In October, national polls showed Bush’s approval rating tanking, reaching the mid- to high-30s, before rebounding a bit in December, crawling back above the 40% threshold. According to the latest American Research Group poll, however, Bush has slipped back to where he was a few months ago. (thanks to my friend Darrell for the tip) […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * The latest poll out of Pennsylvania shows the same thing all recent polls have made clear: Rick Santorum is losing. The latest Rasmussen poll shows Santorum trailing state Treasurer Bob Casey (D), […]
There are, to be sure, a lot of balls in the air right now. For Dems hoping to highlight the president’s foibles, it’s a challenge to narrow the list down. Too many outrages, too little time. But Jonathan Chait makes a very compelling case that the administration’s handling of the expanded Medicare program has to […]
At some point in the not-too-distant future, we’ll be able to look back at the Jack Abramoff scandal and see whose career was ruined most by their Abramoff ties. Tom DeLay and Bob Ney are clearly the early favorites, but let’s not forget our friend down in Georgia, former Christian Coalition director and current Lt. […]
Yesterday on Fox News Sunday, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) became the latest Senate Republican to raise legal questions about the president’s warrantless-search program. Wallace: But you do not believe that currently he has the legal authority to engage in these warrant-less wiretaps. McCain: You know, I don’t think so, but why not come to Congress? […]
About two weeks ago, TV stations in the Houston area balked at a political ad aimed at Tom DeLay after the lawmaker’s lawyers threatened legal action against stations that aired it. Campaign for America’s Future altered the wording of the ad slightly, and over the weekend, stations finally agreed to broadcast it. A controversial ad […]
It should be quite a week for the debate over Bush’s warrantless-search program, as the White House kicks off what can only be described as a “political campaign” this week. The president will defend the surveillance program in a speech today in Kansas, followed by remarks from Gen. Michael Hayden, the principal deputy director of […]