Ralph Z. Hallow
Articles by Ralph Z. Hallow
Ted Cruz, Rand Paul 2016 campaign launches illustrate vastly different media strategies
The varying extents to which technology and social media are changing some election strategies are reflected by the vast difference between Ted Cruz's and Rand Paul's official presidential nomination kickoffs. Published March 24, 2015
Ted Cruz’s narrative on Cuba omits father’s role fighting for Fidel Castro
Shortly after launching his 2016 presidential bid, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz went on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News for a full hour Monday night where he told the story of how his Cuban-born father, Rafael Cruz, fought against the dictator in charge of Cuba at time, Fulgencio Bautista, more than a half century ago. Published March 24, 2015
Ted Cruz declares his 2016 White House bid; Rand Paul plans to make it official in April
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas declared on Twitter early Monday morning his candidacy for the White House, as fellow Sen. Rand Paul plans an ambitious five-state, five-day rollout of his own starting April 7 in his home state of Kentucky Published March 22, 2015
Rand Paul to kick off 2016 bid April 7 with ambitious five-state tour
Rand Paul will formally declare his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination with a five-state, five-day announcement tour next month, Republicans knowledgeable about the Kentucky senator’s plans told The Washington Times. Published March 22, 2015
Rand Paul pushes repeal of Obama tax law despised by Americans living abroad
Rand Paul, the Kentucky senator and 2016 Republican presidential hopeful, is leading an effort to repeal a tax law prized by President Obama but despised by millions of Americas who live and work outside the United States. Published March 10, 2015
Republican 2016 hopefuls skip Selma ‘Bloody Sunday’ march 50th anniversary events
ANALYSIS: The 50th anniversary of the landmark "Bloody Sunday" march in Selma, Alabama, came and went Saturday without the presence of Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky or any other high-profile potential Republican presidential contender. Published March 8, 2015
M. Stanton Evans, conservative icon, dead at 80
M. Stanton Evans, arguably the funniest serious man in America for much of his 80 years on the planet, died Tuesday after a long bout with pancreatic cancer. Published March 3, 2015
CPAC speakers embrace Israel symbolically as 51st state
The Republican Party and the conservative movement now fully embrace Israel as, at least symbolically, something like a 51st state. Published March 1, 2015
Rand Paul top adviser Doug Stafford solicits money for personal adoption
As Sen. Rand Paul ramps up his 2016 presidential bid, his chief political adviser has been soliciting money from some conservatives and political insiders to help his own family adopt another child. Published February 24, 2015
Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly assails GOP establishment for trying to coronate Jeb Bush
Phyllis Schlafly has long argued that the American conservative movement’s purpose is to influence, not echo, the Republican Party. Published February 22, 2015
Carly Fiorina aims to smash politics’ glass ceiling, liberal elitism, crony capitalism
Carly Fiorina, who rose to power in corporate America to become Hewlett-Packard's first female chairman and CEO, is aiming to smash two more glass ceilings, but this time in politics. Published February 16, 2015
Rand Paul’s libertarian foreign policy has GOP rivals comparing him to Obama
When Republicans still gleeful over their November election wins accused President Obama of waging an unauthorized war against the Islamic State, Sen. Rand Paul marched to a different beat and introduced legislation to give congressional consent to the latest front in the war on terrorism. Published January 28, 2015
Scott Walker, Carly Fiorina make most inroads with GOP faithful in Iowa
For the last several months, the likes of Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul have dominated the media coverage of the still-nascent contest for the White House. But when the 2016 Republican presidential race roared to life this weekend with twin events in Iowa and Louisiana, two lesser-known contestants left indelible impressions on the GOP faithful. Published January 25, 2015
Mitt Romney liberal lexicon on poverty, foreign policy has GOP abuzz
Mitt Romney's opening pitch for a third shot at the White House left many Republicans scratching their heads, in part because his plans to fight poverty and tyranny seemed to borrow the lexicon of liberals like FDR, LBJ and Woodrow Wilson. Published January 20, 2015
Mitt Romney suddenly being wooed at RNC meeting
It's been a good week so far – and promises to get even better -- for Mitt Romney, according to some Republican National Committee members gathered at their annual winter meeting in San Diego. Published January 14, 2015
RNC panel censures Michigan member Dave Agema over racism charges
The Republican National Committee's executive committee has voted in closed session to censure Michigan RNC member Dave Agema, who has been widely denounced as having espoused racist views, The Washington Times has learned. Published January 14, 2015
Republican National Committee flexes foreign policy muscle in China showdown
An increasingly activist Republican National Committee is expected to dive into foreign policy once again with the passage of a resolution Friday to support Hong Kong's recent student-led demonstrations for democracy. Published January 14, 2015
Republican National Committee moves to bind next president on Taiwan, China policy
An increasingly activist Republican National Committee is expected to dive into foreign policy once again with the passage of a resolution Friday to support Hong Kong’s recent student-led demonstrations for democracy, The Washington Times has learned. Published January 14, 2015
Reince Priebus expected to win historic third term as chairman of Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is poised to make history. If balloting goes as veteran vote counters expect at the RNC's annual winter meeting in San Diego on Friday, he will win reelection. That will make him the first ever to lead his party's national governing body for three consecutive terms while Democrats held the White House. Published January 13, 2015
Mike Huckabee embraces evangelical popularity ahead of possible 2016 bid
Mike Huckabee will make sure that he can raise at least $25 million — or even up to $50 million by the first week of February — before declaring for the Republican presidential nomination, the former Arkansas governor told The Washington Times on Sunday. Published January 4, 2015
