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Why Congress is so partisan, in two charts
If you think there is any hope of bipartisan compromise in today’s political environment, we’ve got a few words for you. “Bad,” “greedy” and “crazy.” Those would be three of the top four words...
View ArticleThe Missouri GOP’s Todd Akin alternatives
Rep. Todd Akin is clinging for dear life to his Senate candidacy, despite resounding calls for him to drop out in the aftermath of his comments about “legitimate rape.” And The Fix’s Sean Sullivan...
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Why the GOP gambled on Tampa
Tampa is basically a perfect place for a major party’s national convention — except for the weather, of course. Republican Party officials knew that there was always the threat of a hurricane during an...
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Republicans bet the House on staying on offense
If the GOP’s House majority is in jeopardy, somebody forgot to tell the National Republican Congressional Committee. The NRCC, the committee charged with keeping Republicans in control of the House, is...
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Lindsey Graham, Peter King break with Grover Norquist
Updated at 8:35 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 26. A pair of congressional Republicans reiterated their willingness Sunday to violate an anti-tax pledge in order to strike a deal on the “fiscal cliff,” echoing...
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Why the Norquist defections mean a small step, not a giant leap in ‘fiscal...
Updated at 4:22 p.m. The chorus of congressional Republicans showing a willingness to buck Grover Norquist’s influential no-tax pledge to avert the “fiscal cliff” is growing. While the moves could be...
View ArticleConservative groups criticize Shelley Moore Capito as she announces Senate...
Make sure to sign up to receive “Afternoon Fix” every day in your e-mail inbox by 5(ish) p.m.! EARLIER ON THE FIX: Chris Christie will make 2013 bid for reelection A Fix callout: The top family feuds...
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How Senate Republicans could get tripped up again in 2014 (and how they are...
Just three weeks after suffering debilitating losses across the map, the 2014 election cycle is quickly beginning to resemble the previous two for Senate Republicans, with the possibility of new...
View ArticleSen. Kay Hagan says she will run for reelection in 2014
Make sure to sign up to receive “Afternoon Fix” every day in your e-mail inbox by 5(ish) p.m.! EARLIER ON THE FIX: The kids are alright — for President Obama Republicans gaining traction on Libya Why...
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Boehner keeps up criticism of White House proposal on ‘fiscal cliff’
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) kept up his criticism Sunday of the White House plan for averting the “fiscal cliff,” calling it a “non-serious proposal” and declaring that Congress will “never...
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Grover Norquist: Beware of a second tea party wave
Anti-tax lobbyist Grover Norquist said Sunday that if President Obama pushes the nation over the “fiscal cliff,” there will be a tea party backlash stronger than the movement that influenced the 2010...
View ArticleDick Armey received $8 million in deal to leave FreedomWorks
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View Article‘The Daily Show’ on the GOP’s diversity challenge (VIDEO)
After House GOP leaders took heat for not naming any women to chair committees, House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) tapped Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) last week to head the House Administration...
View ArticleRepublican National Committee finished 2012 cycle debt-free
Make sure to sign up to receive “Afternoon Fix” every day in your e-mail inbox by 5(ish) p.m.! FIRST ON THE FIX: * The Republican National Committee will release a report later tonight showing zero...
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Republicans race to be rebuilder-in-chief
It didn’t take long after the 2012 election for Republicans to decide they needed a new way forward. Now, several high-profile GOP figures likely to give a 2016 presidential campaign a close look are...
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Poll: Public sours on what 2013 will bring
Public expectations about the year ahead are bleaker than they’ve been in more than a decade, with Republicans leading the way in adopting gloomier outlooks, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News...
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Whither Jon Huntsman?
Watch Jon Huntsman over the past 18 months and you are left with a simple question: What is he doing? With the anti-partisan group “No Labels” hosting its “Meeting to Make America Work!” in New York...
View ArticleRand Paul: Christie’s comments likely wouldn’t ‘play well in the Republican...
Make sure to sign up to receive “Afternoon Fix” every day in your e-mail inbox by 5(ish) p.m.! EARLIER ON THE FIX: The politics of the debt ceiling — in 1 chart Why Republicans caved on the debt...
View ArticleColin Powell: GOP must ‘stop buying into things that demonize the president’
Make sure to sign up to receive “Afternoon Fix” every day in your e-mail inbox by 5(ish) p.m.! EARLIER ON THE FIX: Two inauguration day videos you shouldn’t miss Obama’s history-making use of the word...
View ArticleJay Leno on the GOP’s woes (VIDEO)
On Tuesday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said President Obama’s goal is to “annihilate” the Republican Party, based on his second inaugural address. NBC’s Jay Leno’s not sure Republicans need a...
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