Bob McCarty Writes

A new Gallup Poll finds continued low levels of public support for both Congress and President George W. Bush. Twenty-nine percent of Americans approve of Congress, down slightly from last month’s reading (33 percent) and this year’s high point of 37 percent, while Bush’s approval rating is holding steady at 33 percent. Both the ratings [...]

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Resultsof a SurveysUSA News Poll show Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) emerged a clear winner in Thursday night’s debate among eight Democratic candidates for President of the United States. Thirty-one percent of 403 South Carolina debate watchers said Obama won. That compares to 24 percent who picked Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and 14 percent who picked [...]

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued a long-winded statement Monday which, as usual, bashed President George W. Bush before offering a decidedly left-leaning-liberal conclusion about U.S. involvement in Iraq: “It is now up to the President to make a decision: continue to stay his failed course or join us [...]

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Good news — maybe — from Gallup! According to an Editor & Publisher article today, Sen. Hillary Cliinton’s current 45 percent favorable rating is one of the lowest Gallup has measured for her since 1993. With news like that, it should come as no surprise that the New York Democrat will remain on the roster [...]

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In his blog at The Politico.com, Ben Smith offers a a 23-minute audio clip (mp3) of remarks made by Sen. Barack Obama’s before a crowd in Milwaukee Monday night. Obama “pushes the envelope”, so to speak, by entering into a discussion of violence in American life toward the end of the speech before eventually blaming [...]

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An article in today’s Charlotte Observer makes it apparent that the John Edwards campaign will not seek — and indeed has no shot at wooing — support from pro-gun, pro-Second Amendment voters. And, for that matter, it shouldn’t help the well-groomed candidate garner any support from the poor. When it comes to guns and poor [...]

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Two months ago, the headline of one Bob McCarty Writes post read like this: “Obama Appears to be Losing Web War“. Today, it appears I may have spoken too soon. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama released his first-quarter fundraising totals today and, to the surprise of many, his results are almost equal to — and, in [...]

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