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| "The conservatives are winning -- but the RINOs are not being gracious in defeat." See more from Pamela Geller" in American Thinker: "Bye-Bye RINO" |
| "Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Republican voters say former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin shares the values of most GOP voters....By contrast, 74% of Republicans say their party’s representatives in Congress have lost touch with GOP voters nationwide." |
| Trey Gowdy leads 9 of Diamonds, Bob Inglis, in 3rd-quarter fund- raising. See more from Jason Spencer in GoUpstate.com |
| 9 of Diamonds, Bob Inglis: "The coalition of social and economic conservatives and pro-life Democrats that Ronald Reagan built is 'running on fumes'." --Greenville Online: "Bob Inglis says he can't identify with 'hard right'." |
| "The Whig Party became extinct in the mid 1800s ...when they stopped standing for something ....Whig Senator Daniel Webster said that while he personally opposed the issue of slavery, he was not going to force his morality on others. Leaders in both the Democratic and Whig Parties followed suit. Whig-defector Abraham Lincoln saw opportunity." --Read more from Christine O'Donnell in The Bulletin: "Will GOP Get Whigged Out? |
| From Control Congress: "Top 10 conservative conundrums of 2010" |
| --From Jim Stratton of Orlando Sentinel: "GOP base flees Charlie Crist for Marco Rubio." |
| "Imagine the irony that after signing into law $2 billion in new taxes and fees, Mr. Crist hosted a small business summit in Tallahassee last week." --From Matt Mackowiak in The Washington Times Daily: "Winter of GOP discontent." |
| From The Miami-Daily Herald: "The Diaz-Balarts withdraw Char- lie Crist endorsement." |
| "In stark contrast to the incumbent [Jack of Hearts, Frank Wolf], Mr. Trautz is committed to ending out of control federal spending, ending the abuse and misuse of the Congressional earmark system; and ending Government Bailouts of private companies." New press release: "Independence Caucus Endorses Jim Trautz for 10th Congressional District of Virginia." |
| From MiamiHerald.com: "Crist begins decade fighting poll numbers." |
| "Governor [Crist] denied endorsing the $787 stimulus....He literally embraced Obama during an event to push for the stimulus...A Roman Catholic priest asked him if he would sign the same bill passed in South Dakota attempting to ban abortion. 'Yes I would'....Minutes after he left the event, he clarified his remarks to say he would sign such a bill only if there were exemptions for rape and incest.... He later said he would rather change hearts, not laws....'" Read more: "Analysis: With Election Near, Gov.Crist Changes." |
| From Politics Daily: "John McCain Slams Lindsey Graham, Joe Lieberman for Climate Bill." |
| "There is an even larger political struggle going on here for the soul of the Republican Party and its future ideological direction. The party's base has...turned against candidates that are too often willing to water down party principles for the sake of political expediency." Read more from The Washington Times: "No pastels in Florida." |
| David Herszenhor in The New York Times: "In Primary Battles, the G.O.P. Takes On Itself." |
| From Climate Progress: "Graham says Obama has his back on climate bill." |
| From Michelle Malkin: "The uniter: Scott Brown’s center-right-indie coalition." |
| Time and time again, the disconnect between base and leadership proves un- deniable: A new Rasmussen poll: "75%of GOP Voters Still Think Their Legislators Out of Touch." |
| From Boston Herald.com: "Another SC county GOP votes to censure Sen. Graham." |
| From Give Us Liberty: "Christine O'Donnell for U.S. Senate in Delaware...The Conservative Republican Running..." |
| From Stephen Goldstein in Sun Sentinel.com: "Crist faltering: Time for the governor to look at Plan B. Or C. Or…" |
| From David Freddoso in Washington Examiner.com: "Does Kirk's victory mean tea party is a paper tiger? Hardly" |