New Hampshire Senate: Two Republicans Enjoy Double Digit Lead
Two Republican hopefuls now post 10-point leads over likely Democratic nominee Paul Hodes in New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate race.
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March 10, 2010
March 10, 2010
Washington Senate: Murray Still Tops All GOP Foes Except Rossi
There’s been little change over the past month in the U.S. Senate race in Washington, with Democratic Senator Patty Murray still holding double-digit leads over the three top announced Republican challengers but falling just short of the 50% safety mark for incumbents.
March 10, 2010
34% Say U.S. Unemployment Rate Will Be Higher A Year From Now
Thirty-four percent (34%) of Americans expect the unemployment rate in the United States to be higher a year from today. That marks a five-point increase from December.
March 10, 2010
An American Obsession with Freedom By Tony Blankley
The publishing of the Declaration of Independence 233 years ago by our Founders was responded to in London by two of the 18th century's greatest minds: Dr. Samuel Johnson (after whom a literary age was named) and Edmund Burke (the intellectual father of modern Anglo-American conservatism).
March 10, 2010
And the Winner Is... By Susan Estrich
Like most Americans, I haven't seen "The Hurt Locker," but I was still rooting for Kathryn Bigelow to claim the Best Director statue. This is, after all, 2010 -- a little late in the day for "first women," particularly in an industry that depends on women as much as men to buy tickets. If you believe the media accounts, another glass ceiling has now been broken. Were it only so simple.
March 10, 2010
Massachusetts Governor: Patrick Holds Slim Lead In Three-Way Match-ups
Democratic incumbent Deval Patrick continues to cling to the lead in Massachusetts’ three-way contest for governor, regardless of which Republican is in the race.
March 10, 2010
Illinois Senate: Giannoulias 44%, Kirk 41%
The U.S. Senate race in Illinois is now a virtual toss-up, with Democratic State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias holding a slight 44% to 41% lead over Republican Congressman Mark Kirk.
March 10, 2010
Rockefeller: Stopping Obama’s Environmental “End-Around” By Howard Rich
With the "science" of global warming collapsing like a house of cards, the Copenhagen "climate change" conference accomplishing absolutely nothing and a massive energy tax hike going nowhere in the U.S. Senate, President Barack Obama is now faced with a conundrum.
March 10, 2010
Missouri Senate: Blunt 47%, Carnahan 41%
Republican Roy Blunt continues to hold a slight lead over Democrat Robin Carnahan in Missouri’s contest for the U.S. Senate. These findings and the high level of opposition to the national health care plan in the state perhaps help to explain why Carnahan wasn’t around yesterday when President Obama came to Missouri to pitch his plan.
March 10, 2010
25% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
For the second straight week, just 25% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 9, 2010
60% Say Their Kids’ Textbooks Place Political Correctness Above Accuracy
Sixty percent (60%) of Americans with children in elementary or secondary school say most school textbooks are more concerned with presenting information in a politically correct manner than in accuracy.
March 9, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%
Republican candidates lead Democrats by seven points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
March 9, 2010
70% in Massachusetts Approve of Scott Brown’s Job Performance
Seventy percent (70%) of Massachusetts voters approve so far of new Republican Senator Scott Brown’s job performance, including 30% who Strongly Approve..
March 9, 2010
57% Predict Health Care Plan Will Hurt The Economy
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters say the health care reform plan now working its way through Congress will hurt the U.S. economy.
March 9, 2010
The Volcker Rule: Beware Gremlins in Guccis By Froma Harrop
A big chunk of rock went missing from Mount Rushmore when Paul Volcker broke away in 2008 to stand stony-faced behind candidate Barack Obama. The former Federal Reserve chairman served as a reassuring presence from an older, more orderly financial era that had been sacrificed on the altar of deregulation.
March 9, 2010
No Clear Leader Yet In SC Democratic Race for Governor
With two hopefuls recently quitting, the remaining three-way race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in South Carolina is neck-and-neck. The Democratic Primary is just three months away, but all three hopefuls are far short of the 50% needed to avoid a run-off.
March 9, 2010
Low-Tax Texas Beats Big-Government California By Michael Barone
"Stop messing with Texas!" That was the message Gov. Rick Perry bellowed on election night as he celebrated his victory over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Republican primary for governor. In his reference to Texas' anti-littering slogan, Perry was making a point applicable to national as well as Texas politics and addressed to Democratic politicians as well as Republicans.
March 9, 2010
Praise For In Search of Self-Governance by Scott Rasmussen
The following are comments from prominent political analysts on Scott Rasmussen's new book, In Search of Self-Governance:
March 9, 2010
March Forth Means: Pearls Before Swine By Debra J. Saunders
The biggest problem with last week's March 4 Day of Action to Defend Education, which was organized to protest cuts in California's education spending: The event showed how little educators and students value education.
March 9, 2010
Illinois Governor: Brady 47%, Quinn 37%
Illinois Republicans finally have a gubernatorial candidate, and for now at least he holds a 10-point lead over incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn.
