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Monday, May 20, 2013

Pethokoukis, Economics, Taxes and Spending, U.S. Economy

Why the GOP needs to move beyond its tax-cut obsession

James Pethokoukis | April 15, 2013, 10:25 am

Over at National Review, my regular Monday column suggests Republicans create a more varied pro-growth policy portfolio. Tax cuts are not enough. Here’s a bit: Bold tax reform is necessary to upgrade the growth potential of the U.S. economy, but … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

Polls on Republicans, Guns, Immigration

What you may have missed in the polls

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | April 5, 2013, 12:09 pm

GOP in extremis: A new national poll of registered voters from Quinnipiac finds that only 28% have a favorable view of the Republican Party (52% unfavorable). For the Democratic Party, the responses were somewhat better, 38% favorable and 44% unfavorable. … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

These 2 videos show how the GOP plans to overcome the empathy gap

Henrik Temp | March 27, 2013, 4:06 pm

Do these videos mean that the GOP gets empathy messaging now? Only time will tell, but they’re a positive indicator. read more >

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Really, where is today’s Jack Kemp in the GOP?

James Pethokoukis | March 21, 2013, 11:24 am

I was intrigued by the headline of Rich Lowry’s Politico column, “Where is today’s Jack Kemp?” Based just on that, I thought the piece could go either of two ways. Maybe it would tell GOPers to remember and reembrace Kemp’s … read more >

Pethokoukis, Economics, Taxes and Spending

Paul Ryan keeps telling Republicans how hard it will be to balance the budget. Why won’t they listen?

James Pethokoukis | March 5, 2013, 3:49 pm

Rep. Paul Ryan, to his credit, has taken two big swings at long-term budget reform, “A Roadmap for America’s Future” and “The Path to Prosperity.” Both are serious, structurally sounds plans — supply-side tax reform, Medicare premium support, block granting Medicaid to the … read more >

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Economics, Monetary Policy, Pethokoukis

2 charts that show the GOP is all wrong about Bernanke

James Pethokoukis | February 26, 2013, 12:44 pm

During Ben Bernanke’s Senate testimony this morning, Republicans again lambasted the Fed chairman for worrying too little about the inflationary potential of his low interest rate/quantitative easing monetary policy. From the WSJ: A testy exchange between Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn) … read more >

Economics, Taxes and Spending

Senate GOP’s Balanced Budget Amendment actually caps spending at 16.7%, not 18%

Alan Viard | February 19, 2013, 11:26 am

The 16.7% limit is even more hopelessly unrealistic than an 18% limit. Historical budget data show that federal spending hasn’t been that low since 1956, before the creation of Medicare and Medicaid. read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

The GOP’s electoral collapse is postponed

Charles Murray | February 8, 2013, 1:32 pm

The changing ethnic makeup of the electorate spells doom for the GOP unless it can figure out a way to appeal to minorities, right? Everybody knows that. I thought I knew it too, and so, as part of the book … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

The Republican brand, Obama’s compassion, and immigration attitudes: What you may have missed in this week’s polls

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | January 25, 2013, 10:58 am

Brand Damage: Virtually every poll shows that the GOP’s image is badly tarnished. A new report from the Pew Research Center explains that the recent drop (from 42% nationally with a favorable opinion of the party after the GOP convention … read more >

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Why the GOP can’t be an urban myth

James Pethokoukis | January 24, 2013, 4:30 pm

As New Jersey Governor Chris Christie knows firsthand, it’s hard to be a saint in the city if you’re a Republican. Urban areas and states with a high population density tend to be liberal and Democratic. New Jersey, the state … read more >

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