Nov 29th, 2008 · The election's red-to-blue trend reached all the way into Alabama's second district near Montgomery, where Mayor Bobby Bright defeated a GOP candidate despite the odds. Bright, a conservative Democrat will bring his pro-life, pro-gun and anti-bailout positions into the freshman mix in Washington.
Nov 25th, 2008 · Although Barack Obama carried North Carolina and Virginia, other parts of the South remained solidly red. Residents of one Tennessee county say the GOP can regain its strength nationwide by focusing on core conservative values.
Nov 20th, 2008 · Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who made a spirited bid for the Republican presidential nomination, is out with a book. He talks about what's next for the GOP and how the party can recover as it did following Watergate.
Nov 14th, 2008 · It has been an active week in both politics and pop culture. Jimi Izrael, Arsalan Iftikhar, Eric Deggans and Marc Lamont Hill mull over the latest headlines, including President-elect Obama's White House transition, former GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's not-so-quiet exit from the campaign trail and — from the sports world — fresh NBA predictions.
Nov 13th, 2008 · Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is no longer the defeated Republican candidate for vice president in 2008. She is how a potential Republican candidate for president in 2012. But so are many other GOP governors who are attending a Republican Governors Conference in Miami.
Nov 13th, 2008 · Republican governors are meeting in Miami. It's a bad time for Republicans. Not only did Barack Obama rewrite the electoral map, congressional Democrats picked up more than 20 House seats. The good news: No sitting Republican governors were defeated on Election Day.
Nov 13th, 2008 · Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is widely regarded as one of the Republican Party's future leaders. He says that his party has to attract new voters like women, hispanics and African Americans, while also staying true to its core values like a pro-life position on abortion. He tells Renee Montagne that the GOP has to reach out to Sam's Club Voters — meaning people who are focused on bread and butter issues.
Nov 13th, 2008 · The U.S. Senate race in Georgia has yet to be decided. There is a runoff election next month between incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin. Neither won more than 50 percent of the vote on Election Day. A Martin victory could help give Democrats a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.