Why Obamacare Would Fail
With Democrats hurtling toward a scheduled Sunday vote on
national health care legislation, Washington is already starting
to speculate on the political ramifications of its passage.
The latest Gallup
poll suggests that President Obama’s drive to jam the
unpopular bill through Congress is taking its toll. For [...]
The Current Tally
Byron York’s sources say their best estimate is that there are now 204 votes for the government health care takeover bill, 209 votes against it, and 18 undecided. The good news, one could infer, is that the Republicans only have to carry seven of the 18 to block the bill, while the Democrats have [...]
2012 Watch: Palin’s Birthday Poll Numbers
February 11 is Sarah Palin's birthday. She turns 46 today. For a gift, she can look at this Gallup poll, which shows her in second place next to Mitt Romney, and within the margin of error, for GOP voters' choice to be the 2012 Republican nominee.
A note about the poll: The sample was small — [...]
Sweet Tea for GOP in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Don Odom stood quietly at the back of a
conference room Saturday morning at the Renaissance Hotel. Tall
and muscular, with a shaved head, goatee and wire-rim glasses,
Odom has never been officially involved with the Alabama GOP. The
truck driver from Dothan said he hadn’t been [...]
We’re OK, You’re Far Right
The Gallup Poll finds that 53% of Democrats and 61% of liberals have a “positive image of socialism.” That could explain a lot about the Obama administration. Meanwhile, the Tea Party is meeting in Nashville. CNN provides a primer on the Tea Partiers, and twice describes them as “far right.”
So: socialism is [...]
Obama Hits New Low in Gallup Poll
Obama's approval rating according to Gallup's tracking poll has hit a new low of 47%.
Rasmussen's model, which was vindicated yet again, along with Public Policy Polling, in Massachusetts last week, shows 55% of voters disapprove of Obama's job performance and 44% approve (43% strongly disapprove and 24% strongly approve).
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