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If Republicans want to be seen as more compassionate, they should continue to stand proudly for the sanctify of life and marriage. And they should do so without apologizing.

The wrong Democratic reaction to a stupid Republican utterance is to play hurt.

There really has not been a strong Republican message to either the poor or the African American community at large.

Republicans think that the NAACP is the only voice in the black community. It is a voice in the black community. But it's not the only voice.

Democrats don't understand what is wrong in the black community or how to fix it. If they do, they don't care.

I'm appalled that when I talk about the neo-conservatives it's somehow twisted, some sort of a racist comment.

When it comes to social issues, Republicans don't just need to be more empathetic. They also need to be more emphatic in explaining to voters what they believe, and why.

The policies on the Republican side have been much better for Hispanics, for minorities, but the rhetoric, unfortunately, has not.

Because Republicans believe that the federal government is limited in its function-some have concluded that Republicans are somehow inherently insensitive to minority rights. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong.