- No Republican 2016 candidate is less liked by his or her party than Jeb Bush http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/28/no-republican-2016-candidate-is-viewed-less-favorably-by-his-or-her-party-than-jeb-bush/ 81 comments politics
- "Tea party activists are bracing for disappointment as negotiations on the debt ceiling move closer to a deal, but sending a clear signal to..Republicans that they are even less willing to tolerate compromise and more likely to seek retribution against anyone who has not fully supported their agenda http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/60302.html 4 comments politics
- The Party of Nonvoters: those who could vote, but won't turn out Tuesday, tend to be younger, less educated, more financially stressed, significantly less Republican, and more supportive of an activist federal government than are likely voters. They also think Obama's doing a good job. http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1786/who-are-nonvoters-less-republican-educated-younger 31 comments politics
- Study: Among Tea Party supporters, a strong plurality (49 percent) is more likely to vote for a candidate who claims they are "not a scientist," versus only 25 percent who are less likely. A plurality of Republicans (37-26) says the same. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/01/30/republicans-and-climate-non-committalism/ 8 comments politics
- Public views on the dangers and importance of climate change: predicting climate change beliefs in the United States through income moderated by party identification. "Poorer Republicans less likely to dismiss climate change dangers than their affluent counterparts." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-014-1198-9 20 comments science
- Message to the GOP: If you want my vote back, start sounding more like Eisenhower and less like Palin. As it stands today, no Republican will be getting my vote this fall. I have no love for Democrats, but I will be saying “no” to the party of “duh.” I literally have no choice. http://www.zeropartypolitics.com/2010/10/saying-no-to-party-of-duh-no-republican.html 314 comments politics
- The ONLY mention Ron Paul gets in CNN's review of the lastest GOP debate: "Rep. Ron Paul of Texas held his own Thursday night, for what it's worth. The longer he stays in the race, the less likely he is to run as a third-party candidate and the better off the Republican Party is as a whole." http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/20/opinion/bennett-gop-south-carolina/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 17 comments politics