Walker Drops Out
Gov. Scott Walker is dropping out, according to insiders. His press conference is scheduled for 6 p.m. Eastern time. Gov. Walker has shown enormous courage as governor of Wisconsin, and we…
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Rush Is Right: Candidates Must Talk About Social Issues
Back in 2013, American Principles in Action released an analysis of the 2012 election, “Building A Winning GOP Coalition: The Lessons of 2012.” Our “autopsy” report of the election rejected the…
Susan B. Anthony List Questions Gov. Kasich’s Roe v. Wade Statement
At a New Hampshire town hall yesterday, Gov. Kasich said that Roe v. Wade is “the law of the land now” and that we “we live by the law of…
Christie Becomes Latest Candidate to Challenge Hillary, Dems on Abortion Extremism
Campaign 2012 sure must seem like a distant memory for pro-lifers now. Four years ago, the conventional wisdom coming from the GOP elite seemed to be that Republicans ought to…
Breaking News: ThePulse2016.com Breaks 250,000 Facebook Likes!
It’s so exciting. We began this blogzine in March with no big billionaire backers—only the faith that readers like you would care. Where do you go if you care about…
Fiorina: “GOP Needs to Reclaim Feminism”
Carly Fiorina is causing a ruckus by bringing the word “feminism” into the limelight and challenging conservatives to reclaim it. The Left is desperately scrambling to paint Fiorina and her…
Have Republicans Learned from Romney’s Mistakes?
In many ways, the presidential elections of 2012 seem like ancient history. Since that November two and a half years ago, we have already been through a contentious midterm election…
Who Speaks for Women? Lindsey Graham vs. Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis became a “progressive” television icon when she filibustered a Texas bill banning late-term abortions. Sure she’s a feisty former single mom and made her way from welfare to…
Is Scott Walker 2016’s Version of Mitt Romney?
The Pulse’s own Terry Schilling was featured in The Daily Caller yesterday with a piece comparing Scott Walker to Mitt Romney. After looking closely at the two candidates, many unsettling similarities…
No, Santorum Did Not Lose on Social Issues in 2012
Terry, I had forgotten that Santorum made the comments about the right to birth control not being in the Constitution in answer to a reporter’s question. That was just before Iowa…
Rick Santorum Kinda Lost on Social Issues
With all due respect, Maggie, Santorum’s anti-contraception stance probably did hurt him in the GOP primary in 2012. Running as a pro-life candidate is one thing. Talking about how states…
Did Santorum Lose on Social Issues in 2012?
In a story on Santorum’s kind words about Bruce Jenner, the Washington Examiner‘s political reporter Susan Ferrechio makes this very odd and embarrasing (to the Examiner) claim: “Santorum ran a vigorous…
Hillary Clinton Quickly Denounces Indiana Religious Liberty Law
Hillary Clinton went all in early against religious liberty with her tweet opposing Indiana’s law. So much for Bill Clinton’s legacy of moderating Democrats’ opposition to religion. This, of course,…
Will Any GOP Candidates Step Up to the Plate for Religious Liberty?
Something very important is happening right now in Indiana. Pay attention: The Democrats are attempting to use their power in the mainstream media to get Republicans to retreat and mute…
Jeanne Shaheen Votes Against Protecting Victims of Sex Trafficking
The New Hampshire Union Leader published a scathing editorial condemning Sen. Jeanne Shaheen for suddenly dropping her support for a bill to protect victims of human trafficking when the pro-abortion establishment of…
Newsflash to GOP: You’re Going to Get Attacked
Frank, I agree: that was one horrific interview on abortion for Scott Walker. For some reason or another, many politicians think that they can package their beliefs in such a…
Walker’s Terrible Sunday Interview on Life
Coming out of a good CPAC appearance, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker just gave what I can safely call the very worst interview on the life issue I have seen from…
Evangelicals and Scott Walker: Will He Walk Away from the Failed Truce Strategy?
Last year about this time Gov. Scott Walker was touring the country promoting his book by urging Republicans to downplay the social issues, a move the American Principles Project analysts…
The Great Party Switch
The center-left American Prospect publishes an analysis and review of a new Yale University book “Latino America” by two scholars (Baretto and Segura) documenting ‘the great party switch.’ They are referring…
