Marco Rubio Says No To The Tea Party Caucus, Michele Bachmann Invites “Trouble”

By: Melissa Clouthier (Diary)  |  January 24th at 12:34 PM  | 

Last week, Senator Rubio debated the necessity of the Tea Party Caucus. I wrote what I saw as the pros and cons of joining. It seems that he’s decided to skip it. Javier Majarres reports Rubio’s comment: ” Why do we need something in addition to the steering committee?…My concern is that politicians all of a sudden start co-opting the mantle of “Tea Party”. If | Read More »

Rob Jesmer: Super Tuesday’s Super Loser

By: jobresmer (Diary)  |  May 19th at 10:00 AM  | 

So top NRSC strategist Rob Jesmer, who gave us the Charlie Crist debacle and backed Bob Bennett in Utah, had another banner day on Super Tuesday’s primary contests. The two candidates he fought to get the NRSC to back suffered embarrassing defeats (Arlen Specter & Trey Grayson) , and the two candidates he tried to destroy (Pat Toomey & Rand Paul) cake-walked into big victories. | Read More »