Quote of the Day: GOP Establishment doesn’t like Donald Trump

“The Trump phenomenon perfectly represents the culmination of populism and anti-intellectualism that became dominant in the Republican Party with the Continue reading →

The Great Democratic Party Divide goes public

By Robert A. Vella Establishment leaders in the Democratic Party have been trying to downplay the growing internal split between Continue reading →

Republican Governors Start Learning to Like Tax Hikes

Republican leaders who control U.S. states are confronting the consequences of no-new-tax pledges as they face shortfalls and try to Continue reading →

Boehner defies Republicans House passes clean DHS funding bill

Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner, R-OH defied the majority of his Republican caucus and put the Senate’s Continue reading →

GOP Civil War heats up again over Immigration and Homeland Security funding

By Robert A. Vella For nearly a year, the GOP establishment and the Tea Party put aside their tactical differences Continue reading →

Why the Establishment vs Populist divide in the Democratic Party is far worse than in the GOP

By Robert A. Vella Soon after the Tea Party rose to political prominence in 2009-2010, speculation about an impending “GOP Continue reading →

Hell just froze over: The most right-wing Governor in the U.S. wants to Raise Taxes!

By Robert A. Vella Remember when George H. W. Bush declared “Read my lips, no new taxes!” at the 1988 Continue reading →

Republicans plan to exploit Democratic Party divide on Economic Populism

By Robert A. Vella When evaluating the effectiveness of modern political party strategies in America, it’s quite obvious that Republicans Continue reading →