And neither can most of the rest of these potential Republican candidates. Electability is all about positions AND likability! Is the GOP doomed to run just another old political retread? Can we please get a viable Republican candidate who can appeal to the independent voters while not turning off the GOP base? Is that really too much to ask in a nation of this size? While I may agree with many of...

Yes, just another loyal Republican RINO. Apparently what happened to Charlie Crist taught her zero.She's planning on running as a write-in candidate, which is even dodgier than Crist running as an independent.No wonder the Alaska Libertarian party wouldn't go anywhere near her. She has absolutely no chance and is merely trying to throw the seat to Democrat McAdams out of sheer spite. Thi...

A new Unionist blog carrying the rather foreboding title of The Dark Eleventh Hour has hit the cyber-newsstands. The author, Union First, is, however, not happy with what he’s reading elsewhere: What will hopefully be a welcome change from the usual inter-unionist point scoring and bitching which is carried on other Unionist aligned blogs I guess he might have Unionist Lite, amongst one or t...

O.K., dear reader, a confession. Earlier this week I contacted the Don of political bloggers, the truly great Iain Dale, and asked him what I needed to do to take my political blog to the next level. In no uncertain terms he told me that I need to blog on a more regular basis. He is, of course, right. For too long I've tried to write for a number of different blogs but that just doesn't ...

As police found a viable device in Fermanagh this morning, Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has condemned the attack stating that republican activity will not be tolerated in the area.

Economic stance in Iowa debate will appeal to the candidates' political base but may be a tough sell to crucial independent voters

Following reports of a republican terrorist attack in Newtownbutler Co. Fermanagh Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has claimed that those responsible for this cowardly assault are reckless and is an attack on the entire community.

Ulster Unionist MLA Billy Armstrong has used a Stormont debate to call for action to tackle the upsurge in republican terrorist violence.

SNP political heavyweights hit back yesterday in the increasingly acrimonious row over an independent Scotland's ability to cope with the economic crisis.

Economic stance in Iowa debate will appeal to the candidates' political base but may be a tough sell to crucial independent voters