Young Guns: Cantor’s PAC of Loose Cannons
By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary) | July 10th at 03:16 PM |
One of the most perplexing organizations on the political scene this election cycle is the Young Guns Action Fund, started by two former aids to Eric Cantor. It was started last fall in an effort to support “conservative candidates for elected office who hold true to the Young Guns movement.” One would expect a PAC affiliated with the House Majority Leader to get involved in | Read More »
The Next Epic Battle: Scott Keadle Vs Richard Hudson in NC-8
By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary) | July 9th at 01:30 PM |
With the Wisconsin recall behind us and the Texas Senate race scheduled for the end of the month, we must remember that there is an important battle taking place in North Carolina next Tuesday. Conservative Scott Keadle – who has been endorsed by Red State, the Club for Growth, Citizens United, and the Madison Project – will be facing off against establishment-hack Richard Hudson in | Read More »
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The Ultimate Treachery
By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary) | April 28th at 10:47 PM |
I’m at a loss for words; I’m really not sure what to think of this. What word would you use to describe someone from party A asking members of party B to vote down a member of party A for supporting a fundamental view of party A? Politico’s Maggie Haberman is reporting that the leadership-affiliated Young Guns Network has sent out mailers asking Democrats to | Read More »
Eric Cantor Tries to Stop Stalwart Scott Keadle in NC-8
By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary) | April 27th at 10:40 AM |
This has been a tough week for conservatives in Washington. Republicans in both houses are caving on the postal bailout, highway bill, appropriations, Ex-Im Bank, Violence Against Women Act, and the student loan bailout. It’s not going to get easier when they come back from recess in May. This is why we need game-changers like Scott Keadle in Congress. Keadle is running in NC-8, the | Read More »