The biggest Republican-leaning money machines are spending dramatically less to help the party ahead of the 2014 congressional elections, a year after big-dollar conservative groups poured millions into unsuccessful campaigns against President Barack Obama and Democratic candidates, and the GOP failed to retake the White House or the Senate.
A clear divide over PPACA separates the emerging field of potential GOP candidates for the 2016 presidential race, previewing the battles ahead as they try to rebuild their party and seize the White House.
Republican governors in swing-voting states are grudgingly bowing to the reality that "Obamacare" is the law of the land and almost certainly here to stay.
Iowa's Tom Harkin, chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, will continue to push his own vision for a nationalized U.S. retirement system through 2014.
Republicans and Democrats in state capitals across the country are talking ambitiously about what they'll do next year with the unchecked power they amassed in the fall elections. In more states than not, one party now has full control of government.
For years, Republicans have adhered fiercely to their bedrock conservative principles, resisting Democratic calls for tax hikes, comprehensive immigration reform and gun control. Now, seven weeks after an electoral drubbing, some party leaders and rank-and-file alike are signaling a willingness to bend on all three issues.
Blindsided by a new law weakening union rights in Michigan, organized labor is preparing to target Republican governors in politically important states up for re-election in 2014 part of a renewed offensive against perceived anti-union policies.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney claimed Friday that President Barack Obama has failed to fulfill his promises in part because he does not understand what it takes to ignite a more robust economic recovery.
Talk about sharply divided voter attitudes in Wisconsin.
DebugScreen: mobile
{
"author": {
"name": "Thomas Beaumont",
"webUrl": "/author/profile/thomas-beaumont/",
"description": "",
"imageLarge": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f16d6fc2845f417ea0e93a3f2b6cd37d?s=136&d=mm&r=g",
"estimate": 15,
"social": [],
"articles": [
{
"uri": "/2013/12/23/ppaca-fallout-tightens-key-senate-races/",
"title": "PPACA fallout tightens key Senate races",
"byline": "Thomas Beaumont",
"kicker": "",
"prettyDate": "December 23, 2013",
"timeToRead": "5 minute",
"image": {
"uri": "",
"width": "",
"height": ""
},
"authors": [
{
"webUrl": "/author/profile/thomas-beaumont/",
"name": "Thomas Beaumont"
}
],
"kickerNode": [],
"summary": "As the election year dawns, problems with the health care law have widened the narrow opening for Republicans to retake control of the Senate.",
"body": null
},
{
"uri": "/2013/11/18/gop-group-money-down/",
"title": "GOP group money down",
"byline": "Steve Peoples, Thomas Beaumont",
"kicker": "",
"prettyDate": "November 18, 2013",
"timeToRead": "5 minute",
"image": {
"uri": "",
"width": "",
"height": ""
},
"authors": [
{
"webUrl": "/author/profile/steve-peoples-thomas-beaumont/",
"name": "Steve Peoples, Thomas Beaumont"
}
],
"kickerNode": [],
"summary": "The biggest Republican-leaning money machines are spending dramatically less to help the party ahead of the 2014 congressional elections, a year after big-dollar conservative groups poured millions into unsuccessful campaigns against President Barack Obama and Democratic candidates, and the GOP failed to retake the White House or the Senate.",
"body": null
},
{
"uri": "/2013/09/23/ppaca-separates-potential-gop-2016-contenders/",
"title": "PPACA separates potential GOP 2016 contenders",
"byline": "Thomas Beaumont",
"kicker": "",
"prettyDate": "September 23, 2013",
"timeToRead": "5 minute",
"image": {
"uri": "",
"width": "",
"height": ""
},
"authors": [
{
"webUrl": "/author/profile/thomas-beaumont/",
"name": "Thomas Beaumont"
}
],
"kickerNode": [],
"summary": "A clear divide over PPACA separates the emerging field of potential GOP candidates for the 2016 presidential race, previewing the battles ahead as they try to rebuild their party and seize the White House.",
"body": null
},
{
"uri": "/2013/08/28/governors-in-key-states-buck-gop-on-health-care/",
"title": "Governors in key states buck GOP on health care",
"byline": "Thomas Beaumont",
"kicker": "",
"prettyDate": "August 28, 2013",
"timeToRead": "5 minute",
"image": {
"uri": "",
"width": "",
"height": ""
},
"authors": [
{
"webUrl": "/author/profile/thomas-beaumont/",
"name": "Thomas Beaumont"
}
],
"kickerNode": [],
"summary": "Republican governors in swing-voting states are grudgingly bowing to the reality that \"Obamacare\" is the law of the land and almost certainly here to stay.",
"body": null
},
{
"uri": "/2013/01/28/harkin-wont-seek-sixth-term/",
"title": "Harkin won’t seek sixth term",
"byline": "Thomas Beaumont",
"kicker": "",
"prettyDate": "January 28, 2013",
"timeToRead": "5 minute",
"image": {
"uri": "",
"width": "",
"height": ""
},
"authors": [
{
"webUrl": "/author/profile/thomas-beaumont/",
"name": "Thomas Beaumont"
}
],
"kickerNode": [],
"summary": "Iowa's Tom Harkin, chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, will continue to push his own vision for a nationalized U.S. retirement system through 2014.",
"body": null
},
{
"uri": "/2012/12/26/in-polarized-nation-iowa-finds-itself-oddly-split/",
"title": "In polarized nation, Iowa finds itself oddly split",
"byline": "Thomas Beaumont",
"kicker": "",
"prettyDate": "December 26, 2012",
"timeToRead": "5 minute",
"image": {
"uri": "",
"width": "",
"height": ""
},
"authors": [
{
"webUrl": "/author/profile/thomas-beaumont/",
"name": "Thomas Beaumont"
}
],
"kickerNode": [],
"summary": "Republicans and Democrats in state capitals across the country are talking ambitiously about what they'll do next year with the unchecked power they amassed in the fall elections. In more states than not, one party now has full control of government.",
"body": null
},
{
"uri": "/2012/12/26/gop-shows-signs-of-post-election-changes/",
"title": "GOP shows signs of post-election changes",
"byline": "Josh Lederman, Thomas Beaumont",
"kicker": "",
"prettyDate": "December 26, 2012",
"timeToRead": "7 minute",
"image": {
"uri": "",
"width": "",
"height": ""
},
"authors": [
{
"webUrl": "/author/profile/josh-lederman-thomas-beaumont/",
"name": "Josh Lederman, Thomas Beaumont"
}
],
"kickerNode": [],
"summary": "For years, Republicans have adhered fiercely to their bedrock conservative principles, resisting Democratic calls for tax hikes, comprehensive immigration reform and gun control. Now, seven weeks after an electoral drubbing, some party leaders and rank-and-file alike are signaling a willingness to bend on all three issues.",
"body": null
},
{
"uri": "/2012/12/18/unions-plan-new-offensive-after-michigan-loss/",
"title": "Unions plan new offensive after Michigan loss",
"byline": "Sam Hananel, Thomas Beaumont",
"kicker": "",
"prettyDate": "December 18, 2012",
"timeToRead": "6 minute",
"image": {
"uri": "",
"width": "",
"height": ""
},
"authors": [
{
"webUrl": "/author/profile/sam-hananel-thomas-beaumont/",
"name": "Sam Hananel, Thomas Beaumont"
}
],
"kickerNode": [],
"summary": "Blindsided by a new law weakening union rights in Michigan, organized labor is preparing to target Republican governors in politically important states up for re-election in 2014 part of a renewed offensive against perceived anti-union policies.",
"body": null
},
{
"uri": "/2012/09/10/romney-obama-gives-no-confidence-of-creating-jobs/",
"title": "Romney: Obama gives no confidence of creating jobs",
"byline": "Thomas Beaumont",
"kicker": "",
"prettyDate": "September 10, 2012",
"timeToRead": "3 minute",
"image": {
"uri": "",
"width": "",
"height": ""
},
"authors": [
{
"webUrl": "/author/profile/thomas-beaumont/",
"name": "Thomas Beaumont"
}
],
"kickerNode": [],
"summary": "Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney claimed Friday that President Barack Obama has failed to fulfill his promises in part because he does not understand what it takes to ignite a more robust economic recovery.",
"body": null
},
{
"uri": "/2012/06/06/wisconsin-voters-divided-on-bargaining/",
"title": "Wisconsin voters divided on bargaining",
"byline": "Jennifer Agiesta, Thomas Beaumont",
"kicker": "",
"prettyDate": "June 06, 2012",
"timeToRead": "3 minute",
"image": {
"uri": "",
"width": "",
"height": ""
},
"authors": [
{
"webUrl": "/author/profile/jennifer-agiesta-thomas-beaumont/",
"name": "Jennifer Agiesta, Thomas Beaumont"
}
],
"kickerNode": [],
"summary": "Talk about sharply divided voter attitudes in Wisconsin.",
"body": null
}
]
}
}