Bob McDonnell

No rest (stops) for the weary

NORLINA, N.C. — The adage "No rest for the weary" applied to Mark and Barbara Van Art as they drove from their home in Glendora, N.J., to North Carolina. The Van Arts wanted to stop at a rest area on Interstate 85 in Virginia,...

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Back Channels: GOP win in Va. bodes well for Toomey in Pa.

Of all the advice given to Republicans after the Nov. 3 elections, one quote stands out. It's from Ed Gillespie, the former head of the Republican National Committee who chaired Bob McDonnell's landslide gubernatorial win in...

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GOP eyes McDonnell strategy - Politico

MiamiHerald.com GOP eyes McDonnell strategy Politico After four years of grappling with how to appeal to voters, a group of top Republicans believe they've found a winning formula for 2010. Call it the McDonnell Strategy --...

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Dem Support Slips Among High Earners As Tax Hikes Loom (Investor's Business Daily)

One political myth is that the rich are overwhelmingly Republican. According to Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, households earning $90,000 annually or more account for about 20%...

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Healthcare Comment Illustrates the Sudden Irrelevancy of Jesse Jackson

By Doug Heye, Thomas Jefferson Street blog "You can't vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man." So pronounced the Rev. Jesse Jackson the other night at an event held by the Congressional Black Caucus, also known...

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Friday Line: Ranking Republican leaders - Washington Post

MiamiHerald.com Friday Line: Ranking Republican leaders Washington Post The Republican Governors Association held its annual meeting earlier this week in Austin, Texas, a gathering where -- for the first time in recent memory...

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2010: Rudy, Rudy, Rudy

COLORADO: Denver Post columnist Mike Rosen outlined a GOP policy platform drafted by several Republican gubernatorial candidates yesterday, calling it the “Contract for Colorado:” “The agenda [is] modeled on the winning reform...

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The Jewish Vote, One More Time

In the 2008 Presidential race in New Jersey, Barack Obama defeated John McCain by 15.7%. It should therefore be no surprise that the Republicans did better among individual subgroups among the voting population in New Jersey...

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Gov. Tim Kaine cites budget concerns in his final months

By Jim Nolan Richmond Times-Dispatch Published: November 19, 2009 RICHMOND—Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine’s term expires in less than two months, but that doesn’t mean he’s leaving behind his concerns about the future of the...

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GOP governors push for 2010 party rebirth

The Associated Press Thursday, November 19, 2009; 6:09 PM CEDAR CREEK, Texas -- Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to...

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