The conventional wisdom is that whichever party is in power during a down economy will suffer great losses come election time.
But former DNC head Howard Dean points out, when the alternative is the insubstantive platform of the Republican Party, it's hard to justify electing them over the Democratic Party, no matter how ineffectual we find them.
Tancredos entry into the race is likely to split the GOP vote in the general election, giving Hickenlooper a win, said Dick Wadhams, head of the states Republican Party.
Source:
http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/fun-colorado-tom-tancredo-ditches-go
Sen.
John McCain (R-AZ) cast doubt Sunday on the future of the head of the Republican Party following controversial comments about the war in Afghanistan.
Source:
http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0704/mccain-questions-steeles-future-gop-head/
Nevada Senate nominee Sharron Angle, a tea party favorite who describes herself as a conservative's conservative, left the Republican Party at the height of the Reagan revolution and became a Democrat for at least several years, government records show.
Documents on file with the Humboldt County, Nev., clerk's office
Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/16/sharron-angle-quit-republ_n_613905.html
An article published on conservative website biggovernment.com says the legislative battle over online poker may hold the future of the GOP.
Rich Muny writes that social conservatives are growing alarmed at the emerging libertarian focus of the anti-big government movement, and may make make online poker a point on which to draw a desperate stand.
