Tag Archives: Republicans

Politico Magazine: Larry Sabato: How Goldwater Changed Campaign Forever

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Not many if any Republicans including Senator Barry Goldwater expected Goldwater to win the 1964 presidential election by defeating President Lyndon Johnson and for Congressional Republicans to do anything in Congress. They were expecting big defeats as … Continue reading →

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Politico Magazine: Richard Norton Smith: Nelson Rockefeller’s Last Stand

Posted on October 25, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  To understand Nelson Rockefeller’s politics, you have to first understand the politics of the Republican Party up until 1966-67 or so. When the Republican Party officially moved into a different direction politically and became the official right-wing … Continue reading →

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Reuter: The Trail With Samuel P. Jacobs: Rick Santorum vs. Mitt Romney

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:FreeState Now Alabama has already been called for Rick Santorum by NBC News and now CNN. Rick Santorum has been been holding a slim but steady lead over Newt Gingrich. Whose actually in 2nd Place in both states, not Mitt … Continue reading →

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The Fiscal Times: John Grgurich: U.S. Economy Grows More Under Democratic Presidents: Is That Good Luck or Good Policy?

Posted on August 12, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat I know this is going to sound like a copout and trying not to take a hard stand and everything else, but the answer to why the American economy does better under Democratic presidents than Republican presidents to … Continue reading →

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Andrew Sullivan: Why Am I Moving Left?

Posted on July 28, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Whatever Andrew Sullivan is calling himself these days, I still consider him to be a Conservative. Conservative Libertarian even if that makes you feel better. Because similar to Barry Goldwater it is not that conservatism has changed, … Continue reading →

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Liberty Pen: Glenn Beck & Andrew Napolitano: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:Liberty Pen– Judge Andrew Napolitano. Source:The New Democrat “Glenn Beck and Andrew Napolitano converse about big government, foreign entanglements and the future of the Republican party. Liberty Pen” From Liberty Pen If you want to know what the definition of Libertarian or … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post: Michael Gerson: The Tea Party Risks Scaring Away Voters

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m going to take you on a trip back in time to the mid 1960s and we’ll work are way up to the early 1980s as well. Imagine had the Barry Goldwater classical conservative movement managed to … Continue reading →

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Washington Examiner: Opinion: Cal Thomas: The Difference Between Republicans and Democrats

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Laptop Party Washington Examiner: Opinion: Cal Thomas: The Difference Between Republicans and Democrats The Republican Party and Democratic Party are so politically diverse inside their party and even to a certain extent are both culturally diverse. Both parties represent states … Continue reading →

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Washington Examiner: Michael Barone: Why Even Ronald Reagan Couldn’t be Ronald Reagan Today

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  To put it simply the Republican Party has moved away from Ronald Reagan. When President Reagan was in office in the 1980s he was that unifying force that could keep a large and very politically diverse political … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: Scott Lincicome: A Free Market Guide to Assessing Reform Conservative Policies

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Hum ‘reform conservative’, that almost sounds like an Oxymoron if you take the official definition of conservative seriously which I do. Because reform means to change and generally improve something whatever something is. A conservative is supposed … Continue reading →

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