In just a few hours, the polls in Ohio will close and we will begin to discover whether John Kasich’s signature initiative–Senate Bill 5, which ends collective bargaining rights for public sector unions–has survived the consistent attacks on it by the Ohio Democratic Party.  more

Herman Cain’s gaffe claiming he’s not familiar with the “neoconservative movement” has already sowed widespread doubts about his fitness for the office of President.  more

Are the Occupy Wall Street marchers Suckers? FrumForum Assistant Editor Mytheos Holt thinks so but FrumForum Managing Editor Noah Kristula-Green wonders if thats really the case. If the OWS marchers are being mislead, then by whom? Mytheos and Noah will debate via gchat, but first, the opening statement to explain their views:  more

At last night’s Republican debate, Michele Bachmann said “If you turn 999 upside down, the devil is in the details.” It was a clever line. Problem is that when it comes to Herman Cain’s 999 plan, there are no details, because there is no plan. What there is is a slightly longer list of talking   more

This past weekend, at the annual Value Voters’ Summit, Pastor Robert Jeffress stunned GOP voters and media by accusing former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney of not actually being a Christian, but rather a member of a “cult,” in contrast with Texas Governor Rick Perry, who Jeffress introduced at the Summit. Romney apparently still has friends   more

This Saturday, October 8, protesters swarmed Freedom Plaza to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the War in Afghanistan. Billing themselves as a sister occupation to “Occupy DC,” these protesters set up tents and proclaimed their intent to stay despite only having a permit to use the Plaza until Sunday. Not satisfied with the media coverage,   more

Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum had strong words for the people at the Values Voters Summit this Friday. From a heartfelt story of his child who had only lived 2 hours after being born with a fatal defect to the decision to end his speech flanked by his wife and children, Santorum proved ably that he   more

It is the political conventional wisdom that Mitt Romney has a problem with evangelical voters. Ever since he lost the Iowa caucuses in 2008 to Mike Huckabee, Romney’s appeal to the socially conservative base has been in doubt. Whether Romney can appeal to these voters is the question that looms over the Values Voter Summit   more

Today, the Susan B. Anthony list and National Organization for marriage released a joint scorecard for the Republican candidates for President at the annual Values Voters Summit. Ordinarily, a release like this carries few surprises, and in this election cycle so dominated by fiscal issues, a scorecard devoted to gay marriage and abortion is unlikely   more

Under any other circumstances, one would expect a technical, lobbyist-dominated group like the Super Committee to do what Congress always does when confronted with a crisis: Kick the can down the road. However, evidence suggests that won’t happen this time. Why? Because the only incentives the Super Committee has to get anything done are tragically   more

First it was Mitch Daniels, who refused to run. Then it was Paul Ryan, who also refused. Now it’s Chris Christie, who’s refused so many times he could write a book called “How to Refuse the Presidency” out of it. Rick Perry is getting dragged down, Herman Cain’s appeal is dubiously lasting, and no one   more

Left-wing populism has never recovered from the sixties. No more damning evidence of this exists than the current “Occupy Wall Street” protests, which despite ample internet promotion and no shortage of passion, have fallen dismally flat, and failed to stir even the most basic conversation about finance, social justice or anything in between. Even ideologically   more

Chris Christie’s speech last night has produced a schism on the airwaves. Whereas conservative talkers from Rush Limbaugh to Sean Hannity would previously fawn over Christie’s every YouTube moment, and Glenn Beck would even go so far as to label audio of the New Jersey Governor taking on opponents as “common sense porn,” now the   more

According to columnist Jonathan Rauch, the problem with our last two Presidents isn’t that they’re red or blue. It’s that they were both too green.  more

Joseph Farah didn’t stop with criticizing Ann Coulter for agreeing to speak to gay conservatives; he went on to question how gays could be conservative at all.  more

FF Symposium: Just because voters are favoring libertarian policies doesn’t mean you have to adopt Ron Paul’s platform.  more

Breitbart may be right that the Left loosely slings charges of “racism” at their opponents, but that is no excuse to play the same game.  more

After Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels suggested conservatives “call a truce” on social issues, Mike Huckabee derided the idea while using the opportunity to launch an attack on fiscal conservatives and libertarians.  more

In the aftermath of the 2008 election cycle, it was in great fashion to talk about the “youth vote” as a solid block. But GOP outreach efforts should understand that young voters mirror the same political divides as the electorate at large.  more

Recently, the state of Texas passed a new set of proposed standards for school textbooks. Despite the controversy over the new standards, however, there is no way to eliminate ideology from the crafting of a school curriculum.  more