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Mary Larkin: Why You Should Vote for Me
By not in system - AOL NewsFrom at least the beginning of recorded time there have been political and religious factions competing for power and favor among the masses. This has led to discontent, argument and violence for thousands of years. Wouldn't it be so much easier if we finally left each other to our own devices? Imagine a country where you were free; free to live by your values and do what you thought was right with your money. It is possible. There is only one political party that can make that happen. This party's philosophy also has solutions to the problems that are written off as "unsolvable." This party ...
GOP's Richard Burr Takes Big Lead Over Elaine Marshall in N.C. Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyNorth Carolina GOP Sen. Richard Burr, despite past polls that have shown him with sagging job approval numbers, is leading Democrat Elaine Marshall by 58 percent to 34 percent among likely voters, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted Sept. 10-13 for WRAL-TV in Raleigh. Six percent support Libertarian Michael Beitler and 2 percent are undecided. Two months ago, SurveyUSA had Burr's lead at 46 percent to 36 percent. Marshall, the Secretary of State, is suffering from much lower support from fellow Democrats than Burr gets from Republicans -- she gets 65 percent of Democrats while Burr gets ...
GOP's Nathan Deal Leads Democrat Roy Barnes in Georgia Governor's Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer Republican Rep. Nathan Deal is leading Democrat Roy Barnes by 49 percent to 38 percent in the race for governor in Georgia, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted Sept. 10-12 for 13WMAZ. Libertarian candidate John Monds, whose website says he is the first African-American to be on the gubernatorial ballot in the state, draws 9 percent of the vote and another 4 percent are undecided. The margin of error is 4.1 points. Fifty-four percent of independents back Deal compared to 34 percent for Barnes, who served one-term as governor between 1999 and 2003. Monds gets 18 percent of ...
GOP's Bill Brady Leading Democrat Pat Quinn in Illinois Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican state Sen. Bill Brady is leading Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in Illinois' gubernatorial race by 37 percent to 32 percent, with 19 percent undecided, according to a Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll published Sunday. There are three minor party candidates in the race. Scott Lee Cohen, who withdrew as Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in February after disclosures that he had engaged in domestic abuse and failed to pay back taxes and child support, has re-emerged as an independent. The millionaire pawnbroker, who has money to invest in his own campaign, polled 4 percent. Green ...
Alexi Giannoulias, Mark Kirk Tied in Illinois Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe Illinois Senate race has sometimes seemed like an affair of who was doing a better job of losing than winning, and a new poll conducted Aug. 28-Sept. 1 conducted by the Chicago Tribune and WGN-TV has that contest all tied up, with Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk each getting 34 percent, with 22 percent undecided. Green Party candidate LeAlan Jones is drawing 6 percent and Libertarian Mike Labno gets 3 percent. Giannoulias, the first-term state treasurer, and Kirk, a five term congressman, both are struggling to overcome unfavorable views of them held by voters -- ...
GOP's Richard Burr Has Modest Lead Over Elaine Marshall in N.C. Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican Sen. Richard Burr leads Democratic challenger Elaine Marshall by 43 percent to 38 percent, with 6 percent for Libertarian Michael Beitler and 13 percent undecided, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Aug. 27-29. The margin of error is 3.6 points. That's a slightly bigger lead than PPP's early August poll that had Burr ahead by a statistically-insignificant 39 percent to 37 percent, but the earlier number was of all registered voters. Now, that election day is getting closer, PPP has started surveying likely voters. While Burr's numbers as an incumbent are hardly ...
Tucker Carlson For President? Not in '08
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyWhether frightened or excited by those words, they have to come as something of a shock. But the word on the internets is that the bow-tied, recently-canceled host of MSNBC's Tucker, and Ron Paul supporter, plans to seek the nomination of the Libertarian Party. From the New York Times, via reason.com: "Tucker Carlson for president?" That's the headline at the personal blog for Brendan Nyhan, a former Spinsanity editor who is now a graduate student in political science at Duke. Nyhan says that Carlson, the former "Crossfire" host and former writer for The Weekly Standard, among other ...
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