Today’s Ringside Seat: Republicans say they have changed post-Romney, but they have yet to do anything concrete to prove it.
Patrick Caldwell
Patrick Caldwell is a writing fellow at The American Prospect.
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GOP Just Can’t Quit the Right
Today’s Ringside Seat: Primaries are ruled by the far right, and until that changes, lawmakers have to tow the line.
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Frenemies Forever
Today’s Ringside Seat: Did a fight break out at Obama and Romney’s lunch today? It’s anybody’s guess.
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Dreaming of a Nonwhite Conservative Base
Today’s Ringside Seat: The GOP is making motions toward immigration reform, but don’t expect it to go anywhere as long as the current leaders run the show.
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Scott Walker Figures It Out
Today’s Ringside Seat: Wisconsin didn’t turn red—so next time, votes will have to be suppressed.
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Rush’s Dream Journal
Today’s Ringside Seat:Â The Republican Party is not united under the idea that moderation is the key to a 2016 victory.
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Nationalizing the Vote?
Today’s Ringside Seat: Making the voting process the same for all Americans makes sense, but not for a party trying to hold on to the last century’s electoral realities.
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Republicans Return Romney’s “Gift”
Today’s Ringside Seat: The Republicans have abandoned their presidential candidate, but imagine great things for the VP pick.
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Justice, Retained
Two years ago, social conservatives in Iowa successfully ousted three judges who had ruled in favor of marriage equality. This time, they lost.
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Party Down at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
D.C. descends on the White House for an impromptu block party
