Republican Party

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GOP On Top Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Now that the GOP has control of Congress ... (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)

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on her mind: Georgia Senate Democratic candidate Michelle Nunn rallies support against the GOP's David Perdue.

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High-profile names, like former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, on email campaign solicitations increase the odds of receiver click-thrus. (associated press)

Marco Rubio is one of three GOP senators who sent a letter to President Obama warning him against granting legal status to illegal immigrants amid concerns of border security and potential terrorism. (associated press)

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Voters in 2014 are worried about pocketbook issues not a media-driven GOP "war on women" narrative, says commentator Mark Hyman, who has crisscrossed the U.S. hosting town halls for live TV. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner) ** FILE **

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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (left) and Sen. Pat Roberts, both Kansas Republicans, are facing tough re-election bids that analysts say has more to do with candidate troubles than with dissatisfaction with the GOP. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Republican, is among a growing number of GOP figures calling for President Obama to take a tougher approach to the Ebola crisis, including travel restrictions for West African countries ravaged by the disease. (Associated Press)

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A series of new ads released Monday blames GOP budget cuts for thousands of Ebola deaths worldwide. (YouTube/The Agenda Project)

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Sen. Kay Hagan, North Carolina Democrat, has been polling strong and energizing her base while Republican candidate for Senate Thom Tillis is struggling to gain the support of more conservative members of the GOP. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on coming GOP gains by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich, left, jokes with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a GOP Get Out the Vote rally in Independence, Ohio, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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David Brat's upset win in a GOP primary earlier this year over former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor with a much smaller budget may have caused a "minirevolution" in political spending, encouraging others to look into more grass-roots advertising on the Internet. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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The scene was Sept. 27, 1994 - when Newt Gingrich released the "Contract with America" that defined Republican values and ideas, and invigorated the GOP's relationship with voters. (Associated Press)

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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at the California GOP convention in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Dr. Ben Carson has won yet another straw poll to be the GOP's 2016 presidential nominee. (Associated Press)

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GOP Connects with Women Voters Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks Friday, Sept. 12, 2014 at a GOP unity breakfast in Manchester, N.H. Paul considered a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, made a visit to the key early voting state of New Hampshire at the state Republican Party's "Unity Breakfast" following Tuesday's state primary. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)