In our prior posting about the House races, we briefly analyzed the 2012 Presidential race through the lens of the electoral behavior of each state during midterm elections. We noted that “….At a minimum, the states which voted for McCain... (Continue reading)
From the Republicans’ perspective, the “crown jewel” of the 2010 midterm elections was the recapture, by a significant margin, of the U.S. House of Representatives. This house of Congress has been under Democratic control since 2007, and since 1955 has been Democratic controlled... (Continue reading)
I’ll be the first one to tell you I wasn’t a huge Boehner fan prior to last night. I think for the most part he’s tiptoed around many issues that conservatives would have liked him to tackle head on in... (Continue reading)
Republican House Minority Leader and expected soon-to-be Speaker of the House John Boehner was quoted by National Review this afternoon calling for National Public Radio to lose federal funding in the wake of its controversial firing of longtime correspondent Juan... (Continue reading)
Well, I think we all know that our Barack Obama lies about the GOP just about everytime he opens his mouth. But let’s just shine a light on one of Obama’s specific fallacies. Much was made over the GOP’s Pledge to America revealed... (Continue reading)
Here at the Hayride we’ve been highly critical of Rep. Joseph Cao and some of his votes in Congress. We’ve also posted a bounty of sorts on RINO’s like Mike Castle and Lisa Murkowski. So today, when we attempt to... (Continue reading)
NRO’s Jim Geraghty hits it pretty much on the nose… This can’t really be the plan. The fact that President Obama and his top strategists think their most effective argument in the final three weeks before Election Day is that... (Continue reading)
“Hope and Change” is a buzz phrase we have been hearing for over two years. While seeking the Democratic nomination for president, the Obama campaign couldn’t utter their promise enough, promising hope for a brighter future through energy independence by... (Continue reading)
Republican House minority leader John Boehner made a speech today on the dismal state of congressional affairs and his ideas about congressional reform. I’ll spare analysis of the full details because the speech is essentially the Pledge to America explained in a concise... (Continue reading)
Despite having 47 Democrats who pledged not to raise taxes on dividends and capital gains to pre-Bush tax cut levels, and 31 other Democrats who support a full extension of all Bush tax cuts, and despite GOP House leader John... (Continue reading)