GOP

Ed Lee campaign fires back at Dennis Herrera’s GOP accusations

By: Dan Schreiber 09/22/11 4:00 AM

City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s mayoral campaign said in a television ad released Tuesday not to vote for Mayor Ed Lee — partly because he is backed by Republicans, including powerful Silicon Valley investor Ron Conway. But by Herrera’s logic, you shouldn’t vote for him, either. Read More

Rick Perry's Peeved

By: Nate Beeler 09/21/11 9:19 PM

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Rick Perry's Social Security stance likely to cost him votes

By: Dan K. Thomasson 09/13/11 10:10 PM

The other day in an office waiting room, two young women were discussing the Republican presidential situation. One said she definitely was for Mitt Romney, but the other said she had not decided yet, indicating she might tilt toward Rick Perry. Read More

Poor Politics

By: Nate Beeler 09/13/11 8:29 PM

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Perry Goes to 11

By: Nate Beeler 09/08/11 11:18 PM

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GOP candidates must confront entitlements

By: SF Examiner Editorial 09/06/11 10:15 PM

Republican presidential candidates kick off the critical fall campaign season tonight when they take the stage at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. This would be a good occasion to abandon platitudes and begin hashing out concrete ideas for addressing the nation’s most pressing long-term issue — unsustainable spending on entitlement programs. Read More

The President's Speech

By: Nate Beeler 09/01/11 7:46 PM

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In Republican politics, Texas is the new California

By: Tod Lindberg 08/23/11 10:26 PM

Whether he wins the nomination or not, Gov. Rick Perry’s August charge into the top echelon of GOP presidential hopefuls marks at least this turning point: In national Republican politics, Texas is the new California. Back in the day — say, the 1960s through the 1990s — California was the jumping-off point par excellence in making a bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Read More