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July 10, 2009
July 10, 2009
Party of Franken, Party of Palin By Joe Conason
The new senator from Minnesota is a comedian, writer and actor who lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and raised a lot of money from friends in Hollywood.
July 9, 2009
Voters Trust GOP More than Democrats on Eight of 10 Key Issues
Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on eight out of 10 key electoral issues, including, for the second straight month, the top issue of the economy. They've also narrowed the gap on the remaining two issues, the traditionally Democratic strong suits of health care and education.
July 9, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Labor Unions
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Thursday focuses on labor unions.
July 9, 2009
43% Say Mortgage Assistance Program Should Be Ended, 35% Want It Expanded
President Obama is expanding his original federal mortgage assistance program to let more people participate, but 43% of Americans say the program should be ended instead.
July 9, 2009
59% Reject Pope’s Call for More International Regulation of Economy
Just 17% of Americans agree with Pope Benedict XVI’s call for more international regulation of the U.S. economy, as part of a new papal encyclical urging world leaders to steer the world economy in a more moral direction.
July 9, 2009
Legislature Should Fix What It Broke Commentary By Debra J. Saunders
Here's the reason Californians don't trust Sacramento: In July 2003, the state controller's office figured there were 230,000 state employees. Since then, every budget deal has featured legislators' howling protestations that they've been forced to make horrific budget cuts, yet the controller now estimates the state has 244,000 employees.
July 9, 2009
Getting Cold Feet Over Democratic Proposals By Michael Barone
The financial system collapsed. Housing prices cratered. Unemployment is at a record high for the last quarter-century. The Democratic president has a solidly positive job rating.
July 8, 2009
Are Latinos Ethnics or a Racial Minority? By Froma Harrop
Some years ago, I shared cocktails along San Antonio's River Walk with Richard Estrada, the legendary columnist for The Dallas Morning News. Estrada would trace the nuances of the Mexican-American experience while framing it in the long sweep of American history.
July 8, 2009
Discover® U.S. Spending Monitors (SM) Falls For First Time in Four Months
The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor reached an all-time low in February, falling more than two points to 75.7 (based out of 100). The decline reflects record-low readings for the Monitor's two main components: economic confidence and spending intentions.
July 8, 2009
New Jersey Governor: Christie Still Leads NJ Gov Race
Republican challenger Chris Christie has lost his post-primary bounce but still leads incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine in the New Jersey governor’s race.
July 8, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Campaign Finance
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday focuses on campaign financing.
July 8, 2009
34% Say Nation Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-four percent (34%) of likely voters believe the United States is moving in the right direction, down four points from a week ago and the lowest result found since early March.
July 8, 2009
Romney Leads Among GOP Voters With Fiscal Concerns
Those who say economic and fiscal issues are their biggest concerns make up the majority of Republican voters, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney runs best among those voters if the 2012 GOP Presidential Primary in their state was held today.
July 8, 2009
54% Don’t Trust Russians To Honor New Arms Control Agreement
A highlight of President Obama’s trip to Moscow this week was an agreement between the United States and Russia to reduce their nuclear weapons stockpiles, but just 22% of U.S. voters trust the Russians to honor that agreement.
July 8, 2009
What Mothers Know By Susan Estrich
You don't need a briefing book on being a mother to answer this one: What do you do when your daughter comes home complaining that she wants to drop off the swim team or quit the play or, with the little ones, never go to school again because the other kids are being so mean, calling her names and saying unbelievably terrible things about her family and especially her mother?
July 8, 2009
Sarah Agonistes By Tony Blankley
Professional politicians and political journalists don't waste energy on political corpses. They reserve their energy -- positive or negative -- for viable politicians.
July 8, 2009
44% Say Government Tries to Do Too Much, 31% Not Enough
Forty-four percent (44%) of American adults say, generally speaking, the government tries to do too much, but 31% believe it doesn’t try to do enough.
July 7, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Michael Jackson
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Tuesday focuses on Michael Jackson.
July 7, 2009
Republicans Remain Ahead on Generic Ballot
Republican candidates lead Democrats for the second straight week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
