Iowa Republican: There is one true God. Christianity should be taught in...
Ever heard of separation of church and state? The American Taliban is on the move in 2015. This time in Iowa, where Tamara Scott, a Republican National Committeewoman made the case for teaching...
View ArticleRepublicans attempt double-cross: Wyden says forget about it
Here's email I received this evening from Senator Ron Wyden (Oregon). Wyden made a real effort to salvage something from the TPP by changing the 'fast-track' procedures. He thought he had a deal, which...
View ArticleRepublicans struggle to be bigoted enough for their base without turning...
The Republican National Committee's spring meeting featured the Republicans sidling up to a controversial issue in a curiously watered-down way. In line with the current Republican obsession with...
View ArticleRepublicans artificially expand their clown car in a bid to look diverse
Allen West Do Republicans even know who's in their presidential candidate clown car? The Republican National Committee has put a whopping 36 names on an online straw poll ... but those 36 don't include...
View ArticleRepublican Party chair is significantly out of his mind
It was just last month that Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee was singing the praises of the GOP majority (granted, he was peddling utter bullshit, but ...)The first three...
View ArticleDonald Trump to GOP: Be nice to me, or else
Donald Trump is firing off warning shots to the Republican Party: If you criticize me too much, you're gonna be soorrrry. How much more unhappy can Trump make establishment Republicans? Quite a bit,...
View ArticleRNC cries uncle, the Koch takeover is complete
Just a few short weeks ago, the Kochs and the Republican party were in what one Republican operative said was an "all-out war" over who would control the party going forward. The Kochs have been...
View Article2013 GOP: Need 'welcoming, inclusive message' to attract Hispanics. 2015 GOP:...
It doesn't get much more welcoming than this, does it? I do feel something for Republican National Committee Chair Reince Preibus. Maybe there's a sliver of pity—mixed in with pure glee, of course....
View ArticleThe RNC Versus The Kochs: Who Will Win? Who Should Win?
Earlier today, a fellow Kossack passed along what I consider to be a very valuable bit of information: Namely, this Yahoo! Politics story from June on how the Koch brothers are trying to hijack the...
View ArticleRepublicans revolt over debates, but agreeing on demands is more difficult
The Republican presidential candidates are still in an uproar over the debates, and they're organizing to change things. Top advisers from 11 of the campaigns held a meeting on Sunday to discuss...
View ArticleCSGOPOTD: Steve Scheffler- 2015 Update
It was just a year ago that we published the first “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” profile of Steve Scheffler, a member of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition and the 2012 Republican National...
View ArticleCSGOPOTD: Ada Fisher
Today, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” will be profiling repeated failed political candidate from North Carolina, Ada Fisher, who unsuccessfully ran for office to be a U.S. Senator in 2002,...
View ArticleCSGOPOTD: Tamara Scott- 2015 Update
One year ago on this date, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” ran its original profile of Tamara Scott, a member of the Republican National Committee from Iowa, who hosts a conservative talk show...
View ArticleCSGOPOTD: Dave Agema: 2016 Update
One year ago, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day”ran its original profile of Dave Agema, a former Michigan state legislator and current member of the Republican National Committee from Michigan who...
View ArticleTheory: Back up RNC plans to block Trump
Here’s my theory as to how the Repub establishment might be best able to stop Trump and make their own choice for the nomination. It sounds far-fetched, and likely wouldn’t work beyond getting rid of...
View ArticleThe Republican Party Is So Scared Of Donald Trump They Are Letting Him...
From the earliest planning stages of the 2016 Republican primary, the party has demonstrated a foreboding fear of the public finding out anything useful about their candidates. To the contrary, they...
View ArticleFacing a contested convention, Republicans contemplate how to change the...
I'm sorry, but if you can't point and laugh at this you have no joy in life.The Republican National Committee is expected to debate a proposal next week that would dramatically shift the balance of...
View ArticleWill The Presidential Debate Commission Stand Up To Donald Trump's Bullying...
Now that Donald Trump has been designated the "presumptuous" nominee of the Republican Party, it is a good time to look ahead to the debates that have been scheduled by the bipartisan Commission On...
View ArticleRepublicans break promises to their own state parties, falling behind in the...
[Sounds of delighted laughter.] The Republican Party has a presumptive presidential nominee who isn’t running a “traditional” campaign,” which is to say Donald Trump is not dabbling with nonsense like...
View ArticleFrom Team TRUMP - "We're going to win"
I’m not always sure why I get some of the emails that come to my inbox. But receiving things from groups and people I cannot stand can be informative, as was the email that I received overnight.Let me...
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