Republican Party

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Why Ronald Reagan didn't completely suck
In "The Age of Reagan," liberal historian Sean Wilentz reckons with the enormous, ongoing influence of the teflon president.
Poetry vs. fear
The Obama-McCain contest will hold up a mirror to America's soul.
Will McCain denounce Floyd Brown?
It's time for the GOP to finally repudiate the creator of the infamous Willie Horton ad, who is back smearing Obama.
Obama, get ready for the "Clinton rules"
As Wednesday's awful debate proves, it won't matter who the presidential nominee is -- the press will play footsie with McCain and attack the Democrat.
Media hypocrites love personality politics
Why is the GOP smear machine so good at re-creating the social dynamics of high school, pitting the Republican jocks against the Democratic nerds?
Dick Cheney was never a "grown-up"
A hard look at how one man changed the face of neoconservatism.
The GOP attack plan for Hillary Clinton
If Clinton beats the odds and wins the Democratic nomination, Republicans will say she stole it. And then they'll try to give voters a 1990s flashback.
McCain to media: Let's stay together
Now that he's the nominee, reporters may not get to spend as much quality time with John McCain. Can McCain and the press make a long-distance relationship work?
Who would the GOP rather face?
John McCain's strategists look on with amazement, and a little glee, as Hillary Clinton tries to make a comeback against Barack Obama.
Ralph Nader loves John McCain
In 2004, Nader asked McCain to help his campaign -- and the senator rushed to his side. Is the consumer advocate now returning the favor?
Requiem for a right-wing icon
Never mind that the Republican right is in chaos, William F. Buckley is up for sainthood -- and John McCain is in on the act.
How to turn white evangelicals into Democrats
According to author Amy Sullivan, liberals don't have to sell their souls to convert Christian Republicans.
McCain: Reformer or phony?
McCain's alleged affair with a lobbyist isn't a big deal. What matter more are his ties to special interests, like her clients in the cruise ship industry.
McCain's risky strategy
His presidential hopes depend on a perception of "victory" in Iraq. If things turn worse by summer with fewer U.S. troops, will he still argue for more of the same?
What the Huck?
For some reason, Mike Huckabee is still running for president. Is he really auditioning for the No. 2 job -- or a show at Fox News?
Requiem for a right-wing dream
Mitt Romney preached about a degraded America -- then quit the '08 race. Now hardcore conservatives have to cozy up to John McCain.
McCain brings it home
The GOP front-runner celebrates before a crowd used to seeing him make comebacks.
Goodbye, Super Tuesday
Clinton and Obama fight on to the next round of primaries -- and a probable matchup with John McCain.
John McCain hates Mitt Romney
McCain spends the day before Super Tuesday in Romney's backyard, a poke in the eye that had more symbolic than strategic value.
Lieberman and McCain: Kissing cousins in Connecticut
In Fairfield, the former Democrat stumps with the GOP front-runner -- and plants one on another Republican.
Betrayed by John McCain
Republican hard-liners have a potent hatred for their front-runner. But soon he may be sitting prettier -- with a win by Hillary Clinton.
Mitt Romney's Mormon detour
Romney, whose religion may have hurt his chances at the Republican nomination, discreetly mourns his church's president and "prophet" at a Utah funeral as his own campaign's vital signs ebb.
Blowback from the GOP's holy war
The 2008 Republican race has left a bitter legacy of sloganeering against Muslims. It may well haunt the party this November.
McCain tees off on Romney
The emboldened front-runner took shots at Romney throughout Wednesday's GOP debate, as if winning seemed less important to him than pissing off his rival.
Political pandering, South Florida edition
Every four years, presidential contenders discover the special needs of South Florida's Cubans. A bipartisan, candidate-by-candidate guide to flip-flopping and talking tough about Castro.
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