Topic: U.S. Republican Party

On Top Magazine | 4 days ago
Melvin Nimer, the president of gay GOP group Utah Log Cabin Republicans, is vying for a seat in the Utah Senate

Melvin Nimer, the president of gay GOP group Utah Log Cabin Republicans, is vying for a seat in the Utah Senate, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.

Republicans recruited Nimer after Nancie Lee Davis was disqualified from the race for ...

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On Top Magazine | 11 days ago
In a wide-ranging interview Friday, Senator Ashburn talked to us about gay rights, Ken Mehlman and what's next

Senator Roy Ashburn is in the twilight of his service in the California Senate. He came to Sacramento in 1996 and served six years in the Assembly before moving on to the Senate, where he has served his maximum two terms ...

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On Top Magazine | 12 days ago
Ken Mehlman, the former RNC chair who came out gay Wednesday, is in talks with gay GOP group GOProud

Ken Mehlman, the former RNC chair who came out gay Wednesday, is in talks with gay GOP group GOProud, gay weekly the Washington Blade reported.

The Blade is reporting that the group's executive director, Jimmy LaSalvia, recently spoke with Mehlman ...

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Reuters US Online Report Politics News | 106 days ago

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama chided Republicans and joked about his own unpopularity on Tuesday while raising money for a California senator whose support he needs to advance his policy agenda. Obama journeyed to San Francisco to raise campaign cash for Democrat Barbara Boxer, who is battling to win a fourth term in November congressional elections. "I don't ...

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On Top Magazine | 148 days ago
Tony Perkins' gay joke received a loud cheer from Republicans attending the SRLC 2010 in New Orleans over the weekend

Influential social conservative Tony Perkins' gay joke received a loud cheer from Republicans attending the Southern Republican Leadership Conference (SRLC) 2010 in New Orleans over the weekend, news site Alternet.org reported.

The conference is the most prominent Republican meetup ...

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On Top Magazine | 167 days ago
GOProud leaders will assist in the campaigns of two openly gay Republicans competing for DC Council ward seats in this year's election

GOProud leaders will assist in the campaigns of two openly gay Republicans competing for DC Council ward seats in this year's election.

GOP leaders announced Thursday that the party will field 4 candidates in the Democratic ...

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On Top Magazine | 178 days ago
Gay Republicans not willing to call out Senator Roy Ashburn on his long anti-gay record

Five days after Republican California Senator Roy Ashburn admitted he's gay, the nation's two largest gay GOP groups have kept mostly silent on the issue, neither willing to call out the senator on his long anti-gay record.

Log Cabin Republicans Spokesman Charles Moran ...

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On Top Magazine | 190 days ago
Gay activists are lauding the sudden retreat of Harold Ford Jr. from seeking a Senate seat in New York

Gay activists are rejoicing at the sudden retreat of Harold Ford Jr. from seeking a Senate seat in New York.

The former Tennessee congressman announced he would not run for the U.S. Senate in the Democratic primary against Senator Kirsten ...

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On Top Magazine | 241 days ago
Top Republicans have joined the fight against gay marriage in the District of Columbia

Top Republicans have joined the fight against gay marriage in the District of Columbia, the 'Washington Post' reported.

Stand for Marriage DC is challenging a District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics ruling that blocked opponents from pursing a ballot initiative banning gay marriage in ...

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On Top Magazine | 295 days ago
Two Republicans will sponsor gay rights bills next year in the Utah Legislature

Two Republicans will sponsor gay rights bills next year in the Utah Legislature, the 'Deseret News' reported.

Leaders of the gay Republican group Log Cabin Republicans say they have secured two GOP lawmakers to sponsor a pair of gay rights bills next year.

The announcement comes on ...

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Sen. Lamar Alexander: Really dishonest or really dumb?

Daily Kos | 4 hours ago

Great catch from the Wonk Room's Pat Garofalo on Lamar Alexander and tax cuts for the rich. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) has taken the tax absurdity...

Tea Party Groups Pick Up The Mantle of GOP's Bogus Voter Fraud Claims

TPM Muckraker | 4 hours ago

Across the country, Tea Party groups are raising concerns ahead of the midterm elections about potential voter fraud -- a problem that most voting...

Bill to Aid Sick 9/11 Responders Gets New Life

CBS News | 4 hours ago

The House is expected to reconsider a bill this month to provide up to $7.4 billion to workers sickened during cleanup of World Trade Center site...

Not much of a compromise

Political Animal | 4 hours ago

NOT MUCH OF A 'COMPROMISE'.... Our discourse can be awfully frustrating sometimes.. . House GOP Leader John Boehner offered a concession on tax...

To get to D.C., a Democrat runs from it

First Read: msnbc.com | 4 hours ago

Msnbc.com s Tom Curry offers an on-the-ground look today at a crucial House race shaping up in Washington s Third District, where Democrat Denny...

As Midterm Elections Near, Republican Members of Congress are Far More Active on Twitter, Study Finds

Business Wire2 | 4 hours ago

Eight of the ten most followed Twitter accounts maintained by members of Congress are held by Republicans, according to a new study of...

GOP Quietly Lays Plans For Boehner-Led House

Huffington Post | 5 hours ago

House Republicans have held a series of private discussions to plot their first moves if they win the majority in November -- with plans to use...

Parade of GOP leaders coming to Iowa

Cedar Rapids Gazette, Iowa | 5 hours ago

Add New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to the growing list of high-profile Republicans heading to Iowa.. . Christie, one of the GOP's most sought after ...

GOP 'flat out crazy'

Politico | 6 hours ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) marked the unofficial kickoff to the fall campaign by branding the opposition as "fruit loops" and "flat out...

Check the Calendar—It's Not 1982

Barron's | 7 hours ago

WILL THIS YEAR BE MORE LIKE ? . . The party in power traditionally loses seats in mid-term elections as the public expresses its disenchantment...

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