Can Republicans Keep Relying on Whites?

Can Republicans Keep Relying on Whites?

“This is the last time anyone will try to do this,” said a Republican strategist during the 2012 campaign. He meant that was the last time that a Republican presidential candidate would focus largely on white voters in order to win the White House. This...
Can Republicans Keep Relying on Whites?

GOP Victories Unsung

In the weeks since the election, the general consensus has been that Republicans got hammered. From Mitt Romney’s Election Day collapse to the party’s failure to take back the Senate and prevent ballot initiatives legalizing same-sex marriage, Republicans...
Monolithic Black Vote?

Monolithic Black Vote?

In 13 wards in Philadelphia, reports the Inquirer, President Barack Obama received 99 percent of the vote! A local Democratic ward leader outlined the strategy: “In this election, you had to point out to people what was at stake. And in many cases, they felt...
Can Republicans Keep Relying on Whites?

Obiter Dicta

Republican leaders said after Tuesday’s election they were “dumbfounded” and “mystified” that their guy, Mitt Romney, didn’t win the presidency. They shouldn’t have been so surprised. Powerful voices on the right were saying...
Obiter Dicta

Obiter Dicta

MEDIA CAMPAIGN DREADFUL Throughout the very long presidential election cycle, two trends remained consistent. The media lauded Obama no matter how horrendous his record, and they savaged Obama’s Republican contenders as ridiculous pretenders. From the start of...