...attention of folks inside Washington."The resignation of DeMint, a Greenville native, will have a ripple effect on the state GOP leadership.Whomever Haley appoints would face a special election in 2014 to finish DeMint's term, which expires in...
...He has done nothing but blame President Bush. It's time to make President Obama own this economy."In Louisiana, state GOP Chairman Roger Villere said that "people are frustrated with Speaker Boehner. They hear people run as conservatives...
...coalition's work by Backbone on Twitter, saying on the micro-blogging website, "Wow. I am honored & vindicated."State GOP chairman Randy Ruedrich, an opponent of the majority coalition, called a 10-10 Senate an "artifact of the past...
...that anybody who talked about the positive aspects of the coalition won't be around to enjoy being in the coalition," state GOP chairman Randy Ruedrich told KFQD talk show host Casey Reynolds on Wednesday.Wagoner had expressed mixed feelings about...
...one seat to have a majority in the Alaska Senate, but that wouldn't guarantee that they will rule the chamber. The state GOP chairman is aiming to secure 13 to 15 seats, which, even on the lower end of that, could make it hard, if not impossible...
JUNEAU - Alaska Democrats are seeking to capitalize on an apparent rift in the state GOP.On Monday, an email was sent out from Kay Brown, the executive director of the Alaska Democratic Party. It was entitled...
...by three votes in the GOP-led House. The result? Alaska's now given away state sovereignty that other coastal states, GOP or Democratic led, have decided to keep. Development will be slowed down. Jobs will be lost. And your money was...
...but no thanks, Lisa."' Murkowski earlier this week called the group "extremist" and said it had "hijacked" the state GOP. Murkowski joined with most Republicans on Thursday in voting against a measure that would create a $30 billion government...
...back more aggressively during the primary, has called Tea Party Express an outside extremist group that hijacked the state GOP and lied about her position on the federal health care overhaul. The group stands by its characterization of her on the...
...month's GOP primary. Currently a registered Republican, he has won support from within the tea party movement and state GOP. Murkowski has mounted a write-in campaign to try to keep her job. She is a lifelong Republican running a campaign...
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