Tag: congress
member name: Alan Waldman
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October 12, 2006 02:50 PM EDT --
Although USA/Gallup polls often tilt to the right, the latest one (released 10/9) still shows voters favoring Democrats' ability to handle the important issues facing the U.S.
Asked "Do you think . . .
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October 15, 2006 12:36 PM EDT --
Those who claim Democrats have no plans and only attack Bush failures should read this excerpt of a Washington Post report:
<h1>Pelosi Says She Would Drain GOP 'Swamp'</h1>
By DAVID . . .
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October 17, 2006 04:17 PM EDT --
Gallup has just learned that 48% more Americans disapprove of the job done by the current Republican Congress than approve of it: 71% vs. 23%. That is the same level of dissatisfaction as in Oct. 1994--when . . .
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October 24, 2006 01:59 PM EDT --
According to the latest poll results, if the election were held today Democrats would take 20 GOP seats--and they are also very close in another dozen and within reach in another dozen. There is a clear . . .
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November 22, 2006 09:19 AM EST --
Two days after the Nov. 7 election, Democrats had taken 28 Republican seats away from the lazy bastards and were involved in six recounts and two pending runoffs. Four of those races has now been effectively . . .
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September 13, 2006 06:43 PM EDT --
According to the latest Evans and Cook report, if the November election were held today, Democrats would gain 13 of the 15 seats they need to regain control of the House--picking up 14 GOP seats and losing . . .
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November 01, 2006 12:07 PM EST --
I have a new favorite polling site: the very comprehensive RealClearPolitics.com, which is very up-to-date on all polling for all the governorships, the top 13 Senate races and the top 50 House races. . . .
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December 13, 2006 11:34 AM EST --
Excerpted from a Reuters report of Dec. 13
Democrats claimed another seat in the House of Representatives on Tuesday in a runoff election that pitted two Latinos against each other, capping the party's . . .
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September 26, 2006 12:49 PM EDT --
After two nutsy polls 8 and 12 days ago from Fox (Bush's propaganda organ) and Gallup (which has been leaning right in recent years), showing Democrats and Republicans equally or nearly equally (-3%) . . .
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September 14, 2006 08:12 PM EDT --
excerpted from a Reuters report on 9/14 by Richard Cowan:
Lawmakers who deliver money for hometown pet projects -- what Americans call "pork" -- would have to be publicly identified under an . . .
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November 22, 2006 12:45 PM EST --
Although Dems lack the 60% of votes necessary to override a Bush veto or stop a GOP fillibuster, which severely limits what they can accomplish without some Republican cooperation, I believe they will . . .
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June 17, 2006 11:30 AM EDT --
The Republican Party's current approval ratings are the lowest they've been since 1992. Fully 70% Americans say the country is on the wrong track. For the first time since 1994, the public doesn't . . .
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June 28, 2006 11:14 AM EDT --
by Thomas Ferraro
Reuters, June 27
The nation's three most commonly purchased electronic voting machines are all vulnerable to fraud, a study released on Tuesday found. The study also concluded . . .
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April 20, 2006 01:34 PM EDT --
Voters surveyed in an April 12 L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll showed greater approval of Democrats in Congress (41%) than disapproval (38%). Meanwhile, 50% disapproved of G.O.P. Congresspersons, versus only . . .
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