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October 11, 2010
October 11, 2010
Can Skinflint Mitch Daniels Win the Presidency? by Michael Barone
It's an ornate office in Indiana's beautifully maintained mid-19th century Capitol, but the 49th governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels, is not dressed to match the setting.
October 11, 2010
Most Believe America Should Still Honor Columbus with National Holiday
It’s Columbus Day, and although most Americans say we should continue to honor Christopher Columbus’ achievement with a national holiday, not nearly as many consider it the most important.
October 11, 2010
55% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
The majority of U.S. voters continue to favor repeal of the new national health care law but are slightly less emphatic about the impact the law will have on the country.
October 11, 2010
Florida Governor: Scott (R) Still Slightly Ahead of Sink (D)
Republican hopeful Rick Scott has hit the 50% mark, but the Florida governor’s race remains one of the closest in the country.
October 11, 2010
New Mexico Governor: Martinez (R) Receives Highest Support Yet
Republican Susana Martinez now leads Democratic Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish by nine points in New Mexico’s gubernatorial election.
October 10, 2010
Georgia Senate: Isakson (R) Remains Ahead of Thurmond (D), Donovan (L)
Republican Incumbent Johnny Isakson still holds a double-digit lead over Democrat Mike Thurmond in the U.S. Senate race in Georgia.
October 10, 2010
60% in California Blame Bush for Poor Economy, 35% Blame Obama
Sixty percent (60%) of voters in California say the current economic problems are due to the recession which began under the Bush administration. That’s 13-points higher than the level of blame measured nationally.
October 10, 2010
Boxer's Fiction vs. Fiorina's Facts By Debra J. Saunders
There aren't a lot of walls around Carly Fiorina. While politicos have marveled at the missteps of Meg Whitman's $140 million Titanic of a campaign for California Governor, Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, has made herself accessible to journalists in her bid to unseat Sen. Barbara Boxer.
October 10, 2010
Most Voters Still See Finding New Energy Sources As More Important Than Conservation
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of U.S. Voters think finding new sources of energy is more important than reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume. However, that’s the lowest finding since March.
October 10, 2010
Nebraska Governor: Heineman (R) Still Comfortably Ahead of Challenger
Republican Governor Dave Heineman still leads Democrat Mike Meister by more than 40 points in his bid for reelection in Nebraska.
October 10, 2010
The Money Race in California By Susan Estrich
If there were one contest Meg Whitman didn't need to win in her bid to become governor of California, it was the race to collect the most money from individuals and businesses that do business with the state of California.
October 9, 2010
Just 8% in Texas Rate U.S. Economy as Good or Excellent, 53% Rate it as Poor
Everything may be bigger in Texas, but economic optimism is the exception to that rule.
October 9, 2010
50% of Americans Think Life Would be Better if More Lived as Christians
Half of Americans believe that life in the United States would be better if more Americans lived as Christians. This number has dropped significantly from two years ago, when 61% thought life would be better with more Christian values.
October 9, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 8, 2010
As Election Day draws near, Rasmussen Reports shifted the ratings of four key Senate races in our Election 2010 Balance of Power summary. Three of the changes favored the Republicans while one favored the Democrats.
October 9, 2010
The “Toxic” Truth About TARP By Howard Rich
As the infamous Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) winds down this week, Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C. are patting themselves on the back for a job well done. Not only are they claiming to have saved the nation from a “Second Great Depression,” this so-called economic miracle was apparently purchased at a bargain basement price.
October 9, 2010
South Dakota Governor: Daugaard (R) Still Ahead of Heidepriem (D)
Republican Dennis Daugaard continues to sit comfortably ahead of Democrat Scott Heidepriem in the South Dakota gubernatorial race.
October 9, 2010
South Dakota Governor: Daugaard (R) Still Ahead of Heidepriem (D)
Republican Dennis Daugaard continues to sit comfortably ahead of Democrat Scott Heidepriem in the South Dakota gubernatorial race.
October 9, 2010
Behind the Meltdown of the Climate-Change Bill By Debra J. Saunders
President Obama killed the climate change bill. That's the brunt of the article "As the World Burns, How the Senate and the White House missed their best chance to deal with climate change" by Ryan Lizza in the New Yorker. Lizza tells the tale of how Washington's erstwhile "Three Amigos" -- also known as K.G.L., for Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn. -- cobbled together a cap-and-trade climate-change bill that had "the support both of the major green groups and the biggest polluters" -- until the deal fell apart.
October 8, 2010
Most Adults Say Physical Bullying, Cyber Bullying Are Equally Dangerous
As of late, news of bullying in schools has been taking the country by storm.
