A Year for Desperate Measures By Debra J. Saunders
Robert Stern, president of the Center for Governmental Studies, has become my go-to guy for good-government issues. His wife, Joan, he recently confided, calls him "the Sisyphus of reform."
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May 1, 2010
Michigan Voters Like Ford Best, Say Chrysler Likeliest To Fail
Ford’s the favorite among the state’s Big Three automakers as far as Michigan voters are concerned, while Chrysler’s the one they think is most likely to bite the dust.
May 1, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 30, 2010
Arizona’s unhappiness with the federal government’s continuing failure to secure the border with Mexico finally prompted the state to pass a bill authorizing local police to enforce federal immigration law.
May 1, 2010
Partisan Trends: R's Fall To Lowest Point In Nearly Two Years
In April, the number of adults not affiliated with either major party increased by 1.6 percentage points, while the number identifying themselves as Republicans decreased 1.3 percentage points. This marks the lowest level for Republicans since July 2008. The number of Democrats remained relatively constant, compared to last month.
April 30, 2010
37% in Illinois Favor Using National Guard To Fight Crime in Chicago
Two Chicago lawmakers have urged Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to send in National Guard units to help fight the growing level of violence in the city.
April 30, 2010
58% of Americans Have Been On a Diet
Whether it’s the South Beach Diet, Weight Watchers or just self-discipline, the options for dieting are almost endless. According to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, 58% of American adults have at some point in their life been on a diet to lose weight, and 35% of that group are still on one.
April 30, 2010
71% Say U.S. Society Is Fair and Decent
Civil rights concerns raised by Arizona’s recently passed immigration law are a hot topic in the news, but 71% of U.S. voters continue to believe American society is generally fair and decent, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Twenty-one percent (21%) feel American society is unfair and discriminatory.
April 30, 2010
Delaware Senate: Castle 55% Coons 32%
The U.S. Senate race in Delaware is virtually unchanged over the past two months, with Republican Mike Castle continuing to draw strong support from the state’s voters.
April 30, 2010
66% See Tax Cuts As Better Way To Create Jobs Than More Government Spending
Most U.S. voters favor a new government program designed to create jobs but still think ultimately tax cuts and decisions by private business leaders will do more good in terms of job creation.
April 30, 2010
Illinois Governor: Brady (R) 45%, Quinn (D) 38%
Voter support for both major party candidates for governor of Illinois remains basically unchanged since the contest began.
April 30, 2010
Midterms Past: The '66 Parallel By Rhodes Cook
For months now, this election has been compared to that of 1994, when Republicans scored huge gains and won both houses of Congress. It is a decent model. But given the recent passage of health care reform – something that did not happen in ’94 – this might be a good occasion to look at another midterm election for instruction, that of 1966.
April 30, 2010
America's Political Grand Canyon By Debra J. Saunders
Let me lead with what should be an unremarkable observation: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer did not write federal immigration laws that require permanent residents to carry green cards, employers to check documentation or limits on the number of legal immigrants admitted each year. Washington did.
April 30, 2010
Illinois Senate: Kirk 46%, Giannoulias 38%
Republican Congressman Mark Kirk has earned a modest pick-up in support, while his Democratic opponent, Alexi Giannoulias, appears stalled in the first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state following the government's seizure of the failed Broadway Bank, the institution owned by Giannoulias' family.
April 29, 2010
59% Say Buying A Home Best Investment A Family Can Make
Although most Americans still feel a home is a family's best investment, a majority continue to say it's not a good time to sell one.
April 29, 2010
32% Think Cavaliers Will Win First NBA Title
Thirty-two percent (32%) of National Basketball Association fans say the Cleveland Cavaliers will win the NBA Championship this year.
April 29, 2010
Nevada Governor: Sandoval 53%, Reid 35%
Democratic hopeful Rory Reid still can’t raise his level of support out of the 30s in Nevada’s race for governor unless he’s pitted against the state’s unpopular Republican chief executive Jim Gibbons.
April 29, 2010
Nevada Senate: Reid’s Support Still Hovers Around 40%
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s support remains frozen again this month around 40%, while two of his chief Republican opponents continue to draw over 50% of the vote in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race.
April 29, 2010
Americans Say Congress More Likely To Raise Taxes Than Cut Spending If Deficit Commission Recommends It
President Obama this week formally kicked off meetings of his bipartisan deficit reduction commission, but most Americans view the commission as cover for Congress to raise taxes.
April 29, 2010
Is the Sunbelt Ready for Urbanity? By Froma Harrop
HOUSTON -- Houston faces a crossroads, or to be more precise, a five-level stack interchange. Is it going to nurture compact walkable neighborhoods? Or is it going to do what it has always done -- stand back and watch developers build anything anywhere?
April 29, 2010
It Takes Power to Control Power By Joe Conason
With a furious majority of American voters demanding security from the depredations of Big Capital, all of the filibustering and bargaining in Congress will inevitably produce a bill described as "financial reform." Partisan sniping aside, neither Democrats nor Republicans so far have proposed a deep and thorough cleansing.
