Posts Tagged ‘democrat’

Onward and Upward: Building a Sustainable Majority

This week has been a great one for conservatives across the nation.  Scott Brown’s victory proved that, in the words of the increasingly vulnerable Barbara Boxer, “Every state is now in play.”  His victory also demonstrated that Republicans can achieve many of the successes that led to Barack Obama becoming the 44th President of the [...]

The Youth Vote and the 2009 Elections

Sarah Burris of Future Majority beats me to the punch in rebutting a blog post about a “Rising Tide of the GOP Youth,” as described by The Weekly Standard‘s Rachel Hoff. Burris writes: First, while Rachel is right to congratulate McDonnell for his campaign’s youth outreach, I hardly think it has anything to do with [...]

The Best of the Post-2009 Election Spin

I was originally planning on offering my take on what the outcome of the 2009 elections “meant.” In fact, I still reserve the right to do so at some point in the near future. That said, there were a couple of post-2009 pieces I read lately that I found to be very important reads and [...]

Obama and International Perception

On the heels of my last blog based on a Facebook conversation I had with a friend, I received this message from a high-school friend who is now living in Brazil- Hey brad, I have just seen your protesting Obama pictures. I wanna ask you something… here in Brazil, we get the news that America [...]

The Healthcare Debate, Simplified.

Recently I received a Facebook message from a friend I hadn’t heard from in a while, which started off with “you have to be the most vocal person on my friend list about all things politics.” Intrigued, I read on. My friend was concerned about the healthcare crisis, and he had a problem I’ve found [...]

My Panel Discussion of Peer Production at RightOnline 2009

The below audio is me speaking on the RightOnline 2009 panel called “Information Pollination: Integrating Technology to Amplify the Message.”  I had the great pleasure of joining Melissa Clouthier, Elizabeth Terrell, and Katie Favazza on this panel, and they were all absolutely brilliant; however, I was only able to obtain the recording of my portion [...]

Death Panels: When a Health Care Video is Worth 1,000 Words

Although I’ve previously offered my two-cents based on my personal health concerns, I’ve been meaning to write something fairly extensive and insightful about why we must oppose government-run health care. Today, I watched a video on YouTube that is worth a blog post’s worth of words, and much more. Regardless of where you stand on [...]

Why a 2010 Blowout Will Not Mean Things Are Better

After the 2002 and 2004 elections, Republicans celebrated electoral victories that many thought would put them in the position to maintain a long-term majority.  In turn, Democrats pushed the panic button and began looking for ways to turn things around.  Likewise, after 2006 and 2008, it was the opposite effect, with Democrats claiming a permanent [...]

Once Again, the RNC Stands Pat While the DNC Innovatively Involves Young Voters

While the RNC continues to stand pat instead of giving young voters a legitimate role in the future of the Party — or even simply establishing its own Young Voter Outreach Arm to compete with the Democratic National Committee’s Youth Council — the Democrats continue to find new and innovative ways to involve young voters [...]

Rubio vs. Crist Will Prove Who Controls the GOP

For much of the build up to the 2008 Democratic primaries, the consensus among political oddsmakers, pollsters, and politicos (myself included) was that Hillary Clinton was virtually a shoo-in to win the Democratic nomination. After all, the Clintons were the most powerful name in the Democratic Party, and as a result the Democratic machine fought [...]