Sen. John McCain's win over Mike Huckabee in South Carolina was no landslide, but stands as by far the most important win in his quest for the presidency. It means that McCain by any measurement is the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.
Following her popular-vote victory in Nevada’s caucus last week, Senator Hillary Clinton is as much a frontrunner as she was before Senator Barack Obama’s victory in Iowa on January 3.
Both Clinton and McCain scored hugely significant wins on Saturday in Nevada and South Carolina, wins which might set them on the road to the nomination.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida finds Senator Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama 47% to 29%. That’s a bit closer than last week when Clinton led by twenty-four points, but still a comfortable lead. In December, the former First Lady held a 45% to 17% lead.
When Rudy Giuliani and his campaign team came up with the strategy to skip the early states and wait until Florida before entering the fray, they probably never expected to be trailing in New York State. But, that’s just what’s happened.
Hillary Clinton has a twenty-one point lead over Barack Obama in New York State. It’s Clinton 51% Obama 30%. John Edwards picks up 10% of the vote.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Mitt Romney with a slight lead in Florida’s Republican Presidential Primary. John McCain and Rudy Giuliani are close behind in what may develop into a three-man race.
Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Americans have a favorable opinion of Dr. Martin Luther King. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 15% offer an unfavorable opinion.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if the Congressional Election were held today, 43% of American voters say they would vote for the Democrat in their district and 38% would opt for the Republican
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 12% of American voters say it’s Very Likely Congress will take steps to help the economy in 2008.
Following her victory in Nevada, Rasmussen Markets data shows that Hillary Clinton has regained the frontrunner status she enjoyed before the Iowa caucuses.
John McCain’s victory in South Carolina has made him the clear frontrunner in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.
As American banks go hat in hand to foreign financial institutions and governments, begging for capital to help them get out of the mess into which their subprime loans have landed them, the question arises as to whether the United States should permit nations like China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the banks they control to acquire part ownership of our leading banks.
One of the surprises in New Hampshire’s Presidential Primary a few weeks ago was the pleasant weather. Who would have expected 60 degree temperatures in New England on January 8? Today’s weather in South Carolina may be equally surprising
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Republican Leader John Boehner are working behind the scenes to attempt rare bipartisan cooperation on an economic stimulus package.
My campaign and election memories go back to 1960, when I was one of the few who backed John Kennedy at an election night party that my parents were throwing.
It's been nearly three months since the writers went on strike. The TIVO broke a month into it, and no one in my house has bothered to fix it.
On the evening of Jan. 3, it became clear that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) was going to be a serious candidate for president with a viable chance of winning.
Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans say that Security is more important than privacy.
The French have long tolerated adulterers, liars and hypocrites in their politics. A simpleton is another matter, and President Nicolas Sarkozy's public frolic with a former model and singer of heavy-breathing songs does not speak of emotional complexity.
