“He is the only Republican capable of defeating President Obama

South Carolina is tough political territory. it is hardball country. I remember when we arrived in South Carolina the day after George W. Bush got whipped by 19 points in New Hampshire in 2000. We met with our local supporters and it was quickly apparent

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes. the guy who said we should invade Turkey at the debates a couple nights ago. Apparently he wasn't told they've been one of our most staunch allies and h

MANCHESTER, N.H. — In Rick Perry’s first statewide race two decades ago, the Republican at the top of the ticket lost but left an important lesson. Perry didn’t learn it.Clayton Williams, who challenged Democrat Ann Richards for governor, cast himself as

The one-woman play begins with the governor — Richards was Texas' governor from 1991 to 1995 — talking from a podium to a graduating class of high school students, which, of course, is the audience. "George Washington was from Texas," Ann begins, in a b

WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Ann Richards had hair that defied gravity, a wit that left opponents laughing and a grip on grass-roots politics that made her a legendary figure among women and minorities even after her one-term stint as chief executive of the L