Democrats

Poll: Democrat Up by Only 6 in West Virginia

Posted by Mark E. Noonan on August 30, 2010 at 9:19 pm

From the Washington Examiner: …pollster Scott Rasmussen reports that Manchin holds only a 48%-42% lead over Raese—down from a 51%-35% margin in a poll just after the legislature authorized this special election to fill Byrd’s seat. Manchin has 70% approval as governor, but he apparently is having trouble translating that into support for senator in [...]

Nevada Democrat Shelley Berkley Backs Ground Zero Mosque

Posted by Mark E. Noonan on August 20, 2010 at 3:49 pm

From Nevada News Bureau: Nevada Rep. Shelley Berkley Thursday defended the right of mosque supporters to build their facility near Ground Zero in New York City, saying she supports religious freedom for all. “I am supporting the Constitution when it comes to this issue,” Berkley, D-Nev., said. “As long as the zoning is appropriate and [...]

Rasmussen: Reid/Angle Race Back to “Toss Up”

Posted by Mark E. Noonan on August 18, 2010 at 11:33 pm

The story: New polling is the hotly contested Nevada senate race has moved that race back to Toss-Up status from Leans Democratic in the Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Rankings.  In the latest polling conducted on Monday night Sharron Angle and Harry Reid are now tied. The interesting thing is that if the GOP wins [...]

Democrats Hide From Constituents

Posted by Mark E. Noonan on August 18, 2010 at 12:01 am

Things are just going sooo well in Democrat-land – from Human Events: Numerous vulnerable House Democrats are refusing to schedule town hall meetings in their districts over the summer recess. A survey conducted by the National Republican Congressional Committee shows that of 75 Democratic House members who are targeted for defeat by the GOP, 65 [...]

Democrats: Steal Food to Pay Unions

Posted by Mark E. Noonan on August 11, 2010 at 11:51 am

Geesh – from Reason: The House of Representatives bravely dragged themselves back to Capitol Hill from their traditional six weeks of stateside work-cation to lock down teachers union votes for November’s elections today. The Senate had already passed a version of the $26 billion jobs bill, which includes $10 billion in grants to districts to [...]