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Election 2012November 28, 2012
Republicans Begin Pivot on Immigration
The Republican answer to the DREAM Act—the Achieve Act—still falls short of what the GOP needs to win over voters.
Ben Adler
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ElectionsNovember 20, 2012
What the Case for Palin in 2016 Says About Conservatives
Right-wing pundits still don’t get it: Romney's loss was about issues, not identity politics.
Ben Adler
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Election 2012November 14, 2012
Smart Conservatives to GOP: It’s the Economy, Stupid
Despite what Republican strategists may say, Marco Rubio and a more moderate immigration policy are not a silver-bullet solution to the GOP’s racial demographic problem.
Ben Adler
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Election 2012November 13, 2012
Conservative Explanations for Romney’s Loss
Right-wing pundits are pointing fingers at Romney's "moderate" positions, the 47 percent, the media and even Hurricane Sandy—but never at the conservative movement itself.
Ben Adler
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Election 2012November 8, 2012
Conservatives Understand the GOP’s Problem but Not Its Solution
Republicans fail to recognize that it was their policies—not people’s “perceptions”—that lost them women and minority voters.
Ben Adler
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Campaigns and ElectionsNovember 7, 2012
Forlorn Young Republicans at RNC Party
Other than admitting they need to appeal to women and young people, Republicans in DC had no ideas about what this election means.
Ben Adler
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November 7, 2012
The Mood at FreedomWorks HQ Is Nervous, but Optimistic
FreedomWorks is a fiscally conservative advocacy organization that rode the Tea Party wave to prominence in 2010.
Ben Adler
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Campaigns and ElectionsNovember 6, 2012
Republican Voter Suppression Efforts in Virginia
Republican poll-watchers are exacerbating long lines in the battleground state, by demanding extra forms of ID from voters.
Ben Adler
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Election 2012November 6, 2012
Romney’s Last Pitch: He Will Heal Divided Country
On the campaign trail Monday, Mitt blamed President Obama for the lack of bipartisanship in Washington, and promised to fix it.
Ben Adler
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Election 2012November 5, 2012
Delusions of Third-Party Candidates
The “Third Party Presidential Debate” demonstrates the foolishness of their reasons for running.
Ben Adler