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GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot

GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot

PRINCETON, NJ — Generic Ballot lead by 51% to 41% among registered voters in Gallup weekly tracking of 2010 congressional voting preferences. The 10-percentage-point lead is the GOP’s largest so far this year and is its largest in Gallup’s history of tracking the midterm generic ballot for Congress. These results are based on aggregated data from registered voters surveyed Aug. 23-29 as part of Gallup Daily tracking. This marks the … Read entire article »

Filed under: 2010, 2010 election

GOP out to biggest generic ballot leads in history

GOP out to biggest generic ballot leads in history

The most amazing thing about this? When Democrats tell people that voters hate the GOP as much as they hate them, they’re not blowing smoke. That’s basically true. In fact, in many polls, the Republican Party’s favorables are still lower than the Democrats’. And even so: Biggest generic ballot lead … in history. That’s how popular Hopenchange is. The flip side of that calculus, of course: Imagine … Read entire article »

Filed under: 2010, 2010 election, Generic Congressional Ballot, Rasmussen, Republican Party, Republicans, gallup

100 days until the Election – RNC Survey Report

100 days until the Election – RNC Survey Report

From: Whit Ayres Date: August 3, 2010 Re: RNC Survey With less than 100 days to go until Election Day, a recent survey of likely voters conducted July 18-21 for the RNC shows that the environment is still ripe for solid Republican gains in November. We will present the full findings of this survey to the RNC Membership this week in Kansas City. Some important highlights include: Republican interest in the upcoming election remains considerably higher than Democrat interest. … Read entire article »

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Michigan Major Upset: Businessman beats Rep. Pete Hoekstra in GOP Governor Race

Michigan Major Upset: Businessman beats Rep. Pete Hoekstra in GOP Governor Race

In a Major upset Businessman Rick Snyder (R) easily bested Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) and Attorney General Mike Cox (R) to claim the Republican nomination for governor. Snyder, a former top executive at computer maker Gateway Inc., claimed 37 percent of the vote, and with close to half the precincts reporting was declared the winner by the Associated Press. Hoekstra was second with 26 percent, and Cox came in third with 24 percent. Making his first foray … Read entire article »

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Is It Enough for the GOP To Just Say No?

Is It Enough for the GOP To Just Say No?

Over the past year, the Democrats fixed on what they thought was a devastating four-word slogan to defeat Republicans in 2010: “The Party of No.” Unlike many campaign slogans, it was fair enough. After all, the Republicans had opposed almost unanimously all of President Obama’s major bills (socialized health care, stimulus, nationalization of GM and Chrysler, “cap and trade,” financial overregulation, multitrillion-dollar yearly deficits, tax increases, etc.) But the Democrats … Read entire article »

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