Category: Republicans

Republican Ridge: ‘It’s Beyond Aggravating and Angers Me’ that Trump Continues to Sow Doubt About Mail-in Voting
Republican Tom Ridge, who served as the very first secretary of homeland security during the George W Bush administration, has publicly complained that Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on mail-in voting.

How To Lose an Election in About 5 Minutes
She may have spoken for a few short minutes, but who could have guessed that Abby Johnson could have done so much political damage in so short a time?

Fmr. Romney Adviser: Racism Is the ‘Original Sin’ of the Republican Party
Exploiting racism is the Republican Party's "original sin," and now Donald Trump's taking full advantage of that fact, a former adviser to the 2012 presidential campaign of Republican Mitt Romney wrote in his new book.

Tom Cotton’s Abhorrent Comments Are The Ultimate Disrespect for John Lewis
It's a hell of a send-off for a man who had been one of last of the great fighters for civil rights and so revered for so long that he was known as the "conscience of the Congress."

W.H. Economic Adviser Kudlow: Not Getting Rid of Unemployment Stimulus in Phase 4, We Know There’s Hardship
After promising to kill it just last month, the top White House economic adviser is now reversing course and promising to extend a special $600 federal unemployment compensation benefit.

David Jolly: ‘Not Wearing a Mask Doesn’t Make You Cool, It Makes You a Carrier’
Conservatives and Republicans have been wrong to frame the issue of wearing face masks as one of "freedom," when it's more properly one of public safety, according to a former Republican congressman.

‘Morning Joe: Mitch, Guess What, You Are Going To Be Called Chokehold Mitch Soon
MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough, who originally tagged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as "MoscowMitch" over the Kentucky Republican's reluctance to defend US elections against further Russian interference, was back at taunting McConnell for his impending move to block police reform which would ban the sort of chokeholds which killed George Floyd in police custody.

Mitt Romney at Black Lives Matter Goes Where Trump Wouldn’t
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney's decision to participate in a Black Lives Matter protest was not only a big surprise, but a powerful signal as well.

Mass. Republican Gov.: Trump’s Compassion Is Nowhere To Be Found
Charlie Baker, the popular Republican governor of Massachusetts, has lamented Donald Trump's leadership in the midst of the protests against George Floyd's death.


