The Tea-Baggers Were Carpetbaggers By Froma Harrop
The Tea Party wing of the Republican Party had the perfect strategy for upstate New York's 23rd congressional district:
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November 5, 2009
November 4, 2009
34% Say U.S. Is Heading In The Right Direction
Thirty-four percent (34%) of voters now say the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 4, 2009
Ford Favorables Continue to Rise As GM, Chrysler Slip
On the heels of Ford’s better-than-expected third quarter profits and its promise of solid profitability by 2011, 68% of Americans adults hold a favorable opinion of the one company that passed on a government bailout. Ford continues to far outdistance public perceptions of General Motors and Chrysler.
November 4, 2009
44% Say Health Care Plan Likely To Force Them To Change Insurance Coverage
Voters are now almost evenly divided over whether passage of the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will force them to change their existing health care coverage.
November 4, 2009
President Obama: One Year After Winning it All
One year ago today, Senator Barack Obama became President-elect Obama. He and his team had run nearly a flawless campaign and were about to embark on what turned out to be a nearly flawless transition effort. By Inauguration Day, the man who had won 53% of the vote saw his overall job approval rating soar to 65%.
November 4, 2009
My President By Susan Estrich
There's an old story about a Harvard professor who gets a call from the president (of the United States) and responds that his president is the president of Harvard.
November 4, 2009
A Curious Lack of Curiosity Over Intelligence Outrage By Tony Blankley
Not so long ago, there was a furious fight among different tribes in the White House, CIA and State and Defense departments over the correct war-fighting strategy. The coin of the realm back then was intelligence. Intelligence that pointed in the right policy direction was cherry-picked and shown to the public; covert players connected to undesirable conclusions were outed or disparaged. This fight for the hearts and minds of Washington opinion shapers was fought out on the battlefields of The Washington Post and The New York Times -- and from them to the networks and news outlets across the country and around the world.
November 4, 2009
37% Expect To Be With Same Employer Over Five Years From Now
In the United States today, workers expect to change jobs on a regular basis. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just, 37% of working Americans expect to be working for the same employer in five years.
November 3, 2009
Generic Ballot Shows No Change This Week
Republican congressional candidates hold on to a four-point lead over Democrats this week in the latest Generic Congressional Ballot.
November 3, 2009
65% Say Leaving Current Job Will Be Their Choice
Employed Americans are slightly more confident than they were this summer that leaving their current jobs will be their own decision rather than their employer’s.
November 3, 2009
49% Favor Harsher Penalties For Hate Crime Offenders
President Obama last week signed into law "hate crime" legislation that adds sexual orientation to other protected categories including race, color, religion and national origin.
November 3, 2009
The Population Boomerang in Iran By Froma Harrop
Iranian students are engaging this week in Round Two of their street-level struggle for reform. Round One took place last June, when young people protested the fixed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
November 3, 2009
49% Blame Bush for Economy, 45% Blame Obama
Voters for the first time are blaming President Obama nearly as much as President Bush for the country’s continuing economic problems.
November 3, 2009
Levi Johnston Stripped Bare By Debra J. Saunders
Be prepared to see more of Levi Johnston than you ever wanted to see. The 19-year-old who fathered a baby born out of wedlock to Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol is about to pose nude for Playgirl magazine. Also, with Palin's book, "Going Rogue," set for release this month, some publications may follow Vanity Fair's example in October by granting the high-school dropout a byline.
November 3, 2009
45% for Obama, 49% Against – If Election Were Held Right Now
Americans are a little less enthusiastic about the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama this time around.
November 2, 2009
Those Expecting Better Relations With Muslim World Down to 16%
Voters continue to have a pessimistic view about America's future relationship with the Muslim world, as the war worsens in Afghanistan and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ends a troubled visit to Pakistan.
November 2, 2009
What NY-23 Says About The GOP And Its Voters
The race in New York’s 23rd Congressional District highlights the concerns many Republican voters have about their party leaders.
November 2, 2009
27% Say Hillary Would Be Better President Than Obama
Just 14% of U.S. voters say Hillary Clinton would be doing a worse job as president than Barack Obama if she had won last year’s Democratic presidential nomination.
November 2, 2009
Democrats Inch Up in Partisan ID during October, GOP Slips
For the third straight month, the number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats inched up while the number of Republicans fell slightly.
November 2, 2009
Confidence in U.S. War on Terror Tumbles To Lowest Level In Nearly Three Years
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 43% of voters believe the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror.
