Repeat after me: gun control isn’t the answer

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  December 15th at 07:40 PM  | 

The tragedy in Newton, CT should shake us all to our very core. Of the 26 who were killed yesterday, 20 of them were children. It’s evil. It’s grotesque. And I’m sure many mothers and fathers were holding their children a little tighter last night. Sadly, for twenty families, that will no longer be possible. Our thoughts and prayers should go out to everyone, especially | Read More »

Fear Thy Primary

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  December 4th at 03:37 PM  | 

Sen. Saxby Chambliss has decided to part company with Grover Norquist.  In doing so, he invited a primary challenge.  Reps. Paul Broun, Tom Price, and former secretary of state Karen Handel all have been maneuvering to oust Chambliss in 2014.  Joshua Miller at CQ Roll Call reported on November 19 that conservatives just aren’t happy with Chambliss, with some, like Debbie Dooley, national coordinator of Tea | Read More »

Demographics Poses A Challenge to Republicans, But It’s Not Unwinnable

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  November 15th at 12:09 PM  | 

Demographic shifts, Hispanic outreach, and how to make inroads with the youth have dominated conservative circles after a resounding Obama win last week.  It’s a discussion conservatives must have if they are to survive as a national political force.  Mitt Romney lost Hispanics, with almost 75% of them voting for the president, and young, single women.  Again, single women voted overwhelmingly for the president 67% | Read More »

Romney’s Presidential Hopes Dashed By Less Than 500,000 Votes

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  November 13th at 12:30 AM  | 

Ouch! From Richard Nixon to Al Gore, candidates who have suffered defeats in close presidential elections, either in the Electoral College or popular vote, probably have felt the feelings of disappointment, shock, and frustration that Mitt Romney is experiencing right now. While President Obama secured re-election with a majority of the popular vote and an Electoral College landslide, analysis done by Jim Geraghty at National Review | Read More »

How Immigration Ruined The Californian Republican Party

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  November 12th at 01:41 AM  | 

  As we on the Right continue to ponder how we got handily beaten by a president with a dismal record, one of the areas that are salient in our rebuilding efforts rests with Hispanic voters.  About fifty thousand latinos turn eighteen every month, making this a key demographic Republicans must become competitive if we to survive as a political force.  Losing Latinos to Democratic | Read More »

Well, Romney’s ORCA Got Harpooned

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  November 11th at 03:04 PM  | 

While many expected high Republican vote turnout, that just wasn’t the case on Nov. 6.  Mitt Romney received less votes in Ohio than John McCain in 2008, and received three million less votes in the popular vote than John McCain.  As Amanda Carpenter tweeted the day after the election, while many were expecting our people to show up at the polls – “no one made | Read More »

The Day After…

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  November 8th at 02:31 AM  | 

Well, we lost.  Mitt Romney didn’t win comfortably.  BUT, Republicans maintained control of the House of Representatives.  In one of the most ignominious highlights of the night, the GOP lost two senate seats – increasing the Democratic majority by two.  The current makeup is 55 Democrats to 45 Republicans.  In a milestone for the ladies, 20% of the U.S. Senate will be represented by women. | Read More »

Good News Out of PA

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  November 6th at 08:14 PM  | 

After casting my ballot for Mitt Romney, I tuned into Julie Mason’s The Press Pool on Sirius XM during my three hour trek back to Maryland.  Mason’s guest was Pittsburgh-Tribune Review staff writer and editorial page columnist Salena Zito, who detailed how Romney could win Pennsylvania tonight.  One indicator was Romney’s rally in Bucks County, which drew 30,000 people.  She aptly noted how this doesn’t | Read More »

My Prediction: Romney Wins Comfortably

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  November 6th at 03:23 AM  | 

The day has arrived.  In about twenty-four hours, the stains of Barack Obama will be wiped clean and honor and dignity will be restored to The White House under Governor Mitt Romney.  It hasn’t been an easy road.  Conservatives waged a brutal primary battle that left us with a scarred nominee – Romney – coming out of the gate to take on President Obama in | Read More »

No, Conservatives Don’t ‘Hate’ Stephanie Cutter

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  October 26th at 03:05 PM  | 

Here we go again. Those mean conservatives ganging up of a poor, helpless liberal from the Obama campaign, which happens to be the president’s deputy campaign manager.  We don’t “hate” Stephanie Cutter, which Amanda Marcotte suggested in her October 23 post on Slate’s feminist “Double X” blog.  Ok, let me walk that back – most conservatives don’t “hate” Stephanie Cutter.  You’ll always find those hyper-partisans, on either | Read More »