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WASHINGTON (AP) — An ebullient Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele asserted Wednesday that GOP victories in governors’ races in New Jersey and Virginia demonstrate “a transcendent party” on the move again. Democratic Party Chairman Tim Kaine said that nothing about the election returns amounted to a repudiation of President Barack Obama.
On the same day that Republicans won governorships in Virginia and New Jersey, they lost a New York congressional seat the GOP had occupied for 140 years. Still, Tuesday's election results offer some support to both sides of the so-called Republican divide.
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) criticized conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, on Friday, for drawing comparisons between President Obama and Adolph Hitler. And, in a sequence that seems rare in modern Republican politics, the Virginia Republican seems eager to publicize his rebuke.
The lone Republican who voted for the sweeping health care changes that passed the House said Sunday that he "had to make a decision of conscience based on the needs of the people in my district."
The Republican who voted for the House's sweeping health care bill said his decision was "based on the needs of the people in my district."
Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The second-ranking Republican in the U.S. House, Eric Cantor, criticized some comments by talk-show host Rush Limbaugh as inappropriate and said his party needs to be inclusive.
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Eric Cantor, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. House, said his party needs to be inclusive and criticized some comments by talk-show host Rush Limbaugh as inappropriate.
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Eric Cantor, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. House, said his party needs to be inclusive and specifically said that some comments by talk-show host Rush Limbaugh were inappropriate.
The House of Representatives Saturday approved the most sweeping healthcare legislation since the creation of Medicare 44 years ago and gave an important boost to President Obama's campaign to guarantee health coverage to all Americans for the first time in history.
For all the talk of Republican chaos and infighting in this off-year election, the GOP in Virginia seems to have found the formula for unifying its party and delivering a winning message
RICHMOND, Va. — A Republican who promised to create jobs won the Virginia governor’s office just a year after state voters helped a Democrat who promised change — and jobs — win the White House.
WASHINGTON (AP) An ebullient Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele asserted Wednesday that GOP victories in governors races in New Jersey and Virginia demonstrate a transcendent party on the move again.
What's Your Reaction? House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va) scoffed and downplayed the significance of two major health-care related interest groups endorsing Democratic authored legislation.
Republican Call for Change Pays off Statewide RICHMOND — Some of Republican Bob McDonnell’s supporters believe it was his effective campaign strategy that led to his overwhelming victory in the state. His win and the GOP sweep of Virginia were celebrated Tuesday with hip-hop music thumping and beach balls bouncing amid a large crowd in downtown Richmond’s [...]
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A constituent base is the engine that drives a political party’s success, which is why the Republicans did well in last week’s elections, and may do well in next year’s midterm contests. It also can be an albatross, which is why the party’s fundamental problems persist.
November 4, 2009 - With a photograph of former President Ronald Reagan hanging on the wall, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele holds a news conference at the committee's headquarters on Captiol Hill in Washington, DC. "Republicans won from the courthouse to the statehouse," Steele said while talking about GOP wins in yesterday's elections in New Jersey, Virginia and other ...
