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New Report: Republicans Can’t Win Without the Family

Leo Thuman — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:23:39 +0000

Veritable droves of right-of-center commentators and would-be eminences are more than happy to sound off ad-nauseam about tax cuts and job creation. Those priorities are spoken about as if they…

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GOP Establishment Panics over Conservative Frontrunner in Tenn. Race

Thomas Valentine — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:37:20 +0000

Politico is reporting this week that Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) is reconsidering his retirement and thinking about once again running for re-election. The reason? Moderate “Republicans” in Tennessee fret that the conservative…

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LGBT Group Plans to Spend $26 Million in 2018 — And Conservatives Are AWOL

Terry Schilling — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:29:39 +0000

Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) unveiled a $26 million plan for the 2018 elections. Their new offensive will almost double their current political staff and will focus on the…

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Tim Kaine Joins the Fray as Democrats Attack GOP on LGBT Issues

Michael Lucchese — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 19:53:30 +0000

Yesterday, The Pulse covered a shift in certain state-level Democrats’ campaign style toward a more aggressive stance on social issues. The left hopes to put incumbent conservatives on the defensive…

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Democrats Renew Efforts to Push LGBT Agenda in State-Level Races

Michael Lucchese — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 21:56:02 +0000

Democratic candidates for state-level offices across the country think they have found the wedge issue that will win them the election: the LGBT agenda. Newsmax is reporting that Democrats in…

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Clinton Campaign Knocks Trump and Pence for Social Issues Statements

Michael Lucchese — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 19:56:20 +0000

On Hillary Clinton’s official campaign website, the Democrats are reviving an old line of attack: criticizing Republicans for their so-called “radical” positions on social issues. A webpage on the Hillary…

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Florida Governor Betrays Conservative Principles with Obergefell Answer

Michael Lucchese — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:58:57 +0000

In an interview on Tuesday evening sure to upset the conservative grassroots, Florida Governor Rick Scott said that the Republican Party needs to de-emphasize its opposition to the LGBT agenda.…

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Why Republicans’ Surrender on Abortion Could Cost Them the Election . . . Again

Paul Dupont — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 19:26:56 +0000

On the abortion issue, things could not have gone much better for Democrats in 2012. Following Missouri GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin’s now infamous comments on “legitimate rape,” the Democratic…

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Is Calling a “Truce” on Abortion a Mistake? (VIDEO)

Frank Cannon — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 13:52:31 +0000

Frank Cannon is president of the American Principles Project and a respected conservative political strategist with over 30 years of experience. Well, I think there are two elements. One is…

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Donald Trump vs. Big Business: The GOP’s Civil War

Danny Cannon — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 18:50:59 +0000

The US Chamber of Commerce is upset. For years, they have shaped Republican policy, spending millions of dollars trying to push the Republican Party towards a business-first economic message that…

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The Real GOP Convention Battle to Watch for This Summer

Paul Dupont — Tue, 10 May 2016 20:40:06 +0000

Most Republicans have by now conceded that Donald Trump will be the named the nominee at the party’s convention in July. However, while the nomination fight may be over, other…

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Meet the New Donald Trump?

Danny Cannon — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 20:34:54 +0000

Trump advisor Paul Manafort recently caused a stir after comments he made in a closed door meeting with Republican leaders were made public. Manafort suggested that Trump has been “projecting an image”…

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Is the Republican Party Imploding? (VIDEO)

Frank Cannon — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:57:42 +0000

Frank Cannon is president of the American Principles Project and a respected conservative political strategist with over 30 years of experience. I think that what people are not looking at…

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GOP Elites Don’t Understand: Abortion Can Help Them Win Elections But Not If They Retreat

Terry Schilling — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 20:03:42 +0000

The “truce” on social issues in 2012 effectively turned into a one-sided surrender. Democrats ran far to the left and attacked Republicans as being extreme — even going so far…

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Huckabee: Three Billionaires Refused Support Because of Abortion, Marriage Stances

Thomas Valentine — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 21:53:16 +0000

Mike Huckabee got into a discussion with Breitbart Radio’s Stephen Bannon about the influence of the GOP donor class on the party’s candidates. He revealed that at least three billionaires…

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Rush Limbaugh: “The Left Is In A State Of Shock”

Jon Schweppe — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:00:02 +0000

Conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh keeps hammering home the importance of Republicans speaking out about the social issues. Following Matt Bevin’s victory in the Kentucky gubernatorial race, Limbaugh…

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Bevin’s Shock Kentucky Win Shows Social Issues Help GOP

Maggie Gallagher — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 02:58:12 +0000

Just a couple of days ago, the now-elect Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said, according to The Washington Post, that he had planned to campaign on economic issues, but after Kim…

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Cruz Is Right: When You Fight, the Polls Change

Maggie Gallagher — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:00:14 +0000

Ted Cruz made an important point in an interview with Chuck Todd yesterday: the political dynamic changes when leaders are willing to fight on an issue. This is why the…

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Santorum: Young People Are With Us on Abortion, So Why Don’t We Fight?

Thomas Valentine — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:33:49 +0000

Rick Santorum criticized Republicans for only playing defense and not offense, pointing to the Planned Parenthood battle as a prime example in an interview with Breitbart. Santorum said he was…

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Rick Santorum Calls Out Big GOP Donors for “Truce Strategy”

Nick Arnold — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:00:24 +0000

Rush Limbaugh is not the only one finally noticing what American Principles in Action pointed out a year ago: a donor driven truce strategy on social issues is a pathway…

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