Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Inside the Beltway: The war on Rove escalates
A bristling group of 25 traditional conservatives are out to protect one of their own in a new push against the "establishment Republicans" of Karl Rove's American Crossroads. Published February 6, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Reinventing the ‘Buckley Rule’
War? What war? It's just business as usual at the Conservative Victory Fund, an emerging super PAC that has vexed fierce conservatives and tea partyers convinced that the organization is undermining Republican chances of a win in the 2014 midterm elections by abandoning conservative principles and backing moderate candidates. Published February 5, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Cocktails with Marco
On Tuesday night, the always enterprising Sen. Marco Rubio journeys to the 201 Bar for a chat with Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of the cheeky and clever BuzzFeed. Published February 4, 2013
Inside the Beltway: NRA ‘stamina’
Behold: A major news organization has declared that the National Rifle Association is “winning the influence battle over gun control.” Published February 3, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Alarmed by the Feds
Some Americans feel like they live in a police state, others are discouraged by a sense of waning opportunity or flagging optimism. Do we have national malaise? Yes. It's called "federal government," suggests some new research. Published January 31, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Exploiting Newtown
A Reason-Rupe survey reveals that 52 percent of respondents agreed that "elected officials are exploiting the [Newtown] tragedy for political reasons." Naturally, there's a partisan divide. Published January 30, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Teachers and targets
They were only expecting 200. They got more. Many more. Organizers with Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, a Colorado grass-roots gun-rights organization, had planned a free, four-hour firearms training course for local teachers Monday evening. More than 300 teachers showed up for the event in Broomfield. Published January 29, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Obamacizing the media
"Say what you will about George W. Bush. He never complained about the media coverage he received. But here is President Obama, riding high off victories in the general election … inexplicably talking about Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and lamenting how the poor state of discourse in political media today is affecting compromise in Washington," says Joe Concha, an analyst for Mediaite. Published January 28, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Jindal emerges with messages to GOP
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has secured his place in the Republican rush to redefine the party, pacify conservatives and scoop up Libertarians, Hispanics and disgruntled Democrats as 2016 glimmers in the distance. Published January 27, 2013
Inside the Beltway: The Vegas factor
Oh, the glory of those campaign days. President Obama visited Las Vegas 10 times last year, proving that Nevada is a swing state worthy of wooing, and that Vegas provides a glittering, effective venue. Published January 24, 2013
Inside the Beltway: The persistence of Eastwood
The Hollywood hero who boosted Republican morale during the 2012 presidential election campaign remains an all-American favorite. Published January 23, 2013
Inside the Beltway: A cautionary tale
It didn't take long: Here comes all the edgy speculation about President Obama's second term in office, and the implications therein. Published January 22, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Alarm on Day One
It did not take long for agenda to muscle in on a historical moment. Published January 21, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Mustering through inauguration depression
Got inauguration depression? It'll only last another 24 hours or so. In the meantime, here's advice on passing the time from Al Cardenas, chairman of the American Conservative Union. Published January 21, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Republicans grit their teeth
A certain dread has descended upon members of the Grand Old Party, who must now bear witness to a grand old party that is not theirs to celebrate. Published January 17, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Cunning Fox
Fox News has signed former Ohio congressman Dennis J. Kucinich as a paid contributor on both the Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. Published January 16, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Lonely Obama … in 2008
Oh, the loneliness of the long-distance president: The topic of President Obama's chilly isolation in the White House generated much buzz in the last 24 hours after he was asked about his socializing habits, or lack thereof, during a news conference. Yet the very same topic came up before Mr. Obama even entered office four years ago. Published January 15, 2013
Inside the Beltway: Clinton is everywhere
As was once said about Elvis Presley, former President Bill Clinton seems to be everywhere. Published January 14, 2013
Inside the Beltway: A gun maker goes active
“I am a law-abiding citizen and responsible gun owner. I am saddened by the tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut, but I believe that efforts to impose new restrictions on me and other lawful and responsible owners like me are misguided. Did you know that violent crime with firearms has declined since the Federal ‘assault weapons ban’ expired in 2004? ... Published January 13, 2013
Inside the Beltway: The campaign never stops
CNN reports that President Obama's existing campaign will be "reconfigured" into a super PAC to bolster White House policy goals, staffed by campaign manager Jim Messina and campaign insiders Stephanie Cutter and Jennifer O'Malley Dillon. Published January 10, 2013
