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Will Dan Hynes Drop Out of Illinois Governor's Race?

David Ormsby | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago


David Ormsby

A few weeks ago, questions began to bubble on whether Hynes would or should drop out of the race against Quinn. The governor was on a roll. He was piling up union endorsements. No more.

Race For Obama's Former Senate Seat A Dead Heat In Recent Poll

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.21.2009 | Chicago


Democrat Alexi Giannoulias has closed a narrow gap with Republican Mark Kirk in a hypothetical showdown between the current frontrunners for President...

For Liberty Examines the Kingmakers

J. Bradley Jansen | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


J. Bradley Jansen

The documentary For Liberty beautifully shows us what Markos Mousitlas called the only true people-powered campaign in 2008: Ron Paul's campaign.

Does the Public Need to Understand "Cap-and-Trade"?

David Roberts | Posted 06.13.2009 | Green


David Roberts

Our ship is sinking and we're involved in a heated debate about the kind of wrench to use to tighten the bolts on the lifeboat. How about first we all agree that we need to get off the damn ship?

Poll: Majority Of Republicans Want Party To Be More Like Palin

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


While the media and political elites debate the future of the GOP, rank and file Republicans see see no need to deviate from the party's current path....

Seth Colter Walls

Election Poll Review: Who Got It Right?

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Forget the circular firing squad among Republicans, now is the time for pollsters and analysts to take a look and figure out who got the statistics ga...

Arizona Going Rogue?

Beverly Davis | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home


Beverly Davis

Is it possible that John McCain can lose his home state of Arizona? With new polls and early voting results showing the state is in play, during the ...

Rasmussen Reports: Daily Tracking Polls

Rasmussen | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Rasmussen Reports releases a daily presidential tracking poll, rather than collect the polls of others as some polling websites do....

McCain's Smear Campaign Will Have an Impact Long After Election Day

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

McCain has gone "all in" with a strategy focusing exclusively on smearing and lying about Obama, win or lose, he has created a dangerous situation for November 5 and the four years to follow.

McCain's Desperate Smears Signal His Failure as a Leader Under Pressure

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

McCain's decision to personally smear Obama with lies and distortions should go down in history as the final nail in his political coffin.

No Post-VP Debate Bump for McCain-Palin

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home


Ali A. Rizvi

Karl Rove's campaign style, predicated on the assumption that the majority of people are gullible and can be taken advantage of, seems to have gone the way of trickle-down economics.

Momentum Shift Complete -- McCain Not Leading In Any Daily Tracking Poll

Mark Nickolas | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics


Mark Nickolas

Since most state polls are more than a week old, new polling should show Obama resuming his 50-75 electoral vote lead as the race heads into the crucial presidential debate phase.

Obama: Going North to Alaska!

Amanda Coyne | Posted 07.03.2008 | Home


Amanda Coyne

Last night in Anchorage, Obama staff told a small crowd that Obama would be coming to campaign in Alaska. A new poll has the margin closing here dramatically, to 5 points with 17 percent undecided.

Rasmussen To Stop Polling Clinton Questions

Fox News | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics


National polling firm Rasmussen Reports announced on Friday that it will stop polling people about the presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Cl...

New Polls: Indiana Toss-Up

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 05.03.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

Indiana is a dead heat for the Democrats and, remarkably, may be up for grabs come November. What's more, the Obama camp told superdelegates that Ohio and Florida are not key to its general-election strategy.

Tuesday Polls On Clinton's Do-Or-Die Contests

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

If Clinton doesn't win Pennsylvania, she can't expect to win any of the states voting in May. All of last week's polls, however, show a dramatic tightening of the PA race, Obama even leading in one.

Poll: Obama 12 Points Ahead Of Clinton In New Hampshire

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


First post-Iowa poll, by Rasmussen, finds Obama jumping to a 10% lead over Hillary in New Hampshire, with Edwards trailing badly. McCain has stalled. ...