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| Martin Heinrich (D) | 45% |
| Heather Wilson (R) | 43% |
| Other | 5% |
| Not Sure | 7% |
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| Hector Balderas (D) | 44% |
| Heather Wilson (R) | 44% |
| Other | 3% |
| Not Sure | 9% |
Thursday, February 16, 2012
New Mexico Senate: Heather Wilson Close Race Against Either Democrat
59% of Catholics Don't Like Obama
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Fifty-four percent (54%) of Catholics voted for Obama in November 2008. However, Republican hopeful Mitt Romney currently leads the president among Catholic voters by a 52% to 35% margin. Among all voters, however, President Obama leads Romney and all Republican hopefuls.
Rasmussen
Ohio: Santorum Leads Romney by 18pts
The new statewide telephone survey of Likely Republican Primary voters
shows Santorum picking up 42% of the vote to Romney’s 24%. Former House
Speaker Newt Gingrich draws 13% support, while Texas Congressman Ron
Paul picks up 10%. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate, and
eight percent (8%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Santorum leads Romney by an even bigger margin – 58% to 30% - when the race is down to a one-on-one matchup in Ohio. Romney leads Gingrich 46% to 37% in a two-man race and Paul by a 58% to 26% margin.
Rasmussen
Santorum leads Romney by an even bigger margin – 58% to 30% - when the race is down to a one-on-one matchup in Ohio. Romney leads Gingrich 46% to 37% in a two-man race and Paul by a 58% to 26% margin.
Rasmussen
Monday, February 13, 2012
Palin: Not Sure Romney is a Conservative
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Palin, the former governor of Alaska, said the GOP presidential field remains wide open because Romney's past positions on healthcare, abortion and other issues have been moderate-to-liberal, leaving Republicans confused about what he'd do as commander-in-chief.
The Hill
Obama Bundler Earmarked Stimulus Money for Donors
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Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT), an engineering and development firm headquartered in Klein’s district, received a total of $18,459,277 in federal funding as part of the 2009 stimulus package, which Klein supported.
The Washington Free Beacon
Michigan: Santorum Leads Romney in 2 New Polls
Michigan is supposed to be Romney Territory, but not if the election were held today:
The PPP poll released Monday found Santorum at 39 percent, ahead of Romney with 24 percent, Ron Paul with 12 percent and Newt Gingrich at 11 percent. Similarly, the American Research Group poll found Santorum with 33 percent, followed by Romney at 27 percent, Gingrich at 21 percent, and Paul at 12 percent.
The Hills
The PPP poll released Monday found Santorum at 39 percent, ahead of Romney with 24 percent, Ron Paul with 12 percent and Newt Gingrich at 11 percent. Similarly, the American Research Group poll found Santorum with 33 percent, followed by Romney at 27 percent, Gingrich at 21 percent, and Paul at 12 percent.
The Hills
Friday, February 10, 2012
Arizona: Grijalva Gets Primary Challenge from Robles
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Tucson businessman David Crowe Robles announced Wednesday that he plans to run for Congress in Arizona’s new Congressional District 3, where he will take on five-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva in the August Democratic primary.
Crowe Robles, 45, president and CEO of Tucson Embedded Systems, a firm that specializes in developing hardware and software for the aerospace, defense and commercial industries, is a political newcomer who also considered running for the Senate seat held by Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., who is retiring.
The district includes parts of Tucson, as well as Yuma, the Tohono O’odham Reservation, and some far southwest suburbs of Phoenix, and runs mostly along the southwestern border of Arizona. It includes most of the old 7th Congressional District, Grijalva’s current district.
Tucson Citizen
Steven Kurlander: Jewish voters won't abandon Democratic Party, but they will Obama
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Are American Jews really turning Republican? According to a recent study, Republicans are building a once unimaginable strength among traditionally Democratic Jewish voters.
A Pew Research Center analysis indicated that "Jews" who support or lean Republican shot up 9 points from 2008 to 29 percent in 2011, while those supporting or leaning Democratic fell from 72 percent to 65 percent. While this trend mirrored a corresponding rise in popularity of Republicans among every other religious group, the Jewish increase was most significant.
Sun Sentinel
Oklahoma: Voters Switching to Republican Party
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In comparison, only 432 voters have swapped parties to join the Democrats since candidates filed for the presidential election two months ago, according to data from the state Election Board.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Screw You Kids!: Obama Gives 10 Waivers to 'No Child Left Behind'
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Ten of the 11 states that applied for waivers will receive them, a White House official told the Associated Press. They are Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.
Surging Santorum Takes Lead in Pennsylvania
The poll by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review/WPXI-TV,
conducted Feb. 2-6, shows Mr. Santorum, a former senator from
Pennsylvania, gathering momentum before Tuesday’s surprise victories in
Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota. Mr. Santorum garners 30% support while
Mr. Romney has 29%. Both were up substantially from the previous poll
six weeks ago while Newt Gingrich, who had been at 35% support, plunged to 13%.
Wall Street Journal
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Ohio: Santorum Does Best Against Obama
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President Obama runs slightly ahead of Mitt Romney and dead even with Rick Santorum in Rasmussen Reports’ first Election 2012 look at the key battleground state of Ohio.
A new telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state finds Obama earning 45% support to Romney’s 41%. Ten percent (10%) like some other candidate in the race, and four percent (4%) remain undecided.
Rasmussen Reports
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Crony Capitalism: 7 Stocks that Profit From Obama Keystone Backstab
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President Barack Obama 's rejection last Wednesday of a key permit for this highly strategic pipeline beneficial to U.S.'s energy independence and job creation goals fueled nationwide outrage, but did very little to boost shares of energy-related companies that could have benefited from Keystone stumbling blocks. "Perhaps this is because the rejection was so foolish by the Administration pandering to environmentalists in an election year that investors are assuming it gets approved eventually when rationality prevails in Washington," says a money manager who prefers to be kept anonymous amid company fundraising efforts.The Street
Democrat Congresswoman: 20,000 Lost Keystone Jobs 'Not That Many'
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When the hosts asked her to defend President Obama’s decision to block the development of the Keystone pipeline, Schakowsky did not dispute that the project would create jobs, but denied that these jobs were significant:Big Government
Twenty thousand jobs is really not that many jobs and investing in green technologies will produce that and more. But I’ll tell you what, you know it seems to me that the Republicans would rather have an issue than a pipeline.
Liberal Politico Claims Obama State of the Union Speech at 8th Grade Level
Although the media would love to present Barack Obama as seven times brainier than George W. Bush, Byron Tau of Politico
reports "President Obama's 2012 State of the Union address again rated
at an 8th grade comprehension level on the Flesch-Kincaid readability
test — the third lowest score of any State of the Union address since
1934."
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Disgusting Email from National Wildlife Federation Attacking Keystone Pipeline Jobs
Thanks to you, the endangered whooping crane and other treasured species are safe from the threat of toxic tar sands oil — for now.
Your support helped force the Administration’s recent decision to delay Keystone XL — a controversial pipeline that would carry up to 900,000 barrels per day of toxic tar sands oil from Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast.
This is a huge win not only for whooping cranes, but also waterfowl, caribou, bald eagles and thousands of other treasured animals.
But our work is far from over. We still need your help in this fight.
The oil industry has redoubled their efforts to get this dirty pipeline approved. As a result, their allies in Congress bundled the Keystone XL issue into unrelated tax legislation. And that’s just the beginning. They’re determined to find a way to transport tar sands through our nation’s heartland.
Please donate to National Wildlife Federation today to help protect wildlife from dirty fuels and other threats. Together we’ll advocate for better pipeline safety standards, do grassroots work in impacted states and fight to stop dangerous projects like Keystone XL in their tracks.
Sincerely,
Felice Stadler,
Director of Climate and Energy
[I thought God was the director of climate, not Felice]
Your support helped force the Administration’s recent decision to delay Keystone XL — a controversial pipeline that would carry up to 900,000 barrels per day of toxic tar sands oil from Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast.
This is a huge win not only for whooping cranes, but also waterfowl, caribou, bald eagles and thousands of other treasured animals.
But our work is far from over. We still need your help in this fight.
The oil industry has redoubled their efforts to get this dirty pipeline approved. As a result, their allies in Congress bundled the Keystone XL issue into unrelated tax legislation. And that’s just the beginning. They’re determined to find a way to transport tar sands through our nation’s heartland.
Please donate to National Wildlife Federation today to help protect wildlife from dirty fuels and other threats. Together we’ll advocate for better pipeline safety standards, do grassroots work in impacted states and fight to stop dangerous projects like Keystone XL in their tracks.
Sincerely,
Felice Stadler,
Director of Climate and Energy
[I thought God was the director of climate, not Felice]
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Arizona Democrats Try to Make it Even Easier for Mexicans to Violate Border
“This is a widely popular bill nationwide,” he said. “Revoting on SB 1070 would jack me up about 10 points in the polls.”Tucson Citizen
Antenori agreed.
“This bill is overwhelmingly popular with residents of this state,” Antenori said. “The likelihood of support for this effort based on that popularity amongst Arizonans is slim to none.”
American Farmers Overwhelmingly Want Republicans to Beat Obama
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U.S. farmers overwhelmingly support a Republican to be the next president, despite a strong farm economy during President Barack Obama's administration, according to a Reuters survey released on Wednesday.NewsMax
The farmers give a slight edge to Mitt Romney over Rick Santorum as the best person to take on Obama and the Democrats in the November elections.
Almost 75 percent of farmers and ranchers intend to vote for a Republican as president, according to a random survey of 462 farmers and ranchers at the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual meeting this week in Honolulu.
Mormon Democrats Like Romney
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Almost all Mormon Republicans (94 percent) have a favorable view of their fellow believer, Mitt Romney, but so do a surprising 62 percent of LDS Democrats.Shared religion doesn’t always trump partisan politics, though. Just ask Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The Mormon Democrat from Nevada is viewed unfavorably by more than half of LDS registered voters and fails to crack 50 percent even among fellow party members of his faith.
39 Congressional Representatives Earn A+ From Americans For Prosperity
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Image via WikipediaThe list:Todd Akin
Justin Amash
Mo Brooks
Ann Marie Buerkle
Dan Burton
Steve Chabot
Jason Chaffetz
Mike Coffman
Jeff Flake
John Fleming
Trent Franks
Scott Garrett (From New Jersey! Yay!!!)
Trey Gowdy
Tom Graves
Andy Harris
Wally Herger
Tim Huelskamp
Bill Huizenga
Jim Jordan
Raul Labrador
Doug Lamborn
Jeff Landry
Cynthia Lummis
Tom McClintock
Patrick McHenry
Donald Manzullo
Kenny Marchant
Mick Mulvaney
Randy Neugebauer
Mke Pence
Benjamin Quayle
Reid Ribble
Jean Schmidt
Dave Schweikert
Steve Southerland
Marlin Stutzman
Tim Walberg
Joe Walsh
Joe Wilson
Congratulations to them and congratulations to you if you are luck enough to have one of these people as your representative in congress.
Source: Americans For Prosperity
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
5 Senators Receive A+ From Americans For Prosperity
And they are:
Tom Coburn
Mike Crapo
Orrin Hatch
Marco Rubio
Ron Johnson
Source: Americans For Prosperity
Tom Coburn
Mike Crapo
Orrin Hatch
Marco Rubio
Ron Johnson
Source: Americans For Prosperity
Sunday, January 8, 2012
McGreevey's Revenge: NJ Democrats Try to Legalize Gay Marriage
Screw the economy, the Democrats are desperate to cobble together their homosexual base:
In a dramatic move, Democratic leaders plan to announce at a news conference Monday that a bill legalizing gay marriage will be the first measure introduced in the new session of the Senate and the Assembly, sources with knowledge of their intentions said last night.NJ.com
A unified Democratic leadership represents the best chance supporters will have to see a bill legalizing gay marriage move through both houses, according to three sources who requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the plan.
Tony Blankley Dies
Mr. Blankley was an executive vice president of the Edelman public-relations firm in Washington, a visiting senior fellow in national-security communications at the Heritage Foundation, a syndicated newspaper columnist and an on-air political commentator for CNN, NBC and NPR.Washington Times
South Carolina: Another Local Democrat Switching Parties
Charleston County Councilman Elliott Summey plans to switch political parties, a move his father, North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey, made more than two decades ago.The Post & Courier
Summey, 34, said he plans to officially announce his switch from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party at an 11 a.m. press conference Friday in the lobby of the Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building at 4045 Bridge View Drive in North Charleston. Summey, who landed his council seat as a North Charleston Democrat in 2008, expects many Republican supporters to attend.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Oregon: Bonamici Leads Cornilles in Race to Replace 'Tiger' Wu
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A new independent poll finds that Democrat Suzanne Bonamici leads Republican Rob Cornilles, 50 to 39 percent, in the special election race for Oregon's 1st Congressional District.OregonLive
The poll by SurveyUSA is very close to the findings of another survey -- from Public Policy Polling -- taken in mid-December that also found Bonamici was ahead, 52 percent to 41 percent, of Cornilles.
Arizona: Gosar Will Switch Districts
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U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar confirmed rumors that have been swirling around in political circles for months, announcing on Saturday that he will move to Prescott and seek reelection in Arizona’s new 4th Congressional District.AZ Capitol Times
Gosar announced this morning that he’s moving from Flagstaff to CD4, which takes him out of the competitive but Democratic-leaning 1st Congressional District. Prescott is part of his current district, but not the new CD1 he was drawn into during the redistricting process.
Santorum, Riding Wave, Sharpens Aim at Romney
Riding a bump in national polls after his strong showing in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum sought Thursday to erode rival Mitt Romney's substantial lead by drawing distinctions in policy and background for GOP voters here and nationwide.Wall Street Journal
Mr. Santorum cast himself as an advocate for blue-collar workers and their economically troubled communities, hoping to capitalize on differences with Mr. Romney, a wealthy former private-equity investor and son of a Michigan governor, in a GOP field reshaped by Iowa's caucuses.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Rick Santorum Runs as Reliable Conservative
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Rick Santorum has never been shy about picking fights, even with fellow Republicans.Boston.com
Just two months after arriving in the Senate in 1995 as Pennsylvania’s junior senator, an upstart Santorum and some other conservative senators tried to strip Oregon Republican Sen. Mark Hatfield of his powerful Appropriations Committee chairmanship because of Hatfield’s deciding vote to oppose a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution.
Alabama: Should Artur Davis Switch to GOP?
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While not being fully checked out on the vagaries of Alabaman state politics, I believe that the major problem that Griffith ran into was in switching parties while still in office. Artur Davis would not be suffering from that problem if and when he finally decided to run for statewide office on a Republican ticket; and if you do not think that Davis could successfully transition himself from an unsuccessful conservative Democrat to a successful somewhat moderate Republican, then you probably think that all Southerners have horns and a tail anyway.Red State
Alabama GOP Actually Reject Democrat Party Switch
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Swinford said he ran as a Democrat for his seat on the county commission and wanted to wait until he was up for re-election to change parties. He said he's been encouraged by members of the GOP to switch.The Republic
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