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Democrat's Barnes Running Evenly with GOP Hopefuls in Ga. Governor Race
By Bruce Drake
Democrat Roy Barnes, the former governor of Georgia, is running even or within the margin of error of all potential Republican rivals in his race to reclaim his old job, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 17. The margin of errror is 4.5 points for all match-ups. Barnes is tied at ...
Two More Ohio Democrats Now Backing Health Care
By Tom Diemer
Maybe President Barack Obama should take his campaign for health reform to Ohio more often. Four days after his latest visit to the state, two more Ohio Democrats announced Friday that they would support the health care bill nearing a critical vote in the U.S. House on Sunday. Reps. John Boccieri ...
Rubio Still Leads Crist by Big Margin in GOP Primary Race, But Crist Does Better in General Election
By Bruce Drake
Marco Rubio, the former state House Speaker, still continues to lead Gov. Charlie Crist in a Florida GOP primary by a wide margin, but Crist in a general election match-up does better than Rubio against Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted March ...
Obama's Job Approval Rating Reaches Lowest Point of His Presidency
By Bruce Drake
President Obama is suffering the lowest job approval rating since he was elected, with more disapproving of his performance than approving, while the public regard for Congress has also worsened, according to a Gallup poll conducted March 15-17. Forty-eight percent disapprove of the job Obama is ...
Tommy Thompson Would Be Game-Changer in Wisconsin Senate Race
By Bruce Drake
A new Rasmussen Reports poll indicates that former Gov. Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin would not make as big a splash if he challenges Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold as was found in a survey earlier this week. But Thompson, a Republican, would turn a contest that is not currently competitive into a ...
Biden Leaves 'Em Laughing at Media Dinner
By Tom Diemer
As President Obama played host to the Irish prime minster at the White House on Wednesday night, his Irish-American vice president, Joe Biden, found himself at the Washington Convention Center entertaining media types at a formal dinner. "Go figure," Biden told the Radio and Television ...
McCain's GOP Primary Challenger Trails Him by Just 7 Points
By Bruce Drake
Conservative talk show host and former congressman J.D. Hayworth, who is mounting a primary campaign from the right against Sen. John McCain in Arizona, trails the former GOP presidential candidate by just 7 points, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 17. McCain leads Hayward, 48 ...
GOP's Foley, Democrat Lamont Lead Primary Races for Connecticut Governor
By Bruce Drake
Republican Tom Foley, a businessman and former ambassador to Ireland, and Democrat Ned Lamont, best known for wresting the Democratic senatorial nomination from Joseph Lieberman in 2006, remain the frontrunners for their parties' nominations for governor of Connecticut, but large numbers of voters ...
Barbara Boxer's Numbers Plunge in California Senate Race
By Bruce Drake
Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer of California is looking increasingly vulnerable in her bid for a fourth term, with her favorability ratings moving into negative territory and two of the Republican hopefuls seeking her seat moving into statistical ties with her in general election match-ups, according ...
Long Island Democrat to Switch Parties, Run for N.Y. Governor, Report Says
By Tom Diemer
This could get interesting. Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, an outspoken fiscal conservative, is about to switch from the Democratic to Republican Party and launch a campaign for governor of New York later this week, according to the New York Times. Levy, the popular elected leader of a county ...
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