Category: Republican Party

PREMIERING 3 PM ET: Why Are Democrats Always So Much Better Prepared Than Republicans? | Truth Over News

It’s been said that the Democratic Party is evil and the Republican Party is stupid. It might be more accurate to say that the Democratic Party is evil and the Republican Party is complicit. But it still leaves us with an underlying question. Why is it that Democrats are always so much better prepared than…


Stefanik Proposes 15-Week Federal Ban on Abortion

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, says a robust national debate on abortion is vital for moving America forward. Toward that end, she proposes a 15-week federal ban as a minimum limitation on the procedure.  Beyond that, state legislatures would be free to further restrict abortion based on the will of the…


Ron DeSantis, Real Presidential Firepower

Commentary Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced he’s in. He’s running for president. I caught DeSantis’ remarks in Orlando at the annual meeting of the National Religious Broadcasters the day before he formally announced. It was immediately clear that this is no ordinary politician. It has been said that there are two types of people….


The Case for Ron DeSantis

Commentary Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ much-anticipated 2024 presidential campaign is finally here. DeSantis is, by any empirical metric or otherwise reasonable estimation, the only person with a viable chance of defeating former President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. What follows is a straightforward affirmative case for DeSantis’ candidacy, written from the perspective of…


DeSantis Raises $1 Million in First Hour of Presidential Candidacy

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised $1 million within one hour of formally announcing his presidential candidacy, according to his campaign. DeSantis announced his 2024 run for president on May 24 during a Twitter Spaces interview with the social media platform’s owner Elon Musk. But the interview was plagued by technical problems as Twitter’s web servers repeatedly…


Why DeSantis Is Announcing on Twitter Spaces

Commentary We’ve been expecting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to announce his run for the GOP nomination for many months. It kept not happening. In these months, the peanut gallery has had a ball speculating away. We keep hearing that he “peaked too soon,” that his spat with Disney has hurt him, he is traveling too…


The Great Underestimation of DeSantis Starts to Unravel

Commentary This past weekend, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) reminded voters, and a skeptical press that have spent an inordinate amount of time writing his political obituary before he even launched his candidacy, that he not only possesses the promise and nimbleness needed to be a candidate for president but that he also has the staff…


Republican Committee Sets Out Political Priorities in 2023-2024 Election Cycle

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) has identified several states where legislative races in the 2023-2024 election cycle are important, while declaring it a “top political priority” to fend off Democrat-affiliated groups targeting Republican majorities in state chambers. “A mere 33 seats are standing in the way of Democrats taking back eight legislative chambers across…


Bill Barr Says He’s ‘Adamantly Against’ Another Trump Presidency

Former Attorney General Bill Barr is “adamantly against” the notion of his former boss, President Donald Trump, returning to the Oval Office. While promoting his new book “One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General” at a May 5 event hosted by The City Club of Cleveland, Barr said it would be a…


West Virginia Lawmaker Leaves Democrat Party for GOP

A lawmaker in the West Virginia House of Delegates has switched allegiances from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, shrinking his former party’s presence in the state’s legislature. Del. Elliott Pritt announced his party switch on Monday, bringing the balance of power in the House of Delegates to 89 Republicans and 11 Democrats. Pritt,…