The vast majority of Oregon's congressional delegation - 3 of 4 representatives and both senators - are Democrats. In 2008 President Barack Obama overwhelming won the state with 57% of the vote. Yet according to Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon), when it comes to whether or not Mr. Obama will be re-elected, formerly true-blue Oregon is "very much in play".

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Earlier this week it was Pennsylvania. Today Florida voters are the latest in an important swing state to say President Barack Obama does not deserve to be re-elected. According to a Quinnipiac University poll released today, 50% of voters in the Sunshine State believe the president does not deserve a second term (only 42% believe he does, 8% had no opinion).

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During the debt debate, President Barack Obama used divisive rhetoric and threats against our most vulnerable citizens to create the impression that his "balanced approach" including job-killing tax hikes was the answer. By fanning the flames of class warfare and threatening to deny grandmothers their Social Security checks, he did get many people to temporarily agree with him. But impressions built on lies do not last long and reality eventually prevails.

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The mainstream media is crowing today about a new poll that shows US Representative Joe Sestak (D-Pennsylvania) has gained ground in a hypothetical Senate race against the presumptive Republican nominee Pat Toomey. That would be great news for Democrats were it not for two facts: Mr. Sestak isn't in the race yet and Mr. Toomey hasn't even started running.

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President Barack Obama's approval rating has dropped to an all-time low of 44% according to the latest Quinnipiac Poll released this morning. (source) But even though his numbers have dropped since signing his unpopular health care reform bill and the political future of his policy looks bleak, the president and his accomplices plan to push ahead with the far-left agenda the American people obviously do not want.

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