Health Care Reform: After Much Democrat Ado, Nothing.
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Health Care Reform: After Much Democrat Ado, Nothing.

Prior to the passage of health care reform the big question on everyone’s mind was whether signing the legislation into law would give President Obama and the Democrats the boost they need to get back on track this year.      It’s been just over two weeks, and clearly the answer to that is a resounding “no.” […]

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New Health Care Reform Polling: Democratic leadership versus Democratic ‘no’ votes

“Democrat leadership districts are from Mars, Democrat ‘no’ vote districts are from Venus.” Two new Public Opinion Strategies’ polls out today show…Those Members of Congress in the 36 ‘no’ vote Democratic congressional districts face substantial pushback from their constituents and significant electoral peril if they vote ‘yes’ on the health care reform bill.  The Democratic […]

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Congress Gets A No Confidence Vote

Our latest NBC/WSJ poll is out, and the headline is clear: Voters are deeply dissatisfied with their government. Sending a staggering signal of no confidence, half the electorate (50{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}) says it would vote to defeat and replace every single member of Congress, including their own representative, if there were a place on the ballot to […]

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POS in the News 3/17/2010

Alex Bratty authored an article, “What Do Hispanics — and All Voters — Want?” on Pajamas Media today.  The piece takes a looks at the some of the data from the latest survey released by Resurgent Republic, and identifies some of the key opportunities for Republicans to improve their standing with Hispanic voters.

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The Democrat Disconnect

Recently, I wrote about the political gravity President Obama has been experiencing during his first year in office.  Indeed, as we’ve seen in all the polls approval ratings for him and his party have steadily declined since he assumed office in February 2009. A key part of why the public has soured on the new […]

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