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Bush's transformation of the GOP.(Insider Report)(George W. Bush transforms Republican Party)
"A systematic effort by President Bush to enlist members of his party's conservative wing in the White House, and to champion touchstone conservative issues, has produced a unified base for him from this sometimes wayward faction of the Republican Party, conservative leaders say," reported the New York Times for June 30th. According to key GOP activist Grover Norquist, the contrast between George W. Bush and his father in terms of relations with social conservatives is "night and day.... Every group that this president has kept faith with, the previous president double-crossed."
But the relationship between Bush II and the social conservatives is a matter of image over substance. "By any measure," notes the Times, "Mr. Bush appears to have built up enough good will with his party's right wing to provide him significant latitude as he seeks to appeal to moderate voters by taking positions that might roil conservatives." That good will is a function of who Bush is not--specifically, Bill Clinton. As Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association notes, conservatives "can still taste eight years of Bill Clinton. They don't ever want to, go back to that."
Beltway conservatives are also flattered by the Bush II administration's apparent willingness to consult with them. "In the first Bush administration," observes David Keene of the American Conservative Union, "the conservatives were asked to be spectators.... In this one, they have a president who wants them to be part of the team." The Times points out that the administration sends a representative each week to Wednesday gatherings of conservative leaders assembled by Norquist. Additionally, senior administration political adviser Karl Rove and campaign manager Ken Mehlman "are now in regular contact with about 60 conservative leaders across the nation, discussing issues of concern to the White House and the re-election campaign."
But the White House is co-opting conservatives, ...
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- Magazine article from: Newsweek Fineman, Howard December 27, 2004 700+ words
...shrewdest players in the front ranks of the faith-based Republican Party George W. Bush and Karl Rove have erected. As the third...soon to expand to 55 members, Santorum is close to the White House, operates one of the largest personal campaign funds and...
- Fox News is wing of Republican party, says White House
- Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London Paul Thompson October 13, 2009 700+ words
THE White House is in a war of words with...Obama administration. White House communications director...broadcaster is a "wing of the republican party" and when President Barack...Fox News accused the White House of confusing the channel...
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- Newspaper article from: The Sunday Independent (South Africa) August 2, 2009 700+ words
...jobs, but any lingering claims by the Republican Party to be a beacon of moral rectitude are...Carter and Bill Clinton occupied the White House when the underlying tide was running...Democrats today control not only the White House, but both chambers on Capitol Hill...
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- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Stanglin, Douglas May 27, 1996 700+ words
White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta recently warned...recently finished their tours of duty in the White House are apparently now working at the Republican National Committee. As the White House prepared to hire a new batch of summer interns...
- Crunch-point? (Republican Party may deemphasize Bob Dole's 1996 presidential...
- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report October 7, 1996 700+ words
In a move that could deliver a severe blow to Bob Dole's bid for the White House, Republican Party leaders are preparing quietly to shift resources to tight congressional campaigns if the GOP challenger fails to close in on President...
- Corporations Favor Republican Party With `Soft Money'
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Thomas B. Edsall September 14, 1995 700+ words
...Democratic control of the White House, the Republican Party has surged ahead in the...000 -- to the network of Republican Party committees, while the...with most going to the Republican Party. From Jan. 1 through...
- Coalition wants to dominate GOP. (Christian Coalition and the Republican Party)
- Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter Jones, Arthur September 22, 1995 700+ words
...next occupant of the White House. It wants to dominate the Republican Party, coalition founder...owned subsidiary of the Republican Party," the Rev. Barry...No, they want the Republican Party to be a wholly owned...
- Winston-Salem, N.C., Politician Gains Recognition in State's Republican Party.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News April 7, 2003 700+ words
...become the hottest commodity in the North Carolina Republican Party -- the White House's choice for the Senate seat held by Democrat...represents a generational change in the North Carolina Republican Party, whose congressional leaders tend to be in their...
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