Gop Election Strategy

GOP Looks For Gains Despite Turbulent Tea Party Shake-Ups

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

WILMINGTON, Del. — In the turbulent year of the tea party, Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a S...

2010 Elections: GOP Strategy Looks To Avoid Issues At All Costs

Washington Post | Karen Tumulty and Paul Kane | Posted 05.25.2011

Sometime after Labor Day, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner plans to unveil a blueprint of what Republicans will do if they take back control of t...

GOP Concludes It Can't Win Close Races Without Court Intervention And Gaming Vote-Counting Process

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Nickolas

The most noteworthy development by the Republican Party over the past year has been what appears to be a concerted new election strategy in any close contest.

GOP Considers $5 Million Bailout For Incumbents

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

The Republican National Committee, growing nervous over the prospect of Democrats' winning a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, is considering t...

GOP's McConnell "Optimistic" About Being In The Minority Again

CNN's Political Ticker | Posted 05.25.2011

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) gave a bleak outlook on the prospects for a Republican-led Senate in 2009. "We are not going to be back ...

House GOP Tries To Show More "Empathy"

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — House Republicans lost three recent elections when customary campaign themes failed to sway voters and their candidates could not o...