New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo continues to run well ahead of his Republican opponents, former Rep. Rick Lazio and businessman Carl Paladino, a new Rasmussen poll finds (June 24, 500 LV, MoE +/- 4.5%). The result shows little change since April…

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The latest Harris Interactive polling indicates that 2/3 of American adults give the President unfavorable marks on his handling of the economy.  Table I shows the 15-point drop that the President has suffered since March of 2009.  Other portions of …

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A new Rasmussen poll finds Louisiana Sen. David Vitter continues to poll over 50% and leads Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon by 18 points. The survey (June 24, 500 LV, MoE +/- 4.5%) was conducted after news broke that in 2008 a Senate aide to Vitter wa…

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On RCP, Thomas Sowell writes about the Supreme Court’s ruling on Chicago’s gun ban, taking issue with Justice Breyer’s assertion that judges should “consider the basic values that underlie a constitutional provision and their contemporary significance….

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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland continues to hold off Republican challenger John Kasich but remains well under 50%, a new Quinnipiac poll finds (June 22-27, 1107 RV, MoE +/- 3%). Strickland’s 5-point margin is statistically unchanged since April’s poll and id…

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Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold voted against the Senate version of the Wall Street reform bill last month and now says he will again oppose the measure when the conference report is put up for a vote. “As I have indicated for some time now, my test for…

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The battle of the Kansas congressmen for the Republican Senate nomination continues to tilt decidedly in Rep. Jerry Moran’s direction. Running against Rep. Todd Tiahrt in the Aug. 3 contest, Moran leads by 20 points in the latest SurveUSA poll (June 24…

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It appears that the West Virginia Secretary of State is preparing to call a special election for 2012 to replace former Senator Robert Byrd.  This is presumably done on the basis of Code Section 3-10-3, which provides that “the appointment is until a …

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