https://redstate.com/russvought/2011/12/06/debunking-the-election-myths-of-the-republican-establishment/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 12:18:10 -0400<![CDATA[Ramesh Ponnuru, one of the more respected pundits of the establishment right, recently penned a widely-circulated article that took issue with the notion that Republicans lost their way during the Bush years to their political detriment. He argued that conservatives have created a false narrative, based on a bad reading of history, that “ideological purity, especially on spending, had caused those [electoral] losses,” in 2006 and 2008. As a result, the party continues to lose more than it should and is failing to focus on the “real problems” facing the country.]]>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:03:18 -0500<![CDATA[Russ Vought]]>https://redstate.com/russvought/2011/12/06/debunking-the-election-myths-of-the-republican-establishment-n41388