70% Say Government Does Not Spend Taxpayer Money Wisely
Most Americans feel the federal government has too much money and doesn't spend it well.
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October 17, 2010
October 17, 2010
Harmer Tries To Re-Swing McNerney's House Seat By Debra J. Saunders
In 2006, voters in California's 11th Congressional District, which meanders from San Ramon to Stockton, fired Rep. Richard Pombo, once a highly popular congressman first elected in 1992. Pombo got caught up in a wave that cost the GOP 31 seats and its control of the House.
October 16, 2010
Alaska Governor: Parnell (R) Remains Front-Runner
Republican incumbent Sean Parnell continues to clear the 50% mark and hold a double-digit lead over Democrat Ethan Berkowitz in Alaska’s gubernatorial race.
October 16, 2010
49% in California Favor Repeal of Health Care law, 45% Oppose Repeal
Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters in California favor repeal of the new national health care law, including 37% who Strongly Favor repeal. That’s right in line with the level measured nationally.
October 16, 2010
Colorado Senate: Buck (R), Bennet (D) Are Nearly Tied
Incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet and his Republican challenger Ken Buck are in a virtual tie in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race as the candidates prepare for a nationally televised debate on Sunday.
October 16, 2010
Phoenix Rising By Susan Estrich
It was one of those moments. My son, a would-be engineer, saw it as a triumph of the very spirit of engineers: the can-do, we-can-solve-anything guts and genius that could figure out how to keep 33 men alive for two months while forging a plan to hoist them up from half a mile underground in a bullet-shaped device linked to a pulley.
October 16, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 15, 2010
Election Day is little more than two weeks away, and the political landscape is the same as it’s been for months.
October 16, 2010
Colorado Senate: Buck (R), Bennet (D) Are Nearly Tied
Incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet and his Republican challenger Ken Buck are in a virtual tie in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race as the candidates prepare for a nationally televised debate on Sunday.
October 16, 2010
Connecticut Governor: Malloy (D), Foley (R) Run Close
Democrat Dan Malloy continues to hold a small lead over Republican Thomas Foley in the race to be Connecticut’s next governor following last week's debate in New London.
October 16, 2010
Utah Governor: Herbert (R) Grows An Even Bigger Lead Over Corroon (D)
Utah's Republican Governor Gary Herbert looks comfortably on his way to reelection.
October 16, 2010
Big-Bucks Whitman Versus Bike-Lane Brown By Debra J. Saunders
Californians do not face an easy choice in the race for governor -- as was clear in Tuesday night's debate at Dominican University in San Rafael.
October 15, 2010
Utah Senate: Lee (R) Far Outdistances Granato (D)
Republican Mike Lee earns his highest level of support yet against Democrat Sam Granato in the race to see who will fill long-time GOP Senator Bob Bennett’s U.S. Senate seat.
October 15, 2010
Just 41% Are Confident Fed Will Keep Inflation Under Control
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced today his committee’s intent to combat persistently low inflation and high unemployment rates, calling the situation “a case for further action.”
October 15, 2010
Colorado Governor: Tancredo (ACP) Continues to Close The Gap on Hickenlooper (D)
Is independent Tom Tancredo now becoming the de facto Republican candidate for governor of Colorado? He’s now moved to within four points of Democrat John Hickenlooper to turn the race into a toss-up.
October 15, 2010
Connecticut Senate: Blumenthal (D) Holds Smaller Lead Over McMahon (R)
Democrat Richard Blumenthal now leads Republican Linda McMahon by just five points in Connecticut’s race for the U.S. Senate in a survey conducted two nights after their third and final head-to-head debate.
October 15, 2010
Delaware Senate: Coons (D) Still Posts Double-Digit Lead Over O’Donnell (R)
Democrat Chris Coons holds an 11-point lead over Republican Christine O’Donnell in Delaware’s U.S. Senate race following the candidates’ debate Wednesday night.
October 15, 2010
Most Illinois Voters Say Tax Cuts, Decreased Government Spending Helps Economy
Most voters in Illinois see tax cuts and reduced government spending as potential solutions to the nation’s current economic problems, a view shared among voters nationwide.
October 15, 2010
Americans Are Now Less Supportive of a Foreclosure Moratorium
The attorney generals of all 50 states have jointly launched an investigation into the lending practices of several big banks and mortgage companies that led to hundreds of thousands of ongoing home foreclosures.
October 15, 2010
The Democratic 'D' Now Stands for Demagoguery By Michael Barone
I've been in campaign meetings. Sometimes the atmosphere is grim. Your side is down, and you're looking to turn things around.
October 15, 2010
The Folly of “Stimulation” by Howard Rich
No public official has been more integrally involved in the federal government’s “Great Intervention” than U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
