Don't They Have Birth Control up in Alaska? By Froma Harrop
I had dinner last night with a Republican-leaning independent who was despondent over John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.
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September 4, 2008
September 4, 2008
51% Say Reporters Are Trying To Hurt Palin; 39% Say She Has Better Experience Than Obama
Over half of U.S. voters (51%) think reporters are trying to hurt Sarah Palin with their news coverage, and 24% say those stories make them more likely to vote for Republican presidential candidate John McCain in November.
September 4, 2008
Why Bristol's Baby Matters By Joe Conason
Families deserve privacy about family matters, but families that want absolute privacy should stay out of politics. Sooner or later someone would have noticed the pregnancy of Bristol Palin, 17-year-old daughter of John McCain's vice-presidential pick, especially since everyone in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, seemed to know already.
September 4, 2008
Discover (R) U.S. Spending Monitor (SM) up 2.6 Points in August
The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor rose 2.6 points in August to 87.8, the largest ever month-over-month increase in the Monitor's index history, and its highest reading of 2008.
September 4, 2008
Sarah Palin, Our Energy Answer By Lawrence Kudlow
The No. 1 economic issue this election is gasoline prices at the pump. The tax-hike effect of surging oil on global markets that has translated to a huge spike at your local gas station has drained the economy of its vitality. It has damaged consumer purchasing power, made it tougher to pay mortgages on time, worsened the credit crunch, raised the inflation rate, undermined corporate profits and thrown stocks into the first bear market in five years.
September 3, 2008
Great Days for The Dark Knight: Moviegoers Rate It Summer's Best Action Movie
In the battle of the blockbusters, Batman came out on top.
September 3, 2008
Obama’s Bounce, Part II
Last Friday, Rasmussen Reports took a first look at Barack Obama’s convention bounce. At the time, it was still quite modest but has now grown to represent a fairly typical convention bounce.
September 3, 2008
Stand By Sarah: She's Still a Winning Pick By Dick Morris
The dominant question at the GOP convention is: Will John McCain make the huge mistake of abandoning Sarah Palin?
September 3, 2008
Generic Ballot Holds Steady Over Past Week
The Democrats have held onto a 10-point advantage over the GOP for the second straight week in the Generic Congressional Ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if given the choice, 46% of voters would choose their district’s Democratic candidate, while 36% would choose the Republican candidate.
September 3, 2008
What an Election! By Larry Sabato
Two tickets full of history, one headed by the first African-American in position to become president, the other with a woman situated to become the nation's first female vice president.
September 3, 2008
Woman President: Clinton vs. Palin 52% to 41%
Voters by a substantial majority think a woman is likely to be elected president of the United States in the next 10 years, and nearly half (48%) think Hillary Clinton is at least somewhat likely to be the one.
September 3, 2008
Blue Dogs Have Their Day By Froma Harrop
Hmmm, suppose there were a liberal Democrat as president but a more conservative Democratic majority in Congress. That could happen. As Democrats scoop up seats in traditionally Republican districts, they add members quite unlike their old-time lefties with a program for every plight.
September 3, 2008
It's Still the Economy, Stupid By Tony Blankley
The No. 1 issue (in contrast to personality) in the presidential campaign, according to every poll of voter opinion, is the economy. More than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than the concerns about health care, the public's negative view of the economy is unambiguously driving the historically unprecedented 80 percent of the public who believe the country is on the wrong track.
September 2, 2008
Convention Weathering the Storm By Dick Morris
Republicans shouldn’t mourn the loss of the first night (at least) of their convention. Sarah Palin’s warm reception by the American people and the relative success of preparations to contain the damage of Hurricane Gustav seem to have given the GOP far more bounce than it would’ve gotten from a “conventional” first night in St. Paul.
September 2, 2008
The RNC's Unconvention - By Debra J. Saunders
"This plan makes no sense. It's the height of political correctness," railed John Ziegler, a California alternate delegate, Sunday after he heard the news that John McCain was suspending the political part of the first night of the Republican National Convention.
September 2, 2008
Laura Bush, Lieberman Top Speakers Tuesday at GOP Convention
Two of the most popular speakers on the first full night of the Republican National Convention are a Bush and a Democrat – First Lady Laura Bush, that is, and Senator Joseph Lieberman, according to recent Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys.
September 2, 2008
Best summer ever? Just for a few
Hot fun in the summertime—you bet! But was it the best summer ever? According to just 5% of adults, it was. But that’s not the feeling from the 50% of adults who rate this summer as either fair or poor.
September 2, 2008
52% Still Have Favorable View of Palin, But Partisan Gap Widens
After a long weekend of Democratic criticism of John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate, over half of voters (52%) still have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of the Alaska governor. Thirty-one percent (31%) view her very favorably.
September 2, 2008
Rasmussen Employment Index Up Three Points Fueled by Improved Personal Finances
The Rasmussen Employment Index, a monthly measure of U.S. worker confidence in the employment market, gained three points in August to 82.2.
September 2, 2008
Obama, McCain Seen As Better Prospects than Kerry and Bush
Voters, by a 56% to 26% margin, say Barack Obama is a better potential president than the Democratic Party’s 2004 nominee, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey also found that, by a 48% to 28% margin, voters say John McCain is a better potential president than the Republican who has held the job for eight years, George W. Bush.
