority --... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1621219/posts#comment Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:49:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1619048/posts Our View: Keep the House Republican Posted Apr 21, 2006In Frank Capra’s oft-watched movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the character George Bailey is given a chance to see what his hometown would be like had he never lived. He quickly learns it’s an ugly place. Lucky for Bailey, the transformation of his fictional town was just a trick played on him by an angel. Conservatives cannot count on a similar twist in this year’s elections, which will take place in the real world. If they succumb to the temptation to write off the Republican Congress, sitting on their hands this... HUMAN EVENTS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1619048/posts#comment Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:58:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1609300/posts Rep. Tom DeLay says he made the decision to leave Congress after taking a poll in his Texas district which showed he had no better than a 50-50 chance of winning reelection this November. In a long discussion with conservative journalists Tuesday afternoon, DeLay discussed the Republican primary he faced last month, which he won with 62 percent of the vote. While some observers called that an impressive win, given the controversy that surrounds DeLay, the congressman himself said that was when he knew he had a problem. "After the primary — you get a sixth sense about this stuff,"... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1609300/posts#comment Wed, 5 Apr 2006 01:14:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1603343/posts Four decades ago, Kevin Phillips, a young political strategist for the Republican Party, began work on what became a remarkable book. In writing "The Emerging Republican Majority" (published in 1969), he asked a very big question about American politics: How would the demographic and economic changes of postwar America shape the long-term future of the two major parties? ...(clip)...A stronger Republican Party, he believed, would restore stability and order to a society experiencing disorienting and at times violent change. Shortly before publishing his book, he joined the Nixon administration to help advance the changes he had foreseen. Phillips has remained... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1603343/posts#comment Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:35:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1599962/posts March 20, 2006, 8:09 a.m. March to the Senate How it’s looking. As we head into spring, this year's Senate races come into sharper focus. Democrats need to gain six seats to secure control of the chamber — a tall order, even as they stand poised for a good fall. Here's a quick tour of nearly two dozen contests, updating a report from January. ARIZONA: Before it's over, developer Jim Pederson, a Democrat who once headed the state party, will spend a bundle to defeat Republican senator Jon Kyl. A Pederson upset is not inconceivable, but it will take an... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1599962/posts#comment Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:54:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1597931/posts Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority At Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0895260026/sr=8-3/qid=1142574815 Book Description Painting the Map Red, the insider's guide to the 2006 elections and the crucial messages GOP candidates and activists will be adopting to foster the spread of Red States, is a must-read from Hugh Hewitt, nationally syndicated talk show host and political strategist. From the Inside Flap How to Win Everywhere Warning: this is the book the Democrats don¹t want you to read. Painting the Map Red is the insider¹s blueprint for achieving a permanent Republican majority. Bestselling author, political strategist, and... Book info at Amazon http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1597931/posts#comment Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:05:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1413788/posts WASHINGTON — Growing Republican dominance of Senate seats in states where George W. Bush has run best looms as the principal obstacle for Democrats hoping to retake the chamber in 2006 or beyond. With the recent struggle over judicial nominations underscoring the stakes, the battle for Senate control could attract unprecedented levels of money and energy next year. Democrats are optimistic about their chances of ousting GOP senators in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, states that voted for Democratic presidential candidates John F. Kerry in 2004 and Al Gore in 2000. But the Democrats are unlikely to regain a Senate majority... LOS ANGELES TIMES http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1413788/posts#comment Tue, 31 May 2005 16:32:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1413440/posts The Republicans have had the Democrats on the defensive. They have won seven presidential victories in the last 10 elections since 1968; control of the House since 1994; and, recently, control of the Senate, both with increasing majorities. The Democrats have not broken 50 percent in any presidential election since 1976 or 48.5 percent in the six congressional elections since 1994. They have not won a majority of the white votes since 1964, and their geographic base has come to be concentrated on both coasts. You can fly over virtually the entire country without flying over states that voted Democratic.... JEWISH WORLD REVIEW.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1413440/posts#comment Tue, 31 May 2005 01:35:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1396025/posts White House political operative Karl Rove told a Republican rally in Ohio Monday that Democrats faded from national power because the GOP has claimed the "mantle of idealism" over the past 40 years. "It has been a remarkable rise," Rove said, "but it also is a cautionary tale about what can happen to a dominant political party when its thinking becomes ossified." He said the GOP was nearly dead in 1964, after Democrat Lyndon Johnson crushed Barry Goldwater. He predicted it could be on the cusp of a political realignment that will leave it in power for a generation. Rove,... Cleveland Plain Dealer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1396025/posts#comment Tue, 3 May 2005 19:48:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1391462/posts There is an undeniable fury building among Republican voters coast to coast. It has now been almost six months since that euphoric day last year -- November 2nd -- when Republicans stunned Democrats across the board. Not only did President Bush handily beat John Kerry, but the GOP did what few predicted -- it managed to pick up four seats in the Senate. John Thune's victory over Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle in South Dakota was extra sweet. That seems like six years ago, not six months ago. Talk to your average Republican voter today and you will find a... Laura's Weekly E-Blast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1391462/posts#comment Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:44:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1385006/posts It's just that simple. The GOP has been out of the channels of power since FDR's Democratic Party co-opted socialism to remake their party into the "Party of the people" at the end of Hoover's term. That was in 1934, for those keeping track. Previous to 1934 the Republican Party had long stretches of and often a choke hold on political power in Washington for most of the 74 years between the first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, was elected in 1860 and Hoover's disastrous last days in office in 1934. The Democrats had to suffice with brief periods during Woodrow... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1385006/posts#comment Sat, 16 Apr 2005 16:13:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1381171/posts 4/18/05 By Michael Barone The Hardest Numbers Congressional Republicans have some reason to feel under siege. Public opinion polls show that congressional action in the Terri Schiavo case was unpopular. George W. Bush's job ratings have dipped, and Congress's job rating is lower. Many polls show that Bush's proposal for personal retirement accounts in Social Security is unpopular, too. The Washington Post and the New York Times have been hammering away at House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Despite good economic numbers, most voters feel the economy is in trouble and the nation is on the wrong track. But Republicans should... USNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1381171/posts#comment Mon, 11 Apr 2005 02:51:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1343580/posts In trying to sell his reform agenda this year, President Bush must first overcome history. As everyone inside the Beltway seems fond of repeating, parties that control the White House tend to lose seats in Congress in off-year elections. Some Republicans now fear even worse losses should they embrace Social Security reform or any other dramatic change. More than a few congressional Republicans would rather just play it safe and hold onto power. So far, Mr. Bush isn't making much headway. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas and others have already hinted that the president's Social... an eMail 'source'... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1343580/posts#comment Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:43:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1333972/posts In examining the current two-party system, it becomes clear that a growing majority of Americans fit into the conservative movement. It is agreed that both parties are moving further to the right and left, respectively, but it has been Republicans that have grown their base by facing issues realistically, and by spreading hope instead of despair. Republicans are gaining the support of mainstream, rational-thinking people whose party affiliation was previously tenuous. The South End Newspaper http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1333972/posts#comment Wed, 2 Feb 2005 03:29:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1331857/posts AGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 30 - After a slow start, voters turned out in very large numbers in Baghdad today, packing polling places and creating a party atmosphere in the streets, which were closed to traffic but full of children playing soccer, and men and women, some carrying babies. American officials were showing confidence that today was going to be a big success, although they were still wary of the possibility of major attacks by insurgents. In the Karada district of central Baghdad, everyone, it seemed, was walking to the polls, where they lined up to vote 50 people deep. They... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1331857/posts#comment Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:58:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1331714/posts When President Bush stands before Congress on Wednesday night to deliver his State of the Union address, it is a safe bet that he will not announce that one of his goals is the long-term enfeeblement of the Democratic Party. But a recurring theme of many items on Bush's second-term domestic agenda is that if enacted, they would weaken political and financial pillars that have propped up Democrats for years, political strategists from both parties say. Legislation putting caps on civil damage awards, for instance, would choke income to trial lawyers, among the most generous contributors to the Democratic Party.... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1331714/posts#comment Sun, 30 Jan 2005 06:09:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1318488/posts ATLANTA - Republicans took the reins of the state House on Monday for the first time in 135 years, completing a state sweep that began two years ago when the GOP won the governor's office and state Senate. Amid whoops and a few tears, Republicans elected Rep. Glenn Richardson as House Speaker, a vote many saw as the culmination of decades of hard work by Republicans. Richardson became the first member of the GOP to hold the gavel since Reconstruction. "The gravity of this moment is overwhelming to me," said Richardson, who choked up for a moment while giving his... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1318488/posts#comment Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:59:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316634/posts The Republican Party now seems to have it all: possession of the U.S. presidency and expanded control of Congress. Ironically, however, President Bush’s victory might destroy American conservatism. The GOP and conservative movement have lost their souls. Modern American conservatism grew out of the classical liberal tradition that birthed the U.S. For years Republicans emphasized their commitment to individual liberty and limited constitution government. They believed Washington to possess only specific enumerated powers. The most important domestic issues were matters for the states. Internationally American needed to be strong but responsible: War was a tool to protect U.S. security, not... Cato Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316634/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:12:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312649/posts The Republicans in the new Congress will hold 232 seats, and the Dems 203. But Bush country held sway in 254 congressional districts per my estimate, which I think has very little margin of error at this point (maybe 255), with Kerry carrying only 181 (maybe 180 depending how CD NC 13 went) congressional districts. (Bush carried 40 CD's that Dem congressmen hold, while Kerry won 18 CD's that GOP congressmen hold.) Moreover, there are 13 seats the Dems will hold in the new Congress which Bush won by 10% or more, or close to it. How many seats are... Torie http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312649/posts#comment Mon, 3 Jan 2005 01:13:17 GMT