By Craig Robinson On Monday, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus provided the media with a blunt assessment of the committee’s 2012 campaign effort. Priebus admitted, “Our message was weak; our ground game was insufficient; we weren’t inclusive; we were behind in both data and digital; and our primary and debate process needed improvement.” In [...]
Greetings, Happy St. Patrick’s Day and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. A well balanced Irishman has a chip on both shoulders. I’ve got liberal bloggers, Democrat operatives, state legislators, RPI leadership, Paulistinians and Westboro Republicans complaining about this weekly column … Translation: I must be doing something right … The Dems are whining that I sometimes [...]
2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney was greeted warmly by the CPAC crowd Friday morning. This was the former Massachusetts governor’s first major speech since his November defeat. Despite the setback, Romney offered optimism for the GOP’s chances in the future. “We’ve lost races before, and in the past, those setbacks prepared us for larger [...]
By Craig Robinson Later this week, conservative activists and Republican officials from around the country will converge in Washington D.C. for the 39th Annual CPAC Conference. The American Conservative Union, which is responsible for organizing the event, states that the aim of the conference is to “rally conservatives, share strategies and promulgate and crystallize the [...]
Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. Just when they think they’ve got all the answers, I change the questions. This is the 100th edition of this award-winning, groundbreaking, nausea-inducing column. To celebrate this momentous occasion, I have prepared 50 rhetorical questions for my loyal readers (both of ya). 50. After getting caught lying about teachers [...]
Tennessee political operative Ward Baker has been named political director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the campaign committee for GOP senators. The appointment means Baker will relocate to D.C. Baker, who advises Republicans in the Tennessee state Senate and worked with Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, was one of six senior NRSC staffers announced this [...]
Ken Mehlman is one of the preeminent Republican political operatives in the country. He served as the campaign manager for George W. Bush’s successful re-election campaign in 2004. Exit polling showed that “family values” was perhaps the key component in thrusting Bush ahead of John Kerry in that race. It would have surprised a lot [...]