The Marriage Debate We Ought to Have By Froma Harrop
The new California court decision advancing gay marriage will reignite "the debate," the headlines read. What impact will the issue have on the presidential campaigns?
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May 20, 2008
May 20, 2008
New Jersey Senate: Lautenberg Heavily Favored in Primary
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in New Jersey shows Senator Frank Lautenberg has a large lead in the Garden State’s Democratic Senate Primary.
May 20, 2008
Congressional Ratings: 13% Good or Excellent, 47% Poor
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that voters’ opinions of Congress has not improved over the past month.
May 19, 2008
49% Say Victory in Iraq Likely if McCain Elected
If John McCain is elected President, 49% of voters say it is at least somewhat likely that the United States will win the War in Iraq. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 20% believe victory in Iraq is likely if Barack Obama is elected in November.
May 19, 2008
GOP Drinking Its Bath Water By Robert D. Novak
Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, at age 38 and having served less than five terms, did not leap over a dozen of his seniors to become ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee by bashing GOP leaders.
May 19, 2008
Support for Clinton as Independent Candidate Not Surprising By Douglas Schoen
Hillary Clinton's support as an Independent candidate in a hypothetical 5-way Presidential race should not come as a surprise.
May 18, 2008
Will Third Party Candidates Tip the Presidential Race?
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll has shown a very close race between John McCain and Barack Obama. For most of the past week, they have been essentially tied with typically 4% of voters saying they prefer some other candidate and a similar number remaining undecided.
May 18, 2008
Obama: Wrong on Iran By Dick Morris
President Bush is absolutely right to criticize sharply direct negotiations with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Barack Obama’s embrace of the idea of direct negotiations is both naïve and dangerous and should be a big issue in the campaign.
May 17, 2008
Striking Out on Energy By Lawrence Kudlow
President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain went to bat on energy policy this week. And guess what? They both struck out.
May 17, 2008
An Unconventional 2008 Election Season By Michael Barone
What makes this presidential election different from all other presidential elections? And different from what we expected when the year began?
May 17, 2008
Hillary's Spending By Robert D. Novak
Agents for Sen. Hillary Clinton, trying desperately to keep alive her presidential campaign, are privately telling Democrats that she is so "tight" with a dollar that she would not continue her contest against Sen. Barack Obama if she did not have a chance to win.
May 16, 2008
NARAL's Choice By Susan Estrich
A few years ago, the National Abortion Rights Action League, as it was then called, or NARAL for short, changed its name to NARAL Pro-Choice America.
May 16, 2008
Despite Recent Tragedy, Most Adults Oppose Banning Horse Racing
On May 3, the Kentucky Derby was marked with tragedy when second-place finisher Eight Belles fell to the ground with two broken ankles and was euthanized on the track. The Derby’s 2006 Champion, Barbaro, suffered the same fate after a breakdown at that year’s Preakness.
May 15, 2008
Obama's Next Challenge: Turning Primary Losses Into Electoral Votes By Rhodes Cook
As Barack Obama prepares to move from the primary to the general election phase of the 2008 presidential election, he faces a new challenge which combines both - to bring many of the states where he suffered primary losses this winter and spring into the Democratic column this fall.
May 15, 2008
Hillary Clinton as Independent Candidate for President? By Douglas Schoen
In a poll released by Rasmussen Reports yesterday, 29% of Democrats say that Hillary Clinton should run for president as an Independent, if she does not win the Democratic Party nomination.
May 15, 2008
This is Not Your Father's (Or Mother's) Democratic Party By Alan Abramowitz
Forget about soccer moms and NASCAR dads. The key voting bloc in 2008 is the white working class. According to the new conventional wisdom of American politics, the presidential candidate who can win the support of white working class voters will have the inside track on becoming the next president of the United States.
May 15, 2008
In Rehab: Sweet Things About Slowdown By Froma Harrop
The morning after overdoing it, some of us take pleasure in the cleansing process. The carrot juice goes down smoothly, and a simple walk feels virtuous. One vows to exert more self-control and give yoga another try.
May 15, 2008
Cindy McCain Flaunts Her Privilege By Joe Conason
Double standards are endemic in American journalism. But Cindy McCain, wife of the Republican presidential candidate, displayed poor taste in flaunting her family's special immunity from press scrutiny.
May 15, 2008
45 Years of Columns By Robert D. Novak
On May 15, 1963, the late Rowland Evans and I published our first column. That makes today (Thursday) the 45th anniversary (the first 30 years under the Evans & Novak byline) of the nation's longest-running current syndicated political column.
May 14, 2008
79% of Voters Say U.S. is Heading Down the Wrong Track
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters found that 79% think the United States is heading down the wrong track. Just 15% of voters think the nation is heading in the right direction.
