Romney Collides With the Mormon Problem

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2007 Much has been made of Mitt Romney's religion, but the Republican presidential candidate recently discovered just how negative some voters feel about his faith. In this clip, Romney's glad-handing comes to an abrupt halt when an elderly man declares that he'll never vote for a Mormon, then refuses to shake Romney's hand. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s Temper

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Shades of White

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig May 19, 2007 The satirist pokes fun at the Republican candidates who are competing for that often-neglected voting bloc -- the white male. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The GOP Identity Crisis

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 18, 2007 In Tuesday's Republican presidential debate in South Carolina, every leading candidate declared independence from some piece of dogma or another -- even as all of them clung for dear life to the word conservative. They sounded like religious doubters who compensate for their ebbing faith by shouting ever more fervently: "I believe!" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hagel Wants to ‘Shake Up’ the Election

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2007 Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel told "Face the Nation" on Sunday that he was "not happy with the Republican Party," and hinted he might make an independent run for president, perhaps with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg by his side. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Phased Withdrawal

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig May 15, 2007 Dig deeper

War Memorial

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig May 12, 2007 Dig deeper

The GOP’s Reaganesque Tall Tales

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 10, 2007 Sensing their own smallness, contemporary politicians often seek to puff themselves up by appealing to myth and legend. For Republicans, there is no mythology more appealing than that of Ronald Wilson Reagan, as the party's presidential candidates eagerly demonstrated during their May 3 debate in the library that bears his name. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Republicans Give Bush a Timetable

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2007 A delegation of 11 moderate House Republicans visited the White House on Tuesday to warn the president that he risks losing more support from his party if conditions in Iraq do not improve by fall. The lawmakers lamented dwindling support for the war among their constituencies during the meeting, which was described as "no-holds-barred." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Bridge to the 19th Century

Marie Cocco / Truthdig May 8, 2007 Compared to the Democrats' groundbreaking lineup of candidates, the 10 white men who gathered for last week's Republican debate showed a determination to cling to the bad old days. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ten Bodies, but Not Much of a Pulse

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 8, 2007 The announced Republican candidates for president did nothing in their first debate to discourage the unannounced Republican candidates -- Fred Thompson, Newt Gingrich, maybe Chuck Hagel -- from wading in. The water doesn't look very deep. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fact-Checking the GOP Debate

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2007 MSNBC sets the record straight on some of the errors and misrepresentations from the first Republican debate: More than a few thousand soldiers have been injured in Iraq, you can't flip-flop on abortion like Bush 41 if Bush 41 never flip-flopped, and Bill Clinton didn't gut the Army -- he modernized it with bipartisan support. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )