It will be a difficult vote for many red-state Democrats who risk upsetting either their left-wing base or their home state constituents, democrats want to push the vote until after the election to spare Democrats up for re-election from casting a tough vote.

Alex Conant

Categorized in : Latest Headlines

That's the question every Republican up for reelection is asking themselves: how do you overperform Trump in suburban areas without hurting yourself with the base voters you absolutely need?

One of the reasons Democrats have overperformed in swing districts in the last two years is that they've nominated a lot of moderates.

Every member has their own calculus and certainly some of them are taking a principled position, regardless of the politics, but for the vast majority of Republican members, the lesson of the last two years is don't comment on Trump's tweets because they have a short shelf life, but the damage you can do to yourself can be permanent.

Trump never forgets a Republican who is disloyal to him. by Alex Conant

Trump never forgets a Republican who is disloyal to him.

After a tough couple of weeks, this was the reset that Trump needed, he laid out a popular agenda and framed the big political issues of the day in the most favorable way possible.

I think every job Nick Ayers's ever had Nick Ayers's been one of the youngest people to ever have White House. And I think that's threatening to some people.

Liberals are already highly motivated — they hardly need another reason, this is a reminder — if anyone needed it — that elections have consequences.

latest-headlines

Hillary has to unite the party. by Alex Conant

Hillary has to unite the party.

I remember at a similar point there were many more Clinton supporters saying they’d never vote for Obama and would vote for [Sen. John] McCain, and of course almost all of those Clinton supporters ended up voting for Obama.

If you are a Republican primary voter in Ohio and you want to defeat Donald Trump, your best chance in Ohio is John Kasich.

I called everyone I knew over there and said, what is this? They didn’t even reach out for comment before going on air, and it’s utterly false.

For people to wake up and see the banner of Drudge with a false r... by Alex Conant

For people to wake up and see the banner of Drudge with a false report is not helpful.

He is the one candidate who can unite Republicans, grow the conservative movement, and win the White House.

All the answers are in there. by Alex Conant

All the answers are in there.

latest-headlines

Marco's message about a New American Century obviously speaks directly to the hopes and dreams of young Americans, the entire purpose of our campaign is to ensure that future generations of Americans have the same opportunities to achieve the American Dream that our parents and grandparents did.

Regarding our numbers, we'll let our FEC report speak for itself, obviously it shows a very lean campaign that is saving a lot of money. We are on track to having the resources we need to compete in every state and win the Republican nomination.

We have a strategy to be first in February, and we're on track to accomplishing that. Marco Rubio did very well in the first two debates, and it's a good thing for our campaign that we have 10 more debates.

Anyone who wants to win the Republican nomination has to prove th... by Alex Conant

Anyone who wants to win the Republican nomination has to prove themselves in the early states.

Campaigns are won at the end, not at the beginning. by Alex Conant

Campaigns are won at the end, not at the beginning.

Marco's decision on whether to run for president or re-election will be based on where he can best achieve his agenda to restore the American Dream — not on who else might be running.