Why One of the GOP's Sharpest Policy Minds Chose to Work for Rick Perry
It was perhaps the most surprising hire of the 2016 season.In April, Avik Roy — the widely respected Manhattan Institute scholar, former Mitt Romney adviser, and opinion editor at Forbes who is one of...
View ArticlePerry Jumps In
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday announced his second bid for the Republican nomination for president in a speech that focused on foreign policy and highlighted his service in the Air...
View ArticleWalker’s Iowa Expectations Game
Mason City, Iowa — Scott Walker is battling the expectations game.The Wisconsin governor has been atop the GOP presidential polls in neighboring Iowa since January, though he has yet to officially...
View ArticleKasich’s Squishy Svengali
Ohio governor John Kasich has yet to enter the presidential race, but his reported talks with Republican strategist John Weaver, even before the Washington Post reported Tuesday that he would serve as...
View ArticleJeb Swipes at Rubio in Campaign Announcement
Miami — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush became the eleventh Republican to announce his candidacy for president today, offering a thinly veiled challenge to every other Republican contender, but...
View ArticleImmigration Protesters Try, Fail to Interrupt Rubio Speech
Senator Marco Rubio's speech at the Road to Majority Conference Thursday was interrupted by pro-immigration protesters, who tried and failed to shout down the presidential hopeful.In the midst of...
View ArticleColorado AG Coffman Rules Out Senate Bid
Colorado attorney general Cynthia Coffman will not run in the state's upcoming Senate race, she tells National Review.“I’m not running,” she said. “I thought about it for half a minute. I like being in...
View ArticleSetting His Script Aside, Cruz Focuses on the Fight for Religious Liberty
Speaking to a group of Christian conservatives on Thursday, senator Ted Cruz was the only candidate to dispense with his stump speech. Instead, his remarks focused entirely on religious liberty, which...
View ArticleBush and Cruz on Religious Liberty: Same Message, Radically Different...
On Friday, Jeb Bush gave a group of Christian conservatives what they wanted: A speech entirely focused on religious liberty.“Today’s not gonna be a political speech,” Bush told the crowd assembled at...
View ArticleJindal Announces Presidential Bid
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal officially announced his campaign for the presidency on Wednesday."My name is Bobby Jindal, and I am running for President of the United States of America," Jindal wrote...
View ArticleJindal Attacks GOP Establishment for Putting Politics before Principles
When Bobby Jindal heads to Iowa on Tuesday, he will take his party to task for abandoning principles in favor of political expediency.In a statement provided first to National Review, Jindal decries...
View ArticleIn His Campaign Kickoff, Chris Christie Leads with His Personality
Sandown, N.H. -- Chris Christie has unveiled detailed policy plans. But on his first day as an official presidential candidate, Christie’s selling point was personality, not policy. He told voters that...
View ArticleCarly Fiorina Jabs at Trump in N.H.
Portsmouth, N.H. — Carly Fiorina distanced herself from fellow GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Tuesday, telling reporters, “he doesn't represent me, and he doesn't represent my party.”On three...
View ArticleIt’s a Marathon - Fiorina Plans to Exceed Expectations and Hang On
Portsmouth, N.H. — “I need your help,” Carly Fiorina told a crowd gathered on the patio at Geno’s Chowder & Sandwich Shop here Tuesday morning. “I need your help to get my name out there. I need...
View ArticleScott Walker Is Setting Expectations High
Waukesha, Wis. — Scott Walker officially entered the presidential race Monday with high expectations — expectations that his campaign has done little to tamp down.Walker is the 15th Republican to...
View ArticleThe Club for Growth Gives Scott Walker Lukewarm Approval
The Club for Growth heaps praise on Scott Walker’s work to reform Wisconsin’s labor laws but expresses some serious concerns about his handling of other economic issues before he was governor, and...
View ArticleTed Cruz: Chattanooga Shooting Shows Need for Immigration Overhaul, Arming...
Ted Cruz on Friday called for congressional hearings toward allowing members of the armed services to carry guns in military facilities, in the wake of the shooting at a military recruitment center in...
View ArticleJohn Kasich’s Presidential Campaign Is Already Facing Its First Big Test
Columbus, Ohio — Governor John Kasich has 16 days to earn a spot on the debate stage in his back yard in Cleveland. And he has six months to make himself a factor in the GOP presidential primary.Over...
View ArticleBen Carson’s Stump Speeches Are Pretty Odd
On a Tuesday evening in Barrington, N.H., Ben Carson offered an unorthodox campaign yarn: He told the crowd about how his sexual history easily disproved a paternity lawsuit against him.“I knew that...
View ArticlePerry Gets A Second Shot at the Question That Stumped Him
Manchester, N.H. — Rick Perry got a second shot at answering the question that derailed his 2012 presidential campaign Monday night.Speaking at a candidate forum here at St. Anselm's College, Perry was...
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