Ed Gillespie

Ed Gillespie Joins Mitt Romney Campaign As Senior Adviser

The Huffington Post | Elise Foley | Posted 04.05.2012

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Mitt Romney gained support from one more prominent member of the Republican establishment Thursday, as it was announced that Ed Gillespie, a political...

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Jon Ward

Obama Reelection Chief Confident Of Latino Support In 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.18.2011

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CHICAGO -- The man tasked with running President Obama's reelection campaign looked to be handling the pressure of such a big job rather well on a rec...

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Jon Ward

WATCH: Top Republican Strategist Ed Gillespie: GOP Has 'Sounded Anti-Immigrant'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 10.05.2011

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Republican strategist Ed Gillespie is pushing hard for the Republican Party to change its attitude toward Hispanics. He's a student...

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Jon Ward

Republican Strategist Plans To Recruit 100 Hispanic State Legislature Candidates For 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 09.17.2011

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WASHINGTON – The same Republican strategist who presciently focused his party's resources on winning state legislatures in the last election is now ...

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Jon Ward

Obama Risking Independent Voter Support, Say Republican Strategists

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 09.07.2011

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WASHINGTON - Republican strategists and pollsters said the dismal jobs report Friday was a blow to President Obama's hopes of building momentum going ...

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Sarah Palin Grapples With Gillespie, Says Calls For GOP Caution Are 'Out Of Touch' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah Palin urged Republicans to throw caution to the wind in the aftermath of Tuesday's midterm elections, calling GOP strategist Ed Gillespie's sugg...

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Why Karl Rove Wants to Buy the Race for California Attorney General

Zach Friend | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zach Friend

It looks like Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie are trying to resurrect the long game Rove boasted about when he steered George W. Bush to power: the promised decades of Republican dominance.

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New LGBT Resource: Faith in America

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Clemons

Showing the gay community's strong representation within faith communities is vital, and also providing a home base for those who want support in knocking back bigotry from tax-advantaged institutions in this country is quite needed.

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Citizens United, an Assault on Our Democracy, Needs a Constitutional Amendment

Pearl Korn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pearl Korn

To neutralize Citizens United, we must have a Constitutional Amendment to retake our democracy. It won't be an easy fight, but it is a fight worth having, as our democracy depends on it.

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When Karl Rove Squeals, You're Doing Something Right

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Wellington Ennis

Americans surrendered their privacy at Karl Rove's behest. Karl Rove ought to be able to confirm he has nothing to hide, like the rest of Americans have had to in the public interest.

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Citizens United -- Game Changer

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

We can't really predict what will happen on November 2. All we know is that the historical trends are pushing against the Democrats, and that Citizens United has definitively tipped the scales in favor of the oligarchy.

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Sam Stein

Gillespie: Conservative Donors Want Anonymity Out Of Fear Of Government Retribution

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie, who has spearheaded some of the most aggressive outside-government conservative efforts this election cycle, argued ...

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American Crossroads: New GOP Group Plans To Spend Millions This Fall

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — In a campaign season of anti-establishment ferment, some of the Republican Party's best-known insiders are building an ambitious fu...

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Sam Stein

Ed Gillespie: Mosque Debate Will 'Recede' As An Election Issue

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the discussion over the so-called "Ground Zero mosque" has moved from a debate over religious freedom to one about the place of Muslims in American...

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Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS Runs Anti-Bennet Ads In Colorado (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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A new ad paid for by former Bush advisor Karl Rove's organization, Crossroads GPS, is hitting the airwaves in Colorado. The ad, which will run for a ...

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Sam Stein

American Crossroads Attacks Harry Reid For Not Bringing Nevada Enough Stimulus

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A television ad launched against Harry Reid late last week underscores an obvious tension, if not outright duplicity, that exists within the Republica...

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Will Steele's Antics Cost the GOP a Wave?

Asher Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Asher Smith

Enthusiasm alone doesn't win elections. Facilitating a nationwide electoral wave requires infrastructure. Infrastructure that Michael Steele may already be costing Republicans.

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American Crossroads: New Conservative PAC Seeks To Raise $52 Million For 2010 Elections

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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GOP donors disenchanted with the recent flurry of news about Republican National Committee indiscretions will soon have a new place to put their money...

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GOP Turns To Bush Aides For Help Reviving Party

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republicans looking to recover from Bush-era defeats are turning to an unlikely source for advice: top aides to former President George W. Bush. Fo...

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AIG and the Undeserving Rich

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

For years unbridled capitalism has beat down and bloodied the working middle class in this country. Those chickens are now coming home to roost.

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Bush Flack Spouts Nonsense While Touting Success of Presidency

Stephen Kaus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Kaus

Ed Gillespie's recent online forum dissembling the "Myths and Facts About the Real Bush Record" should serve political science instructors well in the future as the epitome of dead-end political propaganda.

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Steve Capus Responds To Ed Gillespie's Charges

MSNBC | Steve Capus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mr. Gillespie, I'm in receipt of your email and want to assure you we take this matter very seriously. We appreciated President Bush's d...

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MSNBC Vs. Fox News/White House

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The feud between GE/NBC/MSNBC and the White House/Fox News has intensified. Below, five links that encapsulate Tuesday's developments in the MSNBC vs....

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Jason Linkins

White House's Gillespie Takes NBC News Complaint To Fox

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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So, the story so far is this: Last week, George W. Bush, making an appearance before the Knesset, said this: "Some seem to believe we should negotiat...

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Olbermann Responds To White House NBC Complaints: The President Doesn't Know What He's Talking About

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Monday night on "Countdown," Keith Olbermann responded to the White House allegations that NBC engaged in "deceitful editing" in airing excerpts of Ri...

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