Republican News--4.14.12

GOP's Rightward Shift, Higher Polarization, Fills Political Scientist With Dread NPR (blog) What they have found is that the Republican Party is the most conservative it has been a century. This graph shows the ideological movement for both parties in the House. Note the steady shift towards conservatism among Republicans. See all stories on this topic »

Obama 2008 gains key to presidential battleground San Jose Mercury News Obama's attention in the state where his caucus victory launched him in 2008 is countered by Romney's two caucus campaigns. Conservatives are leery of Romney's Mormon faith and social issue profile, but he's got pro-business GOP Gov. See all stories on this topic »

Rep. Allen West Sees Red, Calls Democratic Caucus Communist Chicago Tribune The Democratic Party is full of communists, says US Rep. Allen West of Florida, a Tea Party favorite and sole Republican member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Unless you talk to the American Communist Party itself. [See the latest political ... See all stories on this topic »

GOP Primary Foul-ups, Bleeps and Blunders ABC News (blog) The presidential primary is almost over, and the Republican Party should be glad about that. The 2012 contest has reminded everyone of how messy American democracy can be, and the party is lucky to have finally (almost) escaped its tragicomic clutches. See all stories on this topic »

What the War On Moms is Really About Forbes Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney holds his wife Ann Romney's hand as they walk on the stage during his caucus night rally following republican caucuses in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 3, 2012. The first vote of the 2012 battle for the White ... See all stories on this topic »

Political Scientist: Republicans Most Conservative They've Been In 100 Years WBUR "The short version would be since the late 1970s starting with the 1976 election in the House the Republican caucus has steadily moved to the right ever since. It's been a little more uneven in the Senate. The Senate caucuses have also moved to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Allen West's campaign releases its own video of his Communist Party claim ... Palm Beach Post Do you know how many "Staunch Republicans" live up here? These are the very same idiots that believe everything Fox News says and what the Tea Party says. This guy was cheered by a bunch of Bible Thumping hypocrite conservatives. See all stories on this topic »

Congressman West goes on commie hunt Bradenton Herald "We agree with the Progressive Caucus more than some other groups in Congress, but we also have a lot of differences with them," said Libero Della Piana, vice chairman of the Communist Party USA. "We have areas of agreement with the Republican Party, ... See all stories on this topic »

West cashes in on communist quip Politico Allen West says in a new fundraising pitch that liberals and the media are "going nuts" about his comments this week likening the Congressional Progressive Caucus to communists, and the Florida Republican is looking to cash in on attention. See all stories on this topic » Politico