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Majority of Americans think Tea Party movement good for country
Two recent polls show a majority of Americans now view the Tea Party movement as a positive influence in the public square. 54% of Americans feel that the Tea Party movement has been good for U.S. politics, showing it has become a powerful part of the American political system with potential...
Liberals falsely attack on outsourcing while keeping American corporate money overseas
Liberals have resorted to desperate political attack ads that have already been proven totally false. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a series of advertisements claiming that opposition to tax increases is support for sending jobs to China and India. The DCCC’s claim, which was proven false by FactCheck.org several...
AFSCME is Top Outside Spender in 2010 Election
Despite liberal claims that money from outside groups is corrupting politics, the reality is that liberals are the biggest beneficiary of this money. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the biggest spender of all groups, putting $87.5 million into television advertisements, phone calls, campaign mailings,...
Early voting shows bad news for Democrats
Early voting shows that more Republicans have already voted than Democrats in key swing states like Colorado and Nevada. This is bad news for the Democrats, since data shows that, so far, Democrats are underperforming in several key districts. This could be an indication that Democrat voters are staying home...
Liberals planning busy lame duck session
Liberals are preparing to take on dozens of pieces of legislation during the lame duck session following the November election. Liberals feel a sense of urgency to act on legislation that will be less popular with the incoming Congress, which will likely feature more conservatives. While they will be hard pressed to...
Senate to Postpone Tax Vote until after Election
On Thursday evening, Senate Democrats passed up the opportunity to vote on extending the Bush tax cuts until after the November election. There is a split within the party between liberals and moderates about whether to extend the cuts for all Americans, or limit them to the middle class. With so...
Liberals Don’t Understand: It’s the Spending!
The Wall Street Journal writes that Barack Obama claims to understand the public anger with the Recovery Act and TARP. He acknowledges that the people should be concerned about the growing deficits. But President Obama and other liberals are missing the point. It’s the spending that’s the problem. Voters are...
A Real Raese in the Mountain State?
Another Senate seat may be in jeopardy, from an unexpected place. RealClearPolitics reports that the latest Rasmussen Poll shows John Raese has closed the gap on Governor Joe Manchin in the race to fill the seat of the late Robert Byrd in West Virginia. Raese, a businessman has moved to within...
Duffy becomes target of the DCCC
Sean Duffy, running in Wisconsin’s 7th District against Democrat Julie Lassa, has become the first ad target of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The DCCC has begun a nine week media blitz worth $49 million, hoping to prevent the loss of a seat Democrats have held for decades. The ad...
Ask Unemployed How Stimulus Is Working
Diana Furchtgott-Roth today assesses the Congressional Budget Office’s recent report on the stimulus to task because some liberals, like Vice President Joe Biden, are using them to justify more stimulus spending. The CBO report claims that the stimulus lowered unemployment by .7 to 1.8%. Yet this is inconsistent with the...