Yesterday TPM ran a story talking about how Tuesday’s election made healthcare reform just a “bit easier”. Here is the basic overview of that reasoning: The NY-23 seat abdicated by Republican John McHugh (who resigned to become Secretary of the Army) went to Democrat Bill Owens–the first Democrat to hold the seat in over a […]
A new Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll, which was released today, has some very good news in it: With less than two weeks before the November 4 election, Obama leads McCain 52 percent to 40 percent among likely voters in the latest three-day tracking poll, which had a margin of error of 2.9 points. The biggest part of […]
The right was trying to say that Powell’s endorsement of Obama wouldn’t do much. Well that appears to be a false notion according to a new poll: First on Powell – Two in 10 independent voters said they are more inclined to vote for Obama because of Powell’s backing; 4 percent said they were nudged […]
It amazes me hearing Republicans go after John Lewis for his statement yesterday. His statement was 100% true. Republicans have been pushing the race card without actually saying it. What Republicans are trying to do though is say they aren’t pushing race as a black and white issue. Instead they are pushing race as an […]
There has been a lot of confusion since the Ohio Primary. Some people have labeled it as an “open primary”. As a former precinct captain, I can tell you that is not necessarily the case. While you are allowed to change parties when voting in the primary, you are required to sign a form stating […]
The key focus group of voters that politicians try to target is moving to the blue side of things: Independent voters overwhelmingly favor Democrats to take over the U.S. House of Representatives in the November 7 election and back them on major issues, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll said on Monday. The independents surveyed […]
This is some great news from the Buckeye State: Democrat Ted Strickland has surged to a surprising lead of 20 percentage points in the first Dispatch Poll on Ohio’s Nov. 7 race for governor. Meanwhile, Democrat Sherrod Brown holds an 8-point edge in his bid to unseat two-term Republican Sen. Mike DeWine. Strickland’s 47-to-27 advantage […]