Compiled from FirstRead, “Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), widely thought to be considering a 2016 presidential bid, will deliver the Republican response. HISTORY NOT ALWAYS KIND TO STATE OF THE UNION RESPONDERS, so this isn’t without risk, especially for presidential aspirants. Here are just the last few: 2012: Gov. Mitch Daniels...
FirstRead, “Counting Rubio, four of the five Obama SOU responders look like a 2016 Iowa Caucus Lineup: Rubio, Ryan, McDonnell, Jindal. But the last eventual party nominee to deliver a response was Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) in 1996. And the last person to deliver one and go on to be...
As National Journal’s Elahe Izadi reports, the 41-year-old defies Republican stereotypes. 1. He knows his hip-hop 2. He likes the same movies as college freshman (Wedding Crashers and Pulp Fiction) 3. He got into a vodka-shot competition 4. His Spotify playlist is eclectic 5. He had a major life revelation...
The Fix writes, “The 2012 presidential election laid bare the depth of the demographic problems facing Republicans.” Here’s a stark, visual way to tell that story -- The Writing is on the Fence
The president’s approval rating in a round of polls after his reelection showed Obama over 50%. This morning the president’s approval is under 50% in both a new FOX poll (49%) and Quinnipiac poll (46%).
The Atlantic writes, “Gun-control groups don't even use the term "gun control," with its big-government implications, favoring "preventing gun violence" instead. Democratic politicians preface every appeal for reform with a paean to the rights enshrined in the Second Amendment and bend over backwards to assure "law-abiding gun owners" they mean...
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