EDGE on the Net

As the GOP prepares to exert new clout in Washington, D.C., deep divisions over emphasizing social issues over fiscal matters threatens to fray party unity. In the longer term, youthful party members--and prospective young Republicans--are increasingly untroubled by a group that the GOP once reliably demonized: America’s GLBT citizens.

The Young Republicans have elected a new, 38-year-old chairperson, who brings with her allegations of making and condoning racist and homophobic comments online.