Republican Talk of the 'Sensible Middle' Makes No Sense By Froma Harrop
We keep hearing that "Obama should move to the center." A variation on this theme is that the president should find the "sensible middle" on policy.
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February 18, 2010
February 18, 2010
Only 21% Say U.S. Government Has Consent of the Governed
The founding document of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, states that governments derive “their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Today, however, just 21% of voters nationwide believe that the federal government enjoys the consent of the governed.
February 17, 2010
34% Favor Raising Taxes On Those Making More Than $100,000
Despite his campaign promise that taxes would not be raised on anyone making less than $250,000 a year, President Obama now says he may have to reconsider in order to help reduce the country’s record budget deficit.
February 17, 2010
28% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Just 28% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. This marks the lowest level of voter confidence in the nation’s current course since one year ago and appears to signal the end of a slight burst of confidence at the first of this year.
February 17, 2010
35% Say Stimulus Has Helped Economy, 33% Say It Has Hurt
President Obama today declared that the $787-billion economic stimulus plan he signed into law one year ago saved the country from a second Depression, but voters aren’t quite so sure.
February 17, 2010
Oregon Senate: Wyden 49%, Huffman 35%
Another “safe” Democratic senator may not be quite as safe as he thought.
February 17, 2010
Voters Think Democrats More Likely To Have A Plan for the Future
The first President Bush called it “the vision thing,” and voters are more confident that the Democratic Party has it than do Republicans. They also see Democrats as more ideological than the GOP these days.
February 17, 2010
Tea Party Optimism vs. the Gold Rally By Lawrence Kudlow
Money and politics is about my favorite topic (apart from spiritual faith, of course). And we had plenty of both in the last day or two.
February 17, 2010
Most Think Half-A-Loaf In Taxes Is Enough
Most Americans favor a law that would limit the amount of taxes paid to state, local and federal governments so that no one would pay more than 50% of their total income in taxes.
February 16, 2010
58% Say New Tax Money More Likely To Go To New Programs Than To Deficit Reduction
President Obama may have to go back on his campaign promise against raising taxes on Americans making less than $250,000 a year in order to reduce the country’s record budget deficit.
February 16, 2010
29% Say U.S. Should Go It Alone Against Iran
With China still blocking UN efforts to impose meaningful sanctions on Iran, 29% of U.S. voters now think the United States should take action alone against the rogue Islamic nation.
February 16, 2010
The Coolness of Old Florida By Froma Harrop
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent dig that Florida is "for the old people" cut locals here to the quick.
February 16, 2010
Republicans Lead Democrats by Nine in Generic Ballot
Republican candidates lead Democrats by nine points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
February 16, 2010
43% Say Local Government Better Than Feds, States
Forty-three percent (43%) of U.S. voters rate the performance of their local government as tops compared to its counterparts on the state and federal level.
February 16, 2010
47% Blame Global Warming on Planetary Trends
Questions continue to mount over the science behind years of studies that say humans are chiefly to blame for global warming. But reflecting a trend that has been going on for more than a year, just 35% of U.S. voters now believe global warming is caused primarily by human activity.
February 16, 2010
California Governor: Brown 43%, Whitman 43%
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman now runs dead even with likely Democratic nominee Jerry Brown in California’s gubernatorial contest.
February 15, 2010
California Senate: Boxer Still Holds Narrow Leads Over GOP Hopefuls
For the second month in a row, incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer is in surprisingly tight races with three potential Republican challengers in California.
February 15, 2010
59% Favor Letting States Opt Out of Federal Programs
Voters strongly believe that a state should have the right to avoid federal programs it doesn’t like, but they draw the line at states seceding from the union.
February 15, 2010
Washington Senate: Murray Leads All Republican Challengers But Rossi
Democratic Senator Patty Murray holds double-digit leads on three of the top Republicans who hope to unseat her in this year’s Senate race in Washington State.
February 15, 2010
Under Obama, Crony Capitalism Again Rules the Day By Michael Barone
In his bestseller "Inside U.S.A.," the hugely readable journalist John Gunther described America as it was in the last year of World War II. He interviewed hundreds of politicians, businessmen and journalists, but only four men rated a separate chapter -- three politicians and Henry J. Kaiser, the California construction magnate who built dams and ships and manufactured concrete and steel and aluminum.
