Courage By Susan Estrich
Political courage is not about standing up for what's easy and popular with the people who elect you. It's about standing up for what you believe in.
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August 22, 2008
August 22, 2008
Biden Seen as Frontrunner for VP Nomination
Former Presidential hopeful and Delaware Senator Joe Biden is the frontrunner in the Democratic Vice Presidential sweepstakes. Indiana Senator Evan Bayh is a distant second.
August 21, 2008
Electric Cars, Nuclear Power Seen as Top Non-Drilling Alternatives to Foreign Oil
With energy policy at the center of the current presidential campaign, voters believe electric or hybrid cars and nuclear power plants are more likely than solar or wind power to significantly reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil. Biofuels such as ethanol are seen as even less likely to help.
August 21, 2008
Back-to-Back Conventions: The Great Unknown By Dick Morris
For the first time in memory, the two parties are holding their conventions right after one another. Within 72 hours of Obama's acceptance speech on the night of Aug. 28, in front of 75,000 adoring fans outdoors at Invesco Field, the Republican convention's opening gavel will come crashing down.
August 21, 2008
Patriots are Top Pick to Win Super Bowl, but Peyton Tops Quarterbacks
Despite being upset by the New York Giants in last year’s Super Bowl, the New England Patriots are still considered likely to win the championship this year, according to fans. The latest survey of 620 football fans found that 16% think Tom Brady’s Patriots will take home their fourth championship trophy since 2001.
August 21, 2008
69% Now Say Controlling the Border More Important than Legalizing Aliens
A growing majority of Americans believe that gaining control of the border is more important than legalizing illegal immigrants, and three out of four (74%) say the government is not doing enough to make that happen.
August 21, 2008
Woe Is Me, Said the Democrat by Debra J. Saunders
In politics, everyone wants to be seen as a mudslinging virgin -- who, like King Lear, is "more sinned against than sinning." Toward that end, Democrats have crafted the conceit that Republicans are attack dogs, while Democratic candidates are not sufficiently ruthless. After years of calling President Bush every name in the book, the left nonetheless manages to see itself as the victim in the smear game.
August 20, 2008
45% Are Very Concerned about Safety of Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons
Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. voters are very concerned about the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons following the resignation of the country’s president, Pervez Musharraf, on Monday, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 20, 2008
How the Convention Ball Bounces By Larry Sabato
Forget the Olympics. Political junkies are in the convention pre-season. As we approach the Democratic National Convention on August 25 to 28 and the Republican National Convention on September 1 to 4, analysts just want to know one thing: How big are the bounces?
August 19, 2008
Democrats Lead by Ten on Generic Ballot
The Democrats have marginally widened their lead over the GOP in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if given the choice, 46% of voters would choose their district’s Democratic candidate, while 36% would choose the Republican candidate.
August 19, 2008
85% of Adults Are Concerned About Inflation; 38% Fear Raising Interest
Eighty-five percent (85%) of adults are at least somewhat concerned about inflation these days, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 19, 2008
49% Say Hillary Likely to Overshadow Obama at Convention
Nearly half of U.S. voters (49%) think it is at least somewhat likely that Hillary Clinton will overshadow the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama at the party’s national political convention next week. Twenty-three percent (23%) say it is Very Likely.
August 19, 2008
It's No Longer Just About Hillary By Froma Harrop
After hearing her name placed in nomination at the Democrats' convention next week, Hillary Clinton will no doubt urge her followers to support Barack Obama. What good that gesture will do for the Obama candidacy remains to be seen.
August 18, 2008
50% say UN Peacekeepers Should be Sent to Georgia, Only 22% Want U.S. Troops Involved
While confusion continues to reign in Georgia as to Russia’s intentions there and NATO prepares to get into the act, 50% of Americans believe the United Nations should send peacekeepers to the region, but only 22% say U.S. troops should be involved.
August 17, 2008
Senator who Births Babies gets Boost from Voters
Senator Tom Coburn is unknown to most Americans, but the strange workings of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics could end up making the Oklahoma Republican far more popular than he is today.
August 16, 2008
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - August 16, 2008
There were more troubling numbers for the news media this week, as voters nationwide continue to tell us that trust is an issue as far as journalists are concerned.
August 16, 2008
Echoes of Berlin By Michael Barone
Last week, the two erstwhile communist superpowers were in the spotlight. Starting on Aug. 8, China staged the Olympics -- an event on the schedule for years. Also on Aug. 8, Russia invaded the independent republic of Georgia -- which apparently caught our government flatfooted.
August 15, 2008
The Clinton Convention by Dick Morris
Hillary and Bill have hijacked the Denver convention, making it into a carbon copy of what it would have looked like had she won until the last possible moment. By the time Obama gets up to speak and put his stamp on the convention, Hillary will have had one prime time night all to herself. Bill will have pre-empted a second night. Hillary will have had all the nominating and seconding speeches she wants. And the roll call of the states would record, in graphic detail, how the voters of state after state rejected Obama’s candidacy in the primaries.
August 15, 2008
Half of Democrats Say Putting Hillary's Name in Nomination Will Help Unify Party
One third of voters nationwide (33%) agree with Barack Obama that allowing Senator Hillary Clinton’s name to also be placed in nomination at the Democratic National Convention will “help us celebrate this defining moment in our history and bring the party together in a strong united fashion."
August 14, 2008
A Cut-and-Paste Foreign Policy By Joe Conason
The discovery that John McCain's remarks on Georgia were derived from Wikipedia, to put it politely, is disturbing and even depressing -- but not surprising.
