Target Races

    If Only Paul Ryan’s Plan Were as Radical as the Democrats Claim

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 13th at 08:59 AM  | 

    “Choice for Republicans involves trusting the American people to handle their affairs and retirement. Choice for Democrats involves only the option to kill children, with everything else pre-packaged in one size fits all government bureaucracy.” It is mathematically indisputable that should President Barack Obama obtain his legislative desire and increase taxes on those making $250,000.00 a year or more the nation would not close even | Read More »

    The Argument

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 13th at 04:47 AM  | 

    Saturday on Twitter, my buddy Tom Crowe summed up what the two Presidential campaigns are all about: So #2012election comes down to GOP: “We trust you.” vs. Dems: “Trust us.” — Tom Crowe (@TomCrowe) August 11, 2012 This should not be a hard sell.

    Greater Risk. Greater Reward.

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 13th at 04:46 AM  | 

    I expected Mitt Romney to pick Bob McDonnell as his running mate. I’ve said repeatedly that my two choices were either Bobby Jindal or Paul Ryan, but I expected Bob McDonnell. I’m delighted I got who I wanted and not who I expected. Paul Ryan is a daring choice. I’ve talked to a lot of Republicans over the weekend and 48 hours after Paul Ryan | Read More »

    In Wisconsin, Conservatives Should Rally for Mark Neumann

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 7th at 04:46 AM  | 

    I have supported Mark Neumann’s candidacy in the Wisconsin Senate race, but was also somewhat ambivalent about Eric Hovde. Above all else, I did not want to get in a situation where conservatives were divided and Tommy Thompson won. Goal number one in Wisconsin must be to stop Tommy Thompson. But it is time to set the ambivalence aside. With one week to go we | Read More »

    The Establishment’s Near Sexual Advances on Ted Cruz Are About to Begin

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 1st at 04:47 AM  | 

    “[T]he Perry-Dewhurst shared campaign team spent $50 million in the past year to ruin the reputations of Rick Perry and Ted Cruz. That’s just sad.” It turned into an atrociously nasty runoff. The same crew who failed Governor Rick Perry’s Presidential bid has now also sunk David Dewhurst’s bid for the Senate and spent tens of millions of dollars in the process. Along the way | Read More »