By Andrew P. Napolitano
The president's men trash the Constitution to pursue antagonists
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Republican leaders spent three months studying their 2012 election defeat and on Monday announced they were beat on nearly every aspect of politicking, from money to message to manpower, and said one immediate change should be to embrace immigration reform — a lightning-rod issue that nearly tore the party apart under the George W. Bush administration.
Mitt Romney's overtly political response to Tuesday's attacks on American diplomatic posts in Egypt and Libya drew fire from both the left and right, but some Republicans said the flare-up gives him an opening to further paint President Obama as the heir to President Carter.
In the battle of unlimited-money political groups that will play a major role in the 2012 general election, Republican groups have stockpiled far more cash than their Democratic rivals, and a tiny group of people is set to have a dramatic influence on the electoral process.
Reince Priebus, just over a month into his term as Republican National Committee chairman, is cutting costs and cultivating the party's donor base in an aggressive bid to fix the national party's tattered balance sheet.
In a virtual replay of 2008, Florida is bucking the national Democratic and Republican parties in planning an early presidential primary, an act of defiance that creates strategic challenges for GOP candidates and could unravel the primary calendar next year.
Some supporters of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele are privately urging him to consider a graceful exit strategy as RNC members prepare for Friday's showdown vote on who will lead the party for the next two years.
The next chairman of the Republican National Committee will face a money-raising challenge of historic proportions.
The Republican elephant in the room wasn't in the room, but a group of contenders were already promising big changes Wednesday if they win the race to replace embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele next month.
In a historic first, Republican National Committee conservatives are using a set of written criteria to evaluate potential replacements for Chairman Michael S. Steele, The Washington Times has learned.
Two outside pro-Republican groups say they will boost their total fundraising to $52 million over the next two months, as the political right begins to play serious catch-up on the left in the use of tax-exempt nonparty organizations in election campaigns.
John Edwards is on a tour to see poverty.
John Edwards is on a tour to see poverty.
"It's the consistency of delivering a message with the right tone to Hispanic voters or other groups," said Mr. Duncan, who came up short in the race against Mr. Priebus for the chairmanship in 2011. "I think that's the theme of this, as opposed to a specific policy."
GOP road map: Immigration reform, fewer debates, $10M for minority outreach →
"Today's vote was an important signal to voters about which members of Congress are fighting to protect coal and the jobs it provides," said Mr. Duncan. "It is disappointing that President Obama threatened to veto this critical legislation which would provide for more balanced regulations and ensure a future for coal."
