By Gerard Randallformer 2024 Republican Host Committee Secretary The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act on September 18, 1850. The act mandated that escaped slaves be returned to their masters, and that any officials as well as regular citizens in northern states, must comply with the law. The act energized those opposed to slavery to all the more … [Read more...] about Joshua Glover and Wisconsin’s ties to the founding of the Republican Party
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History being made for the GOP in 2021 with Black Republicans winning elections
In a recent Alabama special election, 21-year Army veteran Kenneth Paschal made history being elected as Alabama House District 73 State Representative. Paschal became the first black Republican elected in Alabama since Reconstruction earning 75 percent of the vote. Paschal: “I hope to be an example to all Alabamians that the Republican Party is open to everyone who … [Read more...] about History being made for the GOP in 2021 with Black Republicans winning elections
Wisconsin Students and Homeowners Abandoned by GOP
Republicans fail to restore education funding and ensure property tax relief Republican lawmakers on the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee failed Wisconsin students and homeowners by refusing to take action on Governor Evers’ special session that invests millions in rural schools, mental health services and special education. Gov. Evers’ proposal restores funds Republicans … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Students and Homeowners Abandoned by GOP
Hey Republicans, great new strategy — but before you bet on blacks…
By Theodore Johnson Op-Ed Columnist, 2012 White House Fellow One would think that a pro-defense family man raised in a red-state, Southern Baptist household would be easy pickings for the Republican Party. Last October while out checking the mailbox, however, canvassers clad in Romney paraphernalia walked right past me without so much as a hello. Maybe it was just an … [Read more...] about Hey Republicans, great new strategy — but before you bet on blacks…
Obama’s budget puts Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block
By Yvette Carnell You had to know it was coming. Just last month White House aide Gene Sperling said on CNN’s "State of the Union" that Obama was “reaching out to Democrats who understand we have to make serious progress on long-term entitlement reform and Republicans who realize that if we had that type of entitlement reform, they’d be willing to have tax reform that raises … [Read more...] about Obama’s budget puts Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block