Category: GOP

Elon Musk Calls ESG ‘A Scam’ After S&P Index Drops Tesla

Elon Musk called the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scoring “a scam” in a series of Tweets on May 18, citing S&P Global’s inclusion of ExxonMobil Corporation in its ESG Index while his own electric car company, Tesla Motors, was removed. “Exxon is rated top ten best in world for environment, social & governance (ESG)…


‘Bidenflation’, Border Crisis Drawing Hispanic Voters to GOP in South Texas Midterms: Analysts

Republicans could pick up as many as three seats in the House of Representatives in Texas as Hispanic voters are reeling from the effect that inflation has had on businesses, while the border crisis has made some Hispanics wonder whether the Democrats really are the party that cares about them, say experts. In play are…


Don Bacon Wins Nebraska Congressional GOP Primary

Rep. Don Bacon (R) defeated businessman Steve Kuehl in the Nebraska 2nd Congressional District GOP primary on Tuesday. With 61 percent of the districts reporting, Bacon received 81.77 percent of the vote while Kuehl received 18.23 percent, according to Decision Desk HQ. During his speech at a rally in Nebraska on May 1, Donald Trump called…


Trump Endorsement Is No Golden Ticket; GOP Field Remains Open to Others, Analysts Say

The victory of Trump-endorsed venture capitalist and author J.D. Vance in the GOP senatorial nomination battle in Ohio on May 3 has led some commentators to issue judgments about Trump’s continuing dominance of the party that fail to recognize a more nuanced reality on the ground, political consultants and strategists said this week. Despite some…


The GOP Establishment Versus America First Republicans: Part 2

Commentary There is an ongoing struggle for control of the Republican Party that is being played out during the 2022 election cycle. The political battle pits the establishment wing represented by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) against former President Donald Trump’s America First coalition. The outcome is just as important for America as to…


The GOP Establishment Versus America First Republicans: Part 1

Commentary The current conventional wisdom is that the Republicans will win control of the U.S. Congress in November. Many news and opinion pieces are focused on the declining favorability polls of President Joe Biden and the Democrat Party in general. However, there is a major story-within-the-story: the struggle for control of the Republican Party between…


Macomb County GOP Ousts Party Leaders Stuck Re-litigating Trump’s 2020 Loss

Commentary On Monday evening, each of Michigan’s 83 county parties held Republican conventions. Conservatives met with the purpose of electing delegates to the state endorsement convention to begin the process of nominating candidates for attorney general and secretary of state, as well as to the Supreme Court and state education boards. This is a granular…


GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Found Guilty of Lying to FBI Over Campaign Contributions

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) was found guilty on March 24 of concealing information and making false statements to federal authorities who were investigating illegal contributions to his 2016 election campaign, the Justice Department announced. Fortenberry, who has served in Congress since 2005, was charged in October last year with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making…


Arizona State Senate Censures GOP Lawmaker Who Called for Political Rivals to Be Hung

The Arizona State Senate on Tuesday voted to censure a Republican lawmaker after she called for her political opponents to be hung. The Senate voted 24–3 to censure state Senator Wendy Rogers, with 11 of the chamber’s 16 Republicans siding with the chamber’s 13 Democratic members who were in attendance. Lawmakers said Rogers’s comments had damaged the reputation of…


Holding China Accountable for COVID: Solomon Yue Explains New RNC Resolution on Reparation for Virus

Republicans are introducing a bill to sanction Chinese officials, while the Republican National Committee (RNC) calls for China to pay for the damage it caused to Americans from COVID-19. I spoke with Solomon Yue, vice-chair and CEO of Republicans Overseas. He told me how the resolution will work to hold China accountable after a GOP…