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The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | yesterday
Depending on who you talk to, it sure sounds like John Boehner and crew want to send Tom Cole's sorry ass packing -- and fast. From The Hill : Speculation continued to swirl that some members of the leadership team want to remove Cole and install Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), a former NRCC chairman, as his replacement. One former senior GOP leadership aide close to the leadership team said...
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The Real Clear Politics Blog (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Following the 2006 elections, Republicans faced a 30-seat deficit in the House of Representatives. With that number now grown to 37 seats, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole finds himself in possibly the most unenviable position in Washington. The...
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Queer Conservative (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
I don't think this is quite the reaction the National Republican Congressional Committee was hoping for when they posted this little "feel good" agenda ditty: Republican Solutions and a Positive Agenda Posted By: Tom Cole, May 16, 2008 - 9:52 AM Families today face challenges that yesterday's laws simply don't address. We need to fix government, and one solution is to update our laws so they...
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Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | yesterday
CBS News's Brian Goldsmith elicited some interesting remarks from Frank Donatelli, the RNC deputy chairman, about the GOP brand: CBSNews.com: Tom Cole, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, went beyond what you've said. He thinks the problem is more than the environment. He asked aloud whether something was wrong with the product after three special election losses...
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Daily Kos (Free subscription) | yesterday
Okay, so I want to give props to the NRCC for admitting they have a problem : "Clearly, we have got problems that are deep and serious in terms of how we are going to do in the fall elections," [Tom] Cole said. That's progress. But then we hit the snag, as Cole further explains what those "problems" are: "Having said that... we haven't lost as a party because of the ideological agenda...
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Capitol Briefing (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
The dust is still clearing after House Republicans' humiliating loss in a Mississippi special election, but for now it appears that Tom Cole (Okla.) is still standing and that the GOP caucus-members are already moving to try to remedy their broader message and agenda problems. Cole, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, was seen as a potential culprit (or scapegoat,...
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Gene Healy (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
“It's not for me to second-guess the president of the United States.” –Rep. Tom Cole, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, “reject[ing] the notion of a dramatic break with Bush.”
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Red State (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
With the latest setback in a House special election, Virginia's Tom Davis - who formerly headed the NRCC - has the long knives out for current head Tom Cole. But his diagnosis of the problem seems more a symptom than a cure : Rep. Tom Davis stomped on the concrete floor of the Capitol basement when asked by reporters about Republican fortunes at the moment. "This is the floor," he said, by...
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Drudge Retort (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Republicans must regain the confidence of Americans and recast their message to voters to avoid a catastrophe in the fall congressional elections, top GOP officials said Wednesday after a special election loss in rural rock-ribbed Republican Mississippi. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said, "When you lose three of these in a row, you have to get beyond campaign tactics and take a long hard look: Is...
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The Jawa Report (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Posted at RedState:We here at RedState knew when the GOP had its leadership elections after the 2006 debacle that we would wind up here. We knew Tom Cole would be ineffective at the NRCC. Heck, all you had to do...
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First Read (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole had harsh words for his own party brand and its prospects going forward. “There’s a deficiency in our message,” Cole said, “and a loss of confidence by the American people that we will do what we say we’re going to do. “We’re not winning in places we ought to win just by being Republicans.” In...
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The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Sure, Tom Cole may be sombre , but that doesn't mean that he isn't delusional : "Clearly, we have got problems that are deep and serious in terms of how we are going to do in the fall elections," Cole said. "Having said that... we haven't lost as a party because of the ideological agenda on the other side. The obvious challenge we face is we had somebody running as a Republican, pro-life,...
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Capitol Briefing (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Read Capitol Briefing's original post Read The Fix's response Dear Fix: Thanks for responding to my e-mail. I know you're a busy, busy man. Before we move on to the Obama and Tom Cole questions, let's stick with this "wave" topic for a moment. You wrote, "It's too early to predict a wave but something is going on in the water out there." I would agree, except we get paid to make highly speculative...
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Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Rep. Tom Cole, the Republican's House campaign chief, opened a telephone briefing today with the sly suggeston that it was his most well-attended press conference, ever. The intense interest reflects a fascination with failure -- three losses in a row, in formerly Republican seats in Lousianna, Illinois and last night in Mississippi. "When you lose three of these in a row, you have to get beyond...
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Swampland (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
On a conference call just now, Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole, who runs the NRCC , was asked to diagnose the grim situation of the Republican Party in the wake of a third special election loss , this time in the 1st District of Mississippi. His answer: You have to get beyond campaign tactics and take a long hard look: Is there something wrong with your product? . . . What we have now is a deficiency...
