GOP’s Underhanded Birth Control Push
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 12th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
GOP’s Underhanded Birth Control Push
Lisa Wirthman, Denver Post
If Republicans’ newfound enthusiasm for birth control seems suspicious, it’s with good reason. Following the lead of Colorado U.S. Senate candidate Cory Gardner, a handful of Republicans in midterm races across the country are now embracing over-the-counter sales of birth control pills without a prescription.
What’s Not the Matter With Kansas
Kimberley Strassel, Wall St. Journal
Kansas Senate Republican Pat Roberts is in a re-election fix. There’s an important lesson for the GOP in this mess—though it’s not the moral the left is pushing.Democrat Chad Taylor, a state district attorney, last week terminated his campaign against the three-term Republican senator, a move that paradoxically made the race competitive. Mr. Roberts had been betting the Democrat would split the vote with independent candidate Greg Orman, leaving him a clear path to re-election. Mr. Orman is instead now consolidating Taylor support and leading the Republican in polls.
How Joni Ernst Became a Contender
Joel Gehrke, National Review
How did Iowa state senator Joni Ernst become a threat to Harry Reid’s Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate?“The Democrats have thrown everything but the kitchen sink at Ms. Ernst, and at the best this race is a tie, it’s still a pure toss-up in what should be a marginally Democrat environment in Iowa,” a GOP pollster told NRO.This race was not supposed to challenge Democrats or drain their resources.
