even as more Americans identify themselves as independents -- not Democrats or Republicans -- there is a painfully sharp decline in moderate and independent voices in both houses of Congress. It is also true that everywhere but Capitol Hill more people are moving away from conservative or...
where he has enjoyed a sizable lead in the polls. We'll give Trump this: He was bold trying to win a state where evangelicals and conservative Republicans usually dominate -- all in an effort to run the table in the first two contests. But there's a big danger for the candidate whose...
Trump feuded with the biggest outlet in conservative media, Fox News. He bashed Megyn Kelly, one of Fox's leading anchors, and even skipped a Fox debate watched by 12 million people on the eve of the Iowa caucuses. Trump has shown the power of having a pre-existing brand, in that he...
Anti-Islamic leaders like Frank Gaffney, who has beenbarred from the conservative gathering CPACfor accusing its organizers of being part of a radical Islamic conspiracy, frequently argue that Muslims who are outwardly fine with liberal democracy are using “taqiyya” toconceal their true views. Car...
“We need to stop making baseless accusations, and we need to get full information about the treatment of all of these groups, conservative, liberal, and everyone in between,” said Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)at Thursday’s hearing. ...
that movement accelerated once President Obama took office. The typical Republican primary these days is a contest to see who is the most extreme conservative, and the one who wins that debate is often not just an ideologue but a know-nothing to boot. These candidates rise up through their ...
To go the other direction, Bush said, will lead to a nominee who plays “a bit part in the story of another conservative loss and another liberal victory.” The stakes are high for Bush in getting his new message to connect. Rubiois competingfor many of the same Republican voters, donors...
and when law-and-order Republicans used the issue as a cudgel to beat liberal Democrats, who they portrayed as wanting to coddle criminals. George H. W. Bush’s infamous “Willie Horton” ad, attacking Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, his rival in the 1988 presidential race, was among th...
Johnson plans on presenting himself as a fiscally conservative, pro-immigrant, socially liberal alternative to Trump. He said he plans on contrasting himself to Clinton by focusing on "crony capitalism," military intervention, and legalizing marijuana. ...
A collective gasp could be heard coming from the country's liberal arts universities back in November when Republican presidential hopeful downplayed the value of a philosophy degree while stressing the importance of vocational training. Rubio has since promised to lay off philosophers. ...