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Republicans Up By 10 In Generic Ballot
By Carole on Aug 31, 2010
The electoral tidal wave heading for Democrats in November is growing more powerful by the day. The latest bad news for Team Obama/Reid/Pelosi comes from Gallup in the form of its weekly generic ballot. Among registered voters, Republicans lead Democrats by 10 points (51% - 41%); the largest margin in Gallup's history of tracking the midterm generic ballot for Congress. (source) But Election Day could end even worse than that for Democratic candidates.
Dems' Answer To Enthusiasm Gap: Throw Money At It
By Carole on Jun 21, 2010
According to a new Gallup poll, Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents are much more enthusiastic about voting in the upcoming mid-term elections than they have been in previous years while Democrats' enthusiasm has dwindled to a new low by comparison. But rather than trying to improve the product they're trying to sell, the Democratic Party has decided to respond the way they always do - throw money at the problem.
Most Americans Want Republicans To Fight Obamacare
By Carole on Mar 25, 2010
While Democrats in Washington are complaining about Republican efforts to stop, repeal and replace the brand new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (better known as Obamacare), a new poll finds that the majority of Americans want Republicans to keep on challenging parts of the bill.
A Pause For Political Poetry
By Carole on Mar 6, 2010
Here at TalkingSides.com we're taking a break from the rough and tumble world of American politics to remember one of the more genteel arts. So without further ado, we offer these snippets of lyrical verse:
There was an old lady named Nancy
Who rose to a job very fancy
But she pushed left too hard
And now we regard
Her future in DC as chancy.
Has Post Partisan Transparency Become Totalitarian Rule?
By Carole on Jan 5, 2010
If there were any doubts that we are under one-party rule, the Democrats just made it perfectly clear by deciding that Obamacare will be pushed over the final legislative hurdle without a formal House-Senate conference committee. Instead, according to Democratic aides, the final compromise talks will be a three-way negotiation involving Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and the White House. (source) Three individuals all of one party and one far left ideological mind making the final decisions on a compromise between the Senate and House versions of so-called health care reform.
