Word: gop
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...Florida's Republican-led legislature - as well as moderate GOP Governor Charlie Crist, who signed on to the trust-fund diversion - was probably hoping the federal stimulus package would help make up for the affordable-housing gap. Indeed, the $787 billion stimulus gives Florida more than $250 million for public housing, homeless prevention (by helping people pay security deposits, utility bills and rent), affordable homes and rental assistance as well as tax credits for affordable-housing builders...
Michael Steele assumed the Republican party chairmanship barely a month ago, promising vast changes to help the GOP successfully compete in 21st century America. One of his first forays in that quest occurred Friday night, when Steele came to DuPage County, an affluent Chicago suburb of nearly one million, where the largely Republican establishment is battling an increasingly potent Democratic Party. (In November, the Dems took 3 of 18 seats on the county board, the highest in decades in the Republican stronghold...
...been a busy few weeks for Steele. Earlier this month, he drew headlines over a former aide's allegations about questionable spending of funds for a failed U.S. Senate campaign. Then, in a Washington Times interview published Thursday, he said, "We want to convey that the modern-day GOP looks like the conservative party that stands on principles. But we want to apply them to urban-suburban hip-hop settings." It's hard to imagine that the party of Lincoln could somehow include Lil' Wayne and Lil' Kim - and the hip-hop strategy was seen by some as patronizing...
...test for Steele will be how he manages to build a coalition of various wings of the Republican Party. His ascension was greeted harshly in more conservative wings of the party, particularly among white conservatives in the rural south who've long held dominance over the party. Former GOP Louisiana congressman and "white separatist" David Duke, for instance, posted an article on his website deriding Steele with the headline, "To Hell with the Republican Party!" On Friday, Steele said, "My job is to win elections. One of the strengths of our party is we have a diversity of opinion...
...that, in 2004, it imported Alan Keyes from Maryland to compete against Barack Obama for a U.S. Senate seat. So Steele's visit demonstrates a key aspect of his strategy for reviving the party: planting the party's flag in states beyond the South long ago dismissed by the GOP, while maintaining strongholds like DuPage...