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GOP Numbers Improving In National Polls
9 hours ago ago from RealClearPolitics - Politics Nation
After setbacks this fall, some Democratic strategists argued that the political environment is not anti-Democratic, but anti-incumbent. And for much of the year, Republicans' poll numbers have been worse than that of Democrats. But that appears to be changing. ** In a CNN poll , 40 percent say the country would be better off with Democrats in charge of Congress, while 39 percent say Republicans. In a previous survey conducted mid-summer, ...
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13 hours ago ago from Political Truth and Fact
The contents of these articles are based on Fact and Truth. Challenges are invited. The day’s top political news: Obama to GOP: 'Stop trying to frighten the American people' Obama told House Republican leaders to stop trying to frighten the American people even as he and Democrats said they see a possibility for bipartisan cooperation on job creation legislation. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters ...
Related contentPoll Finds GOP Leads in Generic Congressional Ballot, But Slipping
20 hours ago ago from Atlas Shrugs in Brooklyn
Congressional candidates and Shruggers alike, take note of the following poll recently released by Rasmussen ( especially the part about Tea Parties more on that later this week ): Republican candidates have just a four-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 43% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional ...
Related contentCook Political Report: Dodd’s chances at reelection do not look good – plus other polling news
4 hours ago ago from Sister Toldjah
His polling numbers have been looking bad for over a year now, ever since the stories of his Countrywide sweetheart mortgage deal and his role in the economic meltdown broke. Cook Political Report's Jennifer Duffy has gone out on a limb and predicted that his chances of getting elected again to yet another term in the US Senate are slim (via The Scorecard ): It’s been obvious since the start of the cycle that Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd ...
Related contentCan Republicans Retake the Senate in 2010?
23 hours ago ago from LATICONOMICS
Can Republicans Retake the Senate in 2010? Probably not, but their candidate recruitment so far has been stellar. By KARL ROVE Democrats began the year as masters of the political universe, winning the White House and increasing their majorities in Congress. But the year is ending badly for them. Their top initiative, health care, is deeply unpopular. Congress's approval rating is 26%, Speaker Nancy Pelosi's is 28%, and Senate Majority ...
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2009 was trying for Obama; Dems fret over 2010
7 hours ago ago from U.S. News
2009 was trying for Obama; Dems fret over 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even if President Barack Obama's lofty ratings were bound to recede, 2009 has been a politically bruising year for Democrats, who now approach 2010 with deep anxieties. They lost both governors' races and their party's activists are split over Afghanistan. Voters hold Democrats, as the party in power, accountable for high unemployment and soaring deficits. Obama and ...
Related contentNational Briefing | West: California: Gay Man Backed as Speaker
3 hours ago ago from The New York Times
Democrats in the California Assembly unanimously backed John A. P rez as speaker. He would become the first openly gay speaker. A cousin of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles, Mr. P rez was elected to the Assembly last year. The nomination now goes before the full Assembly, but the candidate with the most Democratic support usually wins because Democrats hold a majority of seats in the 80-member chamber.
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4 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
The Senate's compromise bill on health care was announced on Wednesday to much fanfare. But there's not much there for moderate Democrats to write home about. It waters down a provision creating a "public option," but it also expands (to include people over 55) Medicare, a program already expected to go bankrupt in 2017. The Senate bill is so unwieldy that the health-care system it will create will almost certainly break apart and force us ...
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