by Gordon Hensley | Sep 30, 2013 | Campaign 2016, GOP Politics, Health Reform, Media Relations
While Texas Senator Ted Cruz is plunging the nation and the Republican Party into an ultra-risky, ill-considered government shutdown — with no apparent longer term strategy — he deserves credit for engaging the so-called mainstream media with face to face...
by Gordon Hensley | Sep 26, 2013 | Campaign 2016, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform
Newt Gingrich, Vin Weber, Bob Walker and Conservative Opportunity Society (COS) members used House ‘special orders’ and a captive C-Span camera in the 1980’s to frustrate and ultimately take down House Speaker Jim Wright — and now Ted Cruz...
by Gordon Hensley | Feb 26, 2013 | Campaign 2014, Campaign 2016, GOP Politics
The relentless reporting in the media about internal GOP chaos in the aftermath of Mitt Romney’s defeat is entirely accurate. But that’s not all a bad thing if you’re a young Republican operative looking to make a mark and get some notice of your...
by Gordon Hensley | Nov 23, 2012 | CMS, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, Media Relations
Politico is reporting today, correctly, that window is closing for those who want to bulldoze the Obama health law in court. It is going to become increasingly difficult because courts are much less willing to overturn something that is already entrenched said Randy...
by Gordon Hensley | Nov 11, 2012 | Campaign 2012, CMS, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, polling, SNF
Looking past the fact the 2012 election was a GOP debacle, and the allegation — fair or not — that the GOP has a “polling problem,” the election result is best analyzed by a Resurgent Republic analysis authored by by Whit Ayres, Jon McHenry and...
by Gordon Hensley | Sep 28, 2012 | Campaign 2012, GOP Politics, health care, Medicare Cuts
When Mitt Romney selected Paul Ryan as his Veep nominee, and initially seized the offensive on Medicare by charging “Obamacare” was funded by actually siphoning-off Medicare dollars, too many GOP consultants rejoiced prematurely. One NRCC operative was...
