Articles tagged: Republican Party
The 10 Best Observer Stories of 2016: ‘The GOP is Gaslighting America’
Today's GOP leaders aren't playing politics as usual. They're using abusive tactics to manipulate the public.
Editor’s Note: Open a browser tab for this fiery analysis of one of President-elect Donald Trump’s most odious rhetorical habits — we’re going to ne...Read More
Hooks: Dems are Missing Their Chance to Give Obama His Transformational Legacy
In 2008, Obama said he wanted to create Reaganesque transformational change. Can Clinton do it?
As the Obama presidency ends, his aspiration to fundamentally change the country is the metric by which we should judge his legacy....Read More
Tired of Trump, Can Latinos Learn to Love a Libertarian?
Republican political consultant Juan Hernandez is trying to woo Latino voters with 'option c' — Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson.
Republican political consultant Juan Hernandez is trying to woo Latino voters with 'option c' — Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson....Read More
The Texas Miracle #19: Cocks, Glocks and Trump Across Texas
Unpacking the heat about guns on campus, plus Trump supporters explain their support for the Donald — or at least give it their best shot.
On the podcast: A trio of Texas Monthly writers helps us unpack the heat about guns on campus, plus Trump supporters explain their support for the Donald — or...Read More
The GOP is Gaslighting America — on National Television
Today's GOP leaders aren't playing politics as usual. They're using abusive tactics to manipulate the public.
Trump's GOP isn't politics as usual — it's a party comfortable with using gaslighting and intimidation, tactics favored by abusers, to win at all costs....Read More
Can the GOP Protect Us From Johnny Football and Dennis Hastert?
If the Republican Party is so concerned about 'safety,' it should ditch bigoted anti-trans bathroom bans and focus on a threat much closer to home.
Republicans are afroth about keeping women and children "safe" from a fabricated threat — trans people in bathrooms — meanwhile defending admitted abusers....Read More
Ted Cruz is Right. There’s No War on Women.
The draconian policies favored by the GOP are better described as a war on the American family.
Indeed, if you want a home for policies that restrict legal abortion, that would ban birth control, that decry parental leave as unnecessary, that deride breast...Read More
Ted Cruz: Trump Hurts Conservatives, and I Love It!
If Cruz has enough brainpower to know that Trump is bad for both conservatism and the Republican Party — and there’s ample reason to believe that he does ...Read More
The Prodigal Paul Returns (To Texas)
Texas will be playing a critical role in the 2016 Republican Primary—and Rand Paul is laying his groundwork.
Rand Paul is beefing up his presidential campaign years in advance of the 2016 election. His activity in Texas foreshadow's the states growing importance to the...Read More