Republican Base

Hate to Smudge the Lipstick but Could We Get a Muzzle for that Pitbull?

Warren Holstein | Posted 07.13.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

Ms. Palin, you're simply a side-show freak in the corner of the Republican tent that everyone points and titters at as you continue to bark and sell tickets to your own dwindling, embarrassing performances.

Note to the GOP: Stop Shunning Social Inclusivity

Candace Straight | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics


Candace Straight

The disconnect between the leadership and the base is so wide that any effort to keep centrist, women and younger voters in the Republican party is becoming impossible.

The Murdochurian Candidate

David Horton | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics


David Horton

The deluge of articles about Palin continues as unchecked as a snow melt creek in Spring. We know already it seems, far more than we ever wanted to kn...

GOP Base: McCain Still Struggling To Connect

Washington Independent | Sridhar Pappu | Posted 06.08.2008 | Politics


In late January, just days before her son would win the Florida Republican primary, 96-year-old Roberta McCain--whom in another era might have been ca...