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Obama received 51 percent in the district to GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s 47 percent. But Latham far outperformed Romney in the district, defeating longtime Rep.
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Obama received 51 percent in the district to GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s 47 percent. But Latham far outperformed Romney in the district, defeating longtime Rep.
UPDATE, 3:47 p.m.: Gillibrand spokeswoman Bethany Lesser e-mailed the following statement: “We have a growing and bipartisan coalition of 33 Senators who are supporting our bill and want to see
President Barack Obama won the 11th District’s vote 52 percent to 47 percent, but Grimm won the seat by 7 points.
Interestingly, the president’s job approval for his handling of the economy, 47 percent, is higher than for his handling of foreign policy, 46 percent.
The March 20-24 survey found 47 percent of respondents favoring stricter gun control laws, while 39 percent said gun control laws should be kept as they are and 11 percent favored fewer restrictions
Just three years ago, the same poll found 47 percent of respondents favored legal gay marriage and 50 percent were against it.
There is broad national support for these measures: A CNN poll found that 62 percent of people favor “a ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of semi-automatic assault guns, such as the AK-47.”
John Garamendi (D) 53 percent, Kim Vann (R) 47 percent 9th district: Rep. Jerry McNerney (D) 54 percent, Ricky Gill (R) 46 percent 10th district: Rep.
That meant the Democratic majority could be no lower than 53-47, exactly where it was at the beginning of the cycle. “When we started this campaign, no one, and I mean no one gave us a chance.
CNN reported Obama having slim leads in exit polls in those states, and a 52 percent to 47 percent advantage in Pennsylvania, where the Romney campaign made a late push.
Assuming Republicans hold their seats in Arizona and Nevada, which seems like a good bet, that’s a zero net gain, leaving the chamber’s makeup at 53 Democrats and 47 Republicans.
Republicans have an opportunity to win a majority in the Senate, which Democrats currently control 53-47.
A Siena Research Institute survey (PDF) found Hochul taking 47 percent to Collins’ 47 percent. Six percent of the likely voters surveyed were undecided.
Bolger also notes in the memo that GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney trailed President Barack Obama 47 percent to 40 percent, with Libertarian Gary Johnson, the former Republican New Mexico governor
In the September poll, Tierney had a favorable rating of 29 percent and an unfavorable rating of 47 percent. Tisei had a favorable rating of 33 percent and an unfavorable rating of 28 percent.
Obama jumped to a lead of 50 percent to 44 percent in the seven-day Gallup tracking poll, up from 48 percent to 45 percent Tuesday and a 47-percent tie just a few days ago.
Peters led Clarke in the 14th district, 47 percent to 35 percent, with 89 percent of precincts reporting.
When asked how he felt about the overall Senate landscape, Reid said “it would have been a pleasant surprise” if someone had told him a year ago that Democrats, who have a 53-47 seat majority, would be
The reach of that buy is “at least 47 competitive Congressional districts,” according to a press release from the Democratic-aligned House Majority PAC.
Democrats, who are defending 23 seats compared with 10 for Republicans, currently hold a 53-47 majority.