Senator Jim DeMint’s announcement early this morning that he will leave the Senate to head the Heritage Foundation left many loyal activists feeling a profound loss. He is an icon amongst both South Carolina’s grassroots Republicans and the Tea Party, commanding standing ovations at his every appearance. For many outside this foray, Senator DeMint’s departure…
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Women shop, now choosing Mitt Romney
Hurricane Isaac to Hurricane Sandy represents an eternity, particularly in politics. For our 16-year-old twins the month of August signaled a birthday, a new grade, later curfews and changes in their driving permits. For those in my office, it was planning for and implementing the launch of Her New View (an initiative to elevate GOP…
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Does Michele Bachmann belong in Congress?
Double standard? Indeed, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has appeared on several late night shows, been the cover of magazines, and a featured speaker at rallies around the country...so too has President Obama. Perhaps a more telling question might be, has the president's appetite for the spotlight and polarizing reputation overtaken his ability to serve the United…
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Vice Presidential debate: Who won?
The benchmark for measuring the vice presidential debate winner is which candidate excelled in his ability to connect with and energize his targeted audience. While Vice President Biden successfully communicated to the Democratic base, so too was Congressman Ryan formidable in his ability to appeal to the undecided, independent voter. Read More
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Obama vs. Romney: Who won?
The debate was won by the candidate best able to sway " the undecided voter," Gov. Mitt Romney. The benchmark for measuring the debate winner was two-fold; the candidate who excelled in his ability to connect to this targeted audience, and the candidate with command of the issues the undecided voter deemed critical. Throughout the…
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Can Obama reverse Middle East violence and, why is Obama losing veterans?
Gov. Romney's polling advantage is initially spurred by our returning Armed Forces who know firsthand the value in an American presence abroad. Sadly, our servicemen and women return home and find an inability to secure meaningful and gainful employment in the United States. Read More
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Which presidential candidate do you think faces greater prejudice, if any? Is this poll an accurate snapshot of the South?
Prejudice in the typical sense will not play a great role in this election as middle to lower-income voters will focus on one issue this election: the economy. For the region to simply be understood in a single poll is presumptuous as even areas in certain states vary so greatly. In other parts of the…
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Where does this tragedy leave the U.S.? What are the next steps that officials should take?
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” In 1967 when Israel was attacked by the combined armies of Egypt, Syria and Jordan my mother, sister and I were evacuated from the US Air Force base of Tripoli, Libya. My father was a manager in ESSO Libya and was retained with other…
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Lashing Back at the Backlash
Amidst the threat of hurricane Isaac and a one day delay of the Republican National Convention, I was privileged to moderate Her New View’s Lashing Back at the Back Lash - How Conservative Women Confront Media Bias which was launched nationally in Tampa, Florida and LIVE-streamed on FOX News. To set the stage, five formidable conservative Republican women…
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A change of course for the Romney campaign?
Rather than asking what strategic changes Gov. Romney's campaign needs to make, isn't the real question when the the median net worth of American families is at a 20-year low, what is the strategic plan of our current administration?
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