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Bill Foster (D), Oberweis and House party committees spent more than $6 million ahead of last Saturday’s special election upset, in which Foster bested Oberweis, 53 percent to 47 percent.
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Bill Foster (D), Oberweis and House party committees spent more than $6 million ahead of last Saturday’s special election upset, in which Foster bested Oberweis, 53 percent to 47 percent.
Democrats already hold a 23-6 edge in the New York Congressional delegation, and that advantage could grow in November.
The two candidates will face each other in the Tar Heel State’s May 6 Republican primary.
Both Gallup and a Newsweek poll conducted March 5-6 had the two within a point of each other on Saturday.
That represents an 8 point pickup for Clinton compared to ARG’s March 5-6 poll.
– **Economy:** Clinton leads McCain by 6 points, while McCain leads Obama by the same margin.
Most supporters of Hillary Clinton would like to see a “dream ticket” of her and Barack Obama, while the majority of Obama supporters opposed the idea, according to a Gallup poll conducted March 6-9.
Even if Carson wins today, his hold on the seat could be tenuous, because three well-known Democrats are waiting in the wings to take on Carson for a full term in the May 6 primary.
Medicare alone is expected to account for nearly 4 percent of GDP by 2018, a shocking amount when you consider that ALL discretionary federal spending today makes up about 6 percent of GDP.
The poll was conducted March 5 and generally squares with an American Research Group poll conducted Mar. 6-7 that we reported the other day.
story Hillary Clinton’s victories this week in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island have vaulted her back into a statistical dead-heat with Barack Obama in a national poll conducted by Newsweek March 5-6.
Barack Obama leads Hillary Clinton 58 percent to 34 percent in next week’s primary in Mississippi, according to an American Research Group poll conducted March 5-6. It has a 4 point margin of error.
**Florida:** Clinton leads Obama 55 perrcent to 39 percent in a poll conducted March 6. The margin of error is 4 percent.
Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells (D) plans to begin meeting with community and business groups soon to discuss the site.
The state filing deadline is June 6, followed by the primary on Aug. 19. — Shira Toeplitz
– Obama and Clinton ran within about 6 points or less of each other on three top issues: the economy, Iraq and health care.
The poll, taken Feb. 6-10 of 525 likely voters, suggested 45 percent of likely voters preferred Oberweis, while 43 percent picked Foster.
Librarian of Congress James Billington asked for Congress to sustain it with $6 million — the main focus of a budget request he called “very modest.”
Council approved new parking restrictions on Tuesday that will protect Ward 6 residents around the new Nationals baseball stadium and in Southeast Capitol Hill.
Hardly a target from the left, Jones faces tough opposition in the Tar Heel State’s May 6 primary from conservative Onslow County Commissioner Joe McLaughlin, who has criticized Jones’ about-face on the