Despite many believing Sarah Palin’s days as a politician are over, Nate Silver reckons she’s still in with a chance to be nominated as the Republicans’ 2012 Presidential candidate. He gives 10 good reasons why.
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Meet the Repulicans’ Next Big Thing
Meet the Republican Party’s great hope for 2012: South Dakota Senator John Thune — a fundraising heavyweight with a crack team of advisers who many are predicting could reinvigorate the embattled party.
More revelations from Sarah Palin’s book
The contents of Sarah Palin’s new book, Going Rogue, are beginning to leak out. Amongst the revelations, Palin claims she was hushed-up from speaking on election night and the McCain campaign slugged her with a $500k legal bill.
A right return to the centre
There’s a surprising global political trend occurring, even in traditionally liberal countries: a rise of the right. But it’s a right lean on economics — not social issues — that’s popular. Pollies are balancing the centre, says Fareed Zakaria.
Krugman: How the lunatic Right could bring down America
The Republican Party’s “lunatic fringe” — your Birthers, teabaggers, etc — isn’t really a fringe at all, says Paul Krugman: it’s taking control of the party. And if paranoid, far-right candidates win state office, the entire country could become “ungovernable”.
Meet the lone Republican who voted for health reform
Little-known Republican Rep Joseph Cao is the only member of the GOP to vote in favour of the US healthcare reform bill. Why did he do it? And just how much flack is he going to cop as a result?
The Tea Party descends on DC
10,000 members of America’s right-wing Tea Party movement have swarmed DC to “scare” members of Congress from voting for health care reform. 10 have been arrested, while an All-Star line-up of GoP Reps showed up. Can they actually “kill the bill”?
New Jersey turns a deep, dark shade of purple
If people still bought newspapers in America, they’d be reading about a Republican resurgence today, with the Republicans winning their first election in New Jersey since 1997, writes Jason Whittaker.
Republicans stage a comeback
On the one-year anniversary of Barack Obama’s landslide win, the winds of change appear to have shifted, with two Republican candidates winning seats in this year’s state elections. Is this a sign that voters are becoming increasingly disaffected with the new President and his party?
Dowd: Rush Limbaugh is immature and narcissistic
Shock jock Rush Limbaugh is one of the key media mouths of the Republican Party and he loves to insult at Obama. Too bad he forgets the actions of his good mate Dubya, because it wasn’t Obama who stuffed the economy or brought about the war in Iraq, notes Maureen Dowd.
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The lost Sarah Palin speeches
Read the concession speech the Republican Party wouldn’t let Sarah Palin make after the 2008 US Presidential election, plus the victory speech she never got to make.
Why Palin won’t run for President
Sarah Palin won’t run in 2012, predicts FiveThirtyEight after crunching her popularity numbers and finding she couldn’t beat Romney or Huckabee for GoP nomination. Besides, she’s too busy hanging out with Oprah.
White House doesn’t wear the Fox hat
Travelling through the US, Simon Burrow reports on the battle of Fox News vs. the White House. Has open war broken out between old and new media?
Meghan McCain: new media darling John McCain: the myth of the maverick
Republican John McCain may have branded himself ‘the maverick’ of Washington, except ever since he didn’t get the top job, he is siding with the Republicans more than ever before.
Guy Rundle: Those crazy ole Republicans aren’t funny anymore
The US is heading towards a health care bill of 20% of GDP, at which point the country has, economically, become one huge hospital. If Obama is not allowed to fix it, it will crash and burn.
Republican moms heart marijuana
“As a Republican mother committed to legalizing marijuana, political life can be lonely,” admits Jessica Peck Corry. “But while many in my party whisper about the Drug War’s insanity, we should shout it from the rooftop: the time to legalize is now.”
Palin’s last day: it’s all about the money
It’s Sarah Palin’s last day as the governor of Alaska, and still no-one’s entirely sure why she’s leaving. But according to the Christian Science Monitor, her departure is at least partially motivated by money.
Palin quits, splits GOP
The surprise resignation of Sarah Palin as Governor of Alaska has left the Republican ranks divided — should she have seen out her term? Can she still shoot for 2012? Politico speaks to those in-the-know.
US climate bill: “a pile of shit”
Congress Minority Leader John Boehner has labelled the new US climate change bill a “pile of shit” following an hour-long speech that delayed the House from voting on the legislation.
Republican governor’s Latin loving makes for a sexy story
On Tuesday, US media started to bubble with the story that the Republican governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford, had gone missing. Just a wacky little yarn, we thought. And then…
Obama embraces Reagan; Republicans suddenly less keen
Obama has been quite generous in his praise of Ronald Reagan of late, while Republicans have suddenly begun reassessing whether Reagan is the best role-model to follow as they seek a path back to power.
