Does civil war beckon for the Republican party?
What used to be a broad church has become a schismatic one and after Mitt Romney’s defeat civil war could be looming for the Republicans.
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Top Republican Senator Rob Portman says he now supports same-sex marriage after his son came out as gay – and reveals David Cameron helped inspire his change of heart.
“Shame on you”: the New Jersey governor Chris Christie has launched a stinging attack on his own party leaders for scrapping a vote on relief aid for victims of superstorm Sandy.
Republicans in the House of Representatives abandon a vote on a bill aimed at avoiding a “fiscal cliff,” after failing to gather enough support for the measure.
So much for those post-election hopes that the parties would reach a deal to avoid the looming fiscal cliff. Leading Republicans have trashed Obama’s plan as “totally inadequate” and a “non-starter”.
Brian Leeson, the leader of an Irish republican group which split from Sinn Féin has been arrested at his home in Dublin.
“We had no message and we gave it to the worst communicator in the world”, said one aide. As the defeat sinks in, the Republicans’ search for blame begins.
What used to be a broad church has become a schismatic one and after Mitt Romney’s defeat civil war could be looming for the Republicans.
It is a second defeat in a row for the Republicans, despite a big spending US election campaign. Jonathan Rugman reports on the recriminations as the GOP looks for someone to blame.
There’s fear, there’s loathing, and there’s electoral politics. Top Republicans say President Obama’s foreign policy triggered the attacks on US diplomatic staff – calling it “disgraceful”.
Dirty Harry concluded his senior moment by drawing a doddery finger across his throat. The hall went wild but watching from their box the spray-on smiles of the Romney family cracked like plaster.
Thanks to the weather America is talking more about Isaac than Mitt this week and that is just rotten bad luck for the Republicans.
It is the story of a mid-western state that has undergone a tumultuous conversion, from a laid back, progressive liberal vibe, to a virulent conservatism, writes Felicity Spector.
It’s not easy being a Republican woman right now, what with the Todd Akin rape scandal, a hardline abortion platform and gaping gender gap to overcome. Can the convention help turn things around?
Shauna Prewitt was raped at 21 and became pregnant. She reads our her open letter to the Republican party after Todd Akin’s comments.
Just when they thought it was safe to talk about the economy, the Republicans are plunged into a row over a Senate candidate’s comments that women do not get pregnant from “legitimate rape”.