2010 Texas GOP Governor Primary: Perry 46%, Hutchison 36%
Incumbent Governor Rick Perry has jumped to a 10-point lead over Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in an early look at next year’s Republican Primary gubernatorial contest in Texas.
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July 16, 2009
July 16, 2009
78% Say Health Care Reform Likely to Mean Higher Taxes for the Middle Class
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of U.S. voters say it is at least somewhat likely that taxes will be raised on the middle class to cover the cost of health care reform. Fifty-six percent (56%) say it’s very likely.
July 16, 2009
Confirmation Hearings Have No Impact on Public Views of Sotomayor
In Washington, D.C., the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor are being endlessly scrutinized, live-blogged and analyzed. But the hearings so far have had virtually no impact on public opinion.
July 16, 2009
Pelosi's Toothless "Commission" By Joe Conason
Very soon, Congressional leaders are expected to announce the creation of a new commission to investigate the real causes of America's crippling financial disaster.
July 16, 2009
The Audacity of Self-defense By Debra J. Saunders
Two schools of thought on the Senate's power of advice and consent on Supreme Court nominees: One -- which I support, but then-Sen. Barack Obama did not -- holds that barring extraordinary circumstances, senators should go along with a president's judicial choices.
July 16, 2009
New York Senate Primary: Maloney 33% Gillibrand 27%
Challenger Carolyn Maloney has the edge for now over appointed incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand in New York’s Democratic primary campaign for the U.S. Senate. But nearly a third of potential primary voters have no preference at this time leaving the 2010 race wide open.
July 16, 2009
Mature Women Want Their Stories on Screen By Froma Harrop
Back when the boomers were babes, the girls would strut and preen around a stylish health food restaurant in Manhattan. No one took much note of a 70ish woman in comfy shoes who would sit quietly along the wall at lunch. She was Greta Garbo.
July 15, 2009
2010 New York Democratic Gubernatorial Primary: Cuomo 61%, Paterson 27%
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has a better than two-to-one lead over incumbent Governor David Paterson in next year’s likely Democratic Primary gubernatorial showdown.
July 15, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Government Bailout
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday focuses on the government bailout.
July 15, 2009
Stock Markets Are Up Again By Lawrence Kudlow
I agree with publisher Mort Zuckerman who recently wrote in the Wall Street Journal that subprime jobs numbers in the U.S. foreshadow continued economic weakness. But the stock market seems to disagree with both of us. Stocks are roaring ahead again today — up over 150 points — after holding the high ground yesterday and following Monday’s huge rally. Even a sub-par retail sales report didn’t stop retail stocks from posting a 1.6 percent gain.
July 15, 2009
Number Who Says U.S. Heading in Right Direction Slips to Lowest Level Since February
Thirty-two percent (32%) of likely voters believe the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
July 15, 2009
44% of Baseball Fans Give Commissioner Bud Selig Positive Marks
As the 2009 Major League Baseball season enters its second half, the chief executive of the league earns positive reviews from the plurality of fans.
July 15, 2009
20% Say Home Value Will Go Up in Year, 29% Expect It to Fall
Homeowners are slightly more pessimistic about the housing market in the short term, but expectations for full recovery in five years are holding relatively steady.
July 15, 2009
Following Two Days of Hearings, 90% Expect Sotomayor to Be Confirmed
Following the first two days of confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, voters overwhelmingly expect her to be confirmed for the U.S. Supreme Court but remain divided as to whether she should be.
July 15, 2009
Smile By Susan Estrich
Sonia Sotomayor makes me smile. Maybe I should have a more highfalutin response to the back-and-forth between the judge and the senators. But why?
July 15, 2009
2009 Virginia Governor: McDonnell 44%, Deeds 41%
Republican candidate Robert F. McDonnell has rebounded to take a narrow lead over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds in the race for governor in Virginia, highlighting the expected closeness of that contest right up to November.
July 15, 2009
'Freeing Tibet' By Tony Blankley
As I cruise around the Greek Isles for a few weeks, I want to recommend a truly remarkable book for your summer reading, "Freeing Tibet:50 Years of Struggle, Resilience, and Hope," by my great friend John Roberts and his wife, Elizabeth Roberts.
July 15, 2009
2010 New York Democratic Gubernatorial Primary: Cuomo 61%, Paterson 27%
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has a better than two-to-one lead over incumbent Governor David Paterson in next year’s likely Democratic Primary gubernatorial showdown.
July 15, 2009
48% View Labor Unions Favorably, 42% Don’t
Forty-eight percent (48%) of Americans have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of labor unions, while 42% view them at least somewhat unfavorably.
July 14, 2009
Republicans Remain Ahead on Generic Ballot for Third Straight Week
Republican candidates continue to lead on the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot as Democrats fall to their lowest level of support among voters in recent years.
