Gop Attacks

WATCH: Double Negative Attack Ad Supports Unlikely Candidate

Posted 03.09.2012

If any contender in the GOP primary race can be said to have surged ahead of the pack during the last few months, it's the negative attack ad. Account...

Some GOP Strategists Worry That Aggressive Approach On Health Care Could Backfire

Wall Street Journal | JOHN D. MCKINNON | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Republicans, seeking to regain political ground in the health-care debate, have launched a series of attacks on Democrats' overhaul plan...

GOP Women's Group In MD: 'Obama And Hitler Have A Great Deal In Common'

Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Godwin's Law proves itself again! This time from a reportedly prominent GOP group in Maryland, the Republican Women of Anne Arundel County (as ThinkP...

Chi-Town Activists? Joke Is On GOP

Robert Reed | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Reed

Only someone with a sick sense of humor would deride activists who toil in Chicago's worst neighborhoods, dedicating time and effort to providing poor and disenfranchised citizens with a voice in the political and social process.

Obama On GOP Attacks: "If They Bring A Knife To The Fight, We Bring A Gun"

Wall Street Journal | Amy Chozick | Posted 05.25.2011

Mobster wisdom tells us never to bring a knife to a gun fight. But what does political wisdom say about bringing a gun to a knife fight? That's exact...

Obama's Pastor Problem Moves Down South and Down Ballot

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Nichanian

First North Carolina, now Mississippi. Rev. Wright has become fair game for Republican campaigners. The GOP willingness to use Obama against down-ballot candidates does not bode well for Democrats.

Race, Class, Values: GOP Attacks Obama, Possibly In Effort To Buoy Clinton

New York Times | CARL HULSE | Posted 05.25.2011

Senator Barack Obama is starring in a growing number of campaign commercials, but the latest batch is being underwritten by Republicans. In a sign th...