Congress Deserves Better Ratings, but Not by Much
Polls on public approval of Congress average 22 percent, compared with 33 percent for Bush.
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GOP Wants Kentucky Seat Back
Steve Beshear (D) in polls testing their November general election matchup. And many of Fletcher’s former staffers are still feeling reverberations from the scandal.
Family Farms, Businesses Hit Hardest by Estate Tax
In poll after poll, the vast majority of Americans have gone on record favoring a permanent repeal of the death tax, in some polls as high as 70 percent.
Pelosi, Democratic Congress Enjoying Their Honeymoon
Is Congress turning the corner with the American public?
I Never Read ‘Informed Ballots.’ You Shouldn’t Either
The Congressman was associated with only one policy or accomplishment, fighting hard “to protect American industry and jobs from foreign competition.”
Past as Prologue: 2006 Cycle Bears Similarities to 1994
The party has to speak to concerns that have broad appeal in ways that reassure potential supporters that Democrats share their values on matters of importance to all Americans.
Another Marriage Battle
An AFL-CIO executive committee resolution opposing the Federal Marriage Amendment was attacked this week by a broad coalition of religious and traditional-values organizations.
Evangelicals, Orthodox Jews Split on Stem Cells
“This allows us to work together when we have common interests and values and respect each other when we disagree.”
In the South, Partisan Voting Gets Stronger
Rather, it represents a shift that is already having a major effect on American elections.
Public is Skeptical of Course President is Charting in Iraq
Moral Values and Religion’s Influence. In a May SRBI/Time poll, a strong 58 percent approved of Bush’s emphasis on moral values and religion while 33 percent disapproved.
Ohio Special Tightens Up
DeWine’s decision to join the “Gang of 14” brokering the deal has angered conservative activists and, McEwen supporters argue, energized those voters who were already most likely to go to the polls
Filibuster Fight Will Shape GOP’s Future
In fact, they suggest a loss in the judicial battle might be enough to drive these activists away from the polls in 2006 and perhaps in 2008, denying Republicans a loyal political base seen as vital
U.S. Views on the U.N.: Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It
The Institute for American Values released a survey of mothers taken in January and February. And an April survey by ABC News and The Washington Post reported on national attitudes about motherhood.
Life’s Certainties: Death, Taxes and Polling on Taxes
When asked what percentage the typical American actually pays in all taxes, respondents ventured an estimate of 29 percent.
Are the Democrats in Trouble … With Democrats?
[IMGCAP(1)] Their answer: voter feelings that the Democrats “appear to lack direction, conviction, values, advocacy or a larger public purpose.”
What Americans Really Think About the Iraqi Election
Seventy-eight percent of respondents in Harris’ mid-January poll said they thought of conservatives as people who supported moral values; 70 percent, as people who supported cutting taxes; 40 percent as
Democrats Are Fighting to Strengthen Social Security
We should not rush to undermine the contributions of millions of American workers who have paid into Social Security for years.
The Bush Tax Cuts: Keep Mine, But Not Necessarily Yours
Green’s findings may dampen the controversy over the role of moral values in the election.
The Politics of the Flu, an Rx for the FDA and Judging Jury Duty
If there has been any, it’s been modest — but the vaccine shortage has changed behavior, according to recent public-opinion polls.
A Formidable Bloc to Chip
“There is no doubt Hispanics share many of the values of the Republican Party,” said Leslie Sanchez, president of the Impacto Group, a Republican communications research firm.