Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) speaks to Heritage Foundation staff Thursday after being announced as Heritage's next president. Photo: Shealah Craighead.

Conservative commentator Erick Erickson wrote on RedState.com praising the news that Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) will succeed Heritage President Ed Feulner next April.

“The Heritage Foundation Board should be commended for what, at this time in relations between the Republican Party and conservative movement, can honestly be considered a brave and genius move,” Erickson explains.

He explained why DeMint’s arrival at Heritage will bolster the conservative movement: Continue Reading »

Erick Erickson. Photo: Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore

In this week’s Scribecast, The Heritage Foundation’s Rob Bluey and Lachlan Markay interview RedState editor Erick Erickson about the state of the conservative movement and how online activism helped make conservatives more principled.

The interview runs about 12 minutes. Listen online in MP3 format.

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The biggest benefit of the November election will be the gridlock that inevitably occurs after the new Congress takes office, RedState.com editor Erick Erickson told members of Heritage’s Young President’s Club today.

“When the government is shut down they can’t take away my freedom,” he argued.

Erickson also suggested that conservatives in Congress repeatedly bring up legislation to repeal Obamacare. While he knows President Obama will veto such bills when they come to his desk, he said these tactics will allow conservatives to retain momentum into the 2012 elections.

Erickson took part in a luncheon conversation at the President’s Club meeting about the future of the conservative movement with Rob Bluey, who directs Heritage’s Center for Media and Public Policy.

If you’re on Twitter, you can follow reactions from the audience by monitoring #PCMeeting.