U.S. Republican Party Politics

A Dallas Tea Party Leader Says the Republican Party Doesn't Want Black People to Vote

First, a bit of background. For the past several months, Battleground Texas has been laying the groundwork for a Democratic takeover of Texas. It will be a long process, requiring the development of the on-the-ground political infrastructure needed to reliably turn out Democrats to vote, Latino ones ... More >>

Republicans Have an Image Problem Because They Insist on Acting Like Republicans

The op-ed page of our only local daily newspaper is full of talk today about the national Republican Party's big overnight discovery and wake-up call: in a document called the "Growth and Opportunity Report" published by the Republican National Committee, Republicans are being informed that they are ... More >>

As the National GOP Leaps into the 20th Century, Ted Cruz and His Texas Pals Cling to the 19th

Last Thursday, New York Times conservative columnist David Brooks said Republicans, smarting from Mitt Romney's defeat, have learned their lesson and are undergoing what Brooks described as a "glasnost," a term defined by Merriam-Webster as, "a Soviet policy permitting open discussion of political a ... More >>

GOP Accuses House Candidate Robert Miklos of Sending Prostitutes and Thieves to Knock on Doors

The Dallas County Republican Party dropped something of a bombshell Tuesday on the campaign of Robert Miklos, the Democrat challenging incumbent Ken Sheets for Texas House District 107, covering East Dallas and slivers of Mesquite and Garland. Party chairman Wade Emmert sent a phone message to voter ... More >>

The Revisionaries Explores the Texas Board of Education's Fight Against Science, History

GOP Party Platform Antagonizes the Sleeping Giant in Texas

Texas isn't really a red state anymore. It just doesn't know it yet. The Hispanic population nationwide grew from 35 million to 50 million over the last decade or so, and 20 percent of that growth was in Texas. Meanwhile, the white bloc that does all the electing around here is no longer a majority. ... More >>

Is There Life After Campaign Blunders Like "Legitimate Rape?" Ask Clayton Williams

It looks like the epitaph of Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's political aspirations are written in a Sunday morning interview on a Fox affiliate in St. Louis. The staunchly anti-abortion, GOP Senate candidate said women rarely get pregnant from rape, a misconception repeatedly disproved in medical research ... More >>

The Modern Texas GOP, a Viper's Nest of Mao-Lovin' Commie Bastards

On the one hand, our former mayor and Republican primary candidate for the U.S. Senate, Tom Leppert, wasn't afraid to break GOP ranks and tell us that his fellow Republican opponent Ted Cruz is a known communist sympathizer. Amazing. On the other hand, now we also know that Leppert himself is a fel ... More >>

Does the GOP really think Latino voters will buy Marco Rubio?

The 'Loser Pays Bill': Yes, You're the Loser

You can probably guess who wins.

Wade Emmert Emerges as Party Favorite in GOP Effort to Take Back County Judge Seat

flickr member: cedarhillchurchofchristEmmert is charged with helping the local Republican Party rebound by jumping from a council member in Cedar Hill to Dallas County Judge.At the Dallas County Republican Party's annual Reagan Day Dinner in February, we described Cedar Hill City Council member Wade ... More >>

The Bailout Bonus Round: Jeb Hensarling Is Not Happy With AIG. Not at All.

In light of the news that American International Group -- better known as AIG -- is doling out those "distasteful" but nonetheless delicious bonuses to its execs, the House Financial Services Subcommittee is meeting at this very moment to discuss AIG and "how it got into its current situation, why i ... More >>

Five Years Later, the Feds Finally Sue Irving-Based Republican Victory Committee

The Irving-based Republican Victory Committee sure sounds like something associated with the Republican National Committee -- which is why, in June 2004, the RNC filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission. Because, see, the official arm of the Republican Party has absolutely nothing to d ... More >>

Keynote Speaker at GOP Fund-Raiser Says Party is Facing "Gut-Check Point." Ya Think?

Sam MertenU.S. Congressmen Jeb Hensarling (left) and Kenny Marchant (right) and State Senator John Carona (top right corner)The Dallas County Republican Party continued to pick up the pieces from another rough election cycle as it celebrated its largest annual fund-raiser last night at the Westin P ... More >>

Go Home, GOP|Money For Nothing|Corrections

Pauken Says New Leadership And Strategy Needed For GOP Progress In Dallas County

In last week's paper version of Unfair Park, we took a look at the local GOP through the eyes of Dallas County Republican Party chair Jonathan Neerman. One of Neerman's critics, Texas Workforce Commission chair (and my former boss) Tom Pauken, says Barack Obama was an important reason why the Democ ... More >>

With Dallas Republicans in Pain, One Local Leader Believes He Has the Cure

How County Chair Jonathan Neerman Plans to Ease the Dallas GOP's Woes

Dallas County's Early Birds See Blue

Dallas County GOP Says That Valdez Chicken Video Was All in Good "Fun"

A Game of Chicken: Sheriff Valdez Demands an Apology from Cannaday

Time Warped

Rudy Giuliani Has New Dallas-Based Tastemakers. And They're So Tasteful Too.

Van the Man? Or, Not So Much?

Party Poop

With Dems likes these, who needs the GOP?

Damned Hollywood Liberals

Talon's Out

Republicans Heart the Defense

Coloring Book

What color will the district attorney be, and who gives a rat's rear end?

Groundswell, Sort Of

Richardson stylist mixes politics and hair

Fog of War

A group of veterans says John Kerry stretches the truth about his Vietnam service. Who can you believe? Who knows?

Amateur Hour

Congressional candidate Mike Murphy feels the strong arm of the GOP

Best State Legislator

Senator Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant

Best Political Move

Judge Sally Montgomery

Just Say No...

To the Republican National Committee and DMN Web Logs

Bench Warmers

In many contested judicial races, the Republicans are grabbing all the incumbencies they can

The Christmas Coronation

These candidates don't need your vote; they have each other

Over the Line

A GOP state redistricting plan targets a longtime Democrat and others

Battle for the barrio

Dallas Hispanic Republicans fight historic allegiances -- and a few slashed tires

PAC men

Down but not out, local Democrats
show feeble signs of life

Nothing ventured

The end of the 1999 legislative session proves that, for Gov. Bush at least, it's better to look good than to do good

The Nerd Behind the Throne

Karl Rove has masterminded all of Bush's political victories. Now he faces his toughest challenge: convincing you that the presidential front-runner owns his own soul

Buzz

Holy handouts

How taxpayers -- including you, if you hit the flea market in Canton -- are subsidizing the Christian right

Bush's free ride

With a little help from his Democratic pals, George W. Bush has become the GOP front-runner for president. But it's a cold world beyond Texas' borders, and it may take more than charm and luck to carry a good ol' boy to the White House.

The Race Not Run

Republican Bill Hill is running against Democrat Rick Reed for district attorney. Don't think you have a choice.

Candidate X

Michael Capehart finds the going lonely for a yellow-dog Democratin GOP country

Letters

GOP to gays: Butt out

Texas' Log Cabin Republicans find themselves the ultimate outsiders--vilified by both the GOP and fellow gays

Courthouse coup

How County Commissioner Jim Jackson and his right-wing Republican cronies have Dallas' judges running scared

Golden years

Gingrich and Wright have more in common than meets the eye