60% Favor Suspending Gas Tax
On Tuesday, John McCain unveiled a proposal laying out an agenda to change the tax code and temporarily suspend federal gas taxes this summer.
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April 15, 2008
April 15, 2008
Pennsylvania: Clinton 50% Obama 41%
With a week to go until Pennsylvania voters render their final verdict, Hillary Clinton has opened a nine-percentage point lead over Barack Obama in the Keystone State. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Clinton now attracts 50% of the vote while Obama earns 41%.
April 15, 2008
Americans' Financial Security Sentiments Drop to Record Low
Amid fears of a possible recession, Americans feel less secure about their finances now than at any other time in the last 14 months, according to the COUNTRY Financial Security Index(SM). The Index recorded its third consecutive decline in April, slipping .7 points to 67.8, marking its lowest reading to date.
April 14, 2008
Florida: McCain Trounces Obama, Even with Clinton
The battle over Florida’s convention delegates may be taking its toll on Barack Obama’s prospects in the Sunshine State. For the second time in three months, John McCain enjoys a double digit lead over the Democratic frontrunner.
April 14, 2008
North Carolina Senate: Incumbent Dole Leads Dems By Double-Digits
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in North Carolina found U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole enjoying comfortable leads over two potential Democratic opponents in her bid for re-election.
April 14, 2008
Hillary's Strategist By Robert D. Novak
Immediately after Mark Penn resigned as Hillary Clinton's chief strategist a week ago, he was on the phone with at least two prominent Democrats to assure them that nothing had changed.
April 14, 2008
56% Disagree with Obama’s Comments on Small Town America
Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters nationwide disagree with Barack Obama’s statement that people in small towns “cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
April 12, 2008
North Carolina: McCain 47% Obama 47%
Barack Obama has caught up with John McCain in the Tar Heel State. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that both Obama and McCain attract 47% of the North Carolina vote in an early look at the race.
April 12, 2008
Making Joe Go By Robert D. Novak
Sen. Joseph Lieberman's friends are certain that if Democrats expand their one-vote Senate edge in this year's elections, they will kick him out of the Senate Democratic caucus and, therefore, oust him as Homeland Security Committee chairman.
April 12, 2008
Uncle Sam Pays? Sure, Whatever By Michael Barone
"It's the economy, stupid." Those immortal words of the political philosopher James Carville in 1992 have been reverberating increasingly in the 2008 campaign. Polls show the economy as the top issue for voters, far ahead of Iraq.
April 11, 2008
Pennsylvania: While Campaigning for Primary, both Democrats Gain Ground on McCain
While Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton continue to compete against each other in Pennsylvania’s Presidential Primary, both Democrats have opened a lead over John McCain in the Keystone State.
April 11, 2008
62% Expect Obama to Win Democratic Nomination
Sixty-two percent (62%) of all voters now believe that Barack Obama will win the Democratic Presidential nomination.
April 11, 2008
Trying to be Safe By Susan Estrich
Every time I leave for a trip, my son makes me promise to come back safely. I try to hedge because I know it's not within my control, but even three-quarters asleep, as he usually is when I leave, he is never mollified. "Say you'll be safe," he says to me, and I usually do.
April 10, 2008
Alaska: McCain 48% Obama 43%
It’s no surprise that John McCain leads Hillary Clinton by twenty-five percentage points in Alaska. After all, George W. Bush won the state by twenty-five points in Election 2004 and by thirty-one points four years earlier.
April 10, 2008
Montana: McCain 48% Obama 43%
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Montana shows John McCain leading Barack Obama 48% to 43%. However, he enjoys a much more comfortable lead over Hillary Clinton, 54% to 36%.
April 10, 2008
New Mexico: Obama Leads McCain by Three, McCain Leads Clinton by Three
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of New Mexico voters shows Barack Obama attracting 45% of the vote while John McCain earns 42%. If Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee, it’s McCain 46% Clinton 43%.
April 10, 2008
Ohio: McCain Retains Lead Over Both Democrats
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Ohio shows John McCain leading Barack Obama 47% to 40%. He also leads Hillary Clinton 47% to 42%.
April 10, 2008
The Democratic End Game By Rhodes Cook
One of the basic themes of the long-running Democratic nominating campaign between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton speaks to the need for a new era in American politics.
April 10, 2008
Score One for Consumers By Froma Harrop
To anyone who has felt trapped in a circle of bad service: If you haven't heard the story of Mona Shaw, pull up a chair.
April 10, 2008
31% Say Bush Should Boycott Olympic Ceremonies
Thirty-one percent (31%) of American voters believe President Bush should boycott the opening ceremonies for the Olympic Games this summer in Beijing.
