The Fix: Examining Herb Kohl's indecisiveness on 2012
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Sharron Angle knocked down a Las Vegas Review-Journal story that suggested she was considering running as an independent in the anticipated special Nevada House election. [...]"I am committed to the House race for the 2nd Congressional District as a Republican candidate," she said.
Barack Obama, president of the United States. And a socialist.That is the view of 78 percent of S.C. Republicans or GOP-leaning independents, according to the Winthrop Poll.
And just to show how smart these people are:
More than 40 percent say Obama was probably or definitely born in another country, making him ineligible to be president, in most cases.
A newly-released study from the Congressional Research Service bolsters claims that the nation's largest banks profited off the Federal Reserve's financial crisis-era programs by borrowing cash for next to nothing, then lending it back to the federal government at substantially higher rates.
The lobbyist, R. Bruce Josten, said in an interview that the powerful business bloc ?is not going to tolerate? what it saw as a ?backdoor attempt? by the White House to silence private-sector opponents by disclosing their political spending.?We will fight it through all available means,? Mr. Josten said. In a reference to the White House?s battle to depose Libya?s leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, he said, ?To quote what they say every day on Libya, all options are on the table.?
After months of silence, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice finally has her review ready of the charges in ex-colleague Donald Rumsfeld?s memoir that she was never critical of George W. Bush?s positions and was ill-equipped for a senior administration role: ?He doesn?t know what he?s talking about.? [...]?I don?t know what Don was trying to say, and it really doesn?t matter. Don can be a grumpy guy. We all know that.?
... her operation in Iowa is non-existent. The Los Angeles Times tried looking for it:Iowa's Palin for President operation pretty much consists of one guy with a computer in Storm Lake and another who is crisscrossing Iowa in a rental car, armed with a laptop and a sunny attitude.
Twelve days after opening ?Atlas Shrugged: Part 1,? the producer of the Ayn Rand adaptation said Tuesday that he is reconsidering his plans to make Parts 2 and 3 because of scathing reviews and flagging box office returns for the film.?Critics, you won,? said John Aglialoro, the businessman who spent 18 years and more than $20 million of his own money to make, distribute and market ?Atlas Shrugged: Part 1,? which covers the first third of Rand?s dystopian novel. ?I?m having deep second thoughts on why I should do Part 2.?
NASA officials say they're pleased that space shuttle Endeavour's final launch is expected to attract more than a half-million visitors Friday, including President Barack Obama.They're also thrilled that the commander's wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will be on hand for the liftoff.
The only downside is all the traffic tie-ups expected before and after the planned 3:47 p.m. launch.
Ron Paul Faces Upward Climb for Republican Presidential Nomination in 2012
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Some of the doctors at the University of Wisconsin who gave out sick notes allowing union supporters to protest face punishment ranging from written reprimands to docked pay and loss of leadership positions.
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Ben Bernanke, making history as the first Federal Reserve chairman to hold a press conference, said Wednesday that he hopes the decision by a major credit ratings agency to lower the U.S. debt outlook "goads" Washington into addressing its deficit. He described the deficit as "the most important economic problem" facing the country in the long term.
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The publisher of an upcoming book questioning the circumstances of President Barack Obama?s birth took credit Wednesday for fueling conspiracy theories about the president?s origins.
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Public Policy Polling (4/21-24, West Virginia voters, 1/20-23 in parentheses):
Earl Ray Tomblin (D-inc): 51 (49)
Betty Ireland (R): 29 (32)
Undecided: 20 (19)Earl Ray Tomblin (D-inc): 56
Bill Maloney (R): 23
Undecided: 21John Perdue (D): 37 (37)
Betty Ireland (R): 32 (37)
Undecided: 30 (26)John Perdue (D): 38
Bill Maloney (R): 26
Undecided: 36Natalie Tennant (D): 39 (43)
Betty Ireland (R): 33 (32)
Undecided: 28 (26)Natalie Tennant (D): 42
Bill Maloney (R): 29
Undecided: 30Rick Thompson (D): 38 (31)
Betty Ireland (R): 35 (37)
Undecided: 28 (32)Rick Thompson (D): 38
Bill Maloney (R): 28
Undecided: 34
(MoE: ±3.4%)
The West Virginia gubernatorial special election (which, remember, is being held on Oct. 4, not on Election Day in November) looks like it's shaping up without much drama: to replace popular conservaDem Joe Manchin, who moved on to the Senate, it looks like acting Gov. and fellow popular conservaDem (and Manchin ally) Earl Roy Tomblin has a strong inside track. Tomblin, whose name rec has improved significantly in the months since PPP's previous (and only other poll) of the race, is now putting up very big margins against the Republican opposition.
Tomblin's favorables are 49/24, including a plurality, 39/33, among Republicans, and his 'not sures' are down to 27%, from 39% in January. His endorsement this week from the NRA ought to only help solidify his standing among right-of-center voters. The other less-known Democratic options (SoS Natalie Tennant's at 36/29, Treasurer John Perdue is at 27/27, and House speaker Rick Thompson is at 25/24) put up less convincing numbers, but thanks to high Democratic registration advantages, all also win, usually by comfortable margins. That's a turnaround from January, where Perdue tied Ireland and Thompson lost; only Tennant finds herself in worse position than before. (Bill Maloney, a mining industry businessman without political experience, wasn't polled by PPP in their January poll, so the trendlines are only partial.)
Public Policy Polling (4/21-24, West Virginia voters, no trendlines):
Earl Ray Tomblin (D-inc): 32
John Perdue (D): 17
Natalie Tennant (D): 16
Rick Thompson (D): 15
Jeff Kessler (D): 5
Arne Moltis (D): 1
Undecided: 14
(MoE: ±4.0%)
Betty Ireland (R): 31
Bill Maloney (R): 17
Clark Barnes (R): 8
Mitch Carmichael (R): 8
Mark Sorsaia (R): 4
Ralph William Clark (R): 2
Larry Faircloth (R): 2
Cliff Ellis (R): 1
Undecided: 28
(MoE: ±5.9%)
The more important story for now, though, is the primaries, which will take place on May 14 (a Saturday, three weeks away). Unlike with the generals, this is PPP's first look at the primaries and assumedly will be their last; it's also our only primary poll outside of candidates' internals. Again, name rec carries the day: Tomblin has a sizable advantage. In fact, as Tom Jensen points out, despite the clutter in the Democratic field, Tomblin actually has a bigger lead there than does ex-SoS Betty Ireland on the GOP side (although watch out for that giant MoE in the GOP poll!). Maloney has set the pace on advertising on the GOP side, leaving Ireland playing catch-up. Maloney's latest ad, in fact, plays his ace in the hole: his firm's connections to the rescue of the Chilean miners earlier this year. (One other ad of note: John Perdue's newest ad actually features a jingle! That's such a throwback it's almost a little charming.)
For more on where the Dem candidates fit on the left-right spectrum, check out this excellent primer. This poses an interesting question for Democratic armchair quarterbacks, in terms of who to pull for (which is probably just a question of rooting, as this race certainly isn't much of a magnet for netroots dollars). Is it better to hope for the slam-dunk candidacy of Tomblin, or to go with a bit more of a roll-of-the-dice in the general to get someone, like Thompson or Tennant, who's a bit more to the left?
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