utlook on Economy Is Brightening Poll Finds
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- Bloomberg Is Endorsed by Independence Party
- Few voter ID fraud cases found in Texas
- McDonnell calls for unity after leading ouster of party chairman
- Alabama’s party picks depend on the office
utlook on Economy Is Brightening Poll Finds
New York Times
Americans said they approved of Mr. bama’s handling of the economy foreign policy Iraq and Afghanistan; fully two-thirds said they approved of his overall job performance. By contrast just 31 percent of respondents said they had a favorable view of the. It is not unusual for new presidents to enjoy a period of public support.
Eugene Robinson on Michael Steele Gay Marriage More
Washington Post
Hope he enjoyed the trip because given the economic situation back home that’s probably the closest he’ll get to a vacation. What’s everybody thinking about?_______________________Downtown DC: I didn’t really understand the premise of your column today. You start out by stating how good Michael Steele is for the Republican Party by citing examples of his breaking out of the party box on conservative issues like abortion gay rights and Limbaugh. Then you mention correctly how he was forced to backtrack and apologize on each of those issues. What exactly is good about that?Eugene Robinson: I think the fact that the chairman of the party raised these issues at all — however briefly — should ultimately be good for the party. I said the party ought to listen but didn’t go so far as to predict that it would. _______________________Kingsland Ga.
Bloomberg Is Endorsed by Independence Party
New York Times
Bloomberg for a third term after he vowed in private and public remarks delivered just before the vote to try to establish nonpartisan elections in the city. Bloomberg — a Democrat-turned-Republican who dropped all party affiliations two years ago — would be the first independent candidate elected to lead the city. “I have been a Democrat I have been a Republican and I really respect both parties” Mr. Bloomberg said in his public remarks before meeting with party leaders. “But I’ve never believed that any party has a monopoly on truth or good ideas. ”The Independence Party’s selection came within 24 hours of another critical endorsement: n Saturday Mr.
Few voter ID fraud cases found in Texas
Dallas Morning News
Republicans said while there is not much evidence of voter impersonation in Texas there is no way of knowing how often it occurs because such illegal voting cases are very difficult to prosecute. "We can’t prove there is voter ID fraud. The Democrats can’t prove there isn’t" said Skipper Wallace the Republican Party chairman of Lampasas County. "We may have a big voter impersonation problem we don’t know about. " That brought a quick response from Dallas Democratic Rep. Rafael Anchia: "There are also people who believe in UFs who have never seen them either.
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McDonnell calls for unity after leading ouster of party chairman
Richmond Times Dispatch
“I look forward to leading the effort to unify our party after this vote. Now that McDonnell and GP leaders have gotten their wish their challenge is whether Republicans can bring everyone under the tent in time to give GP candidates the best chance to win in November. “Jeff Frederick lost his Republican Party chairmanship but Bob McDonnell was the bigger loser by the way Frederick was removed” wrote Del. Marshall R-Prince William in a Twitter feed posted the night after the 57-18 vote that dumped Frederick. Grass-roots social and fiscal conservatives who supported the 33-year-old Frederick declared a split in party ranks and said they would support him if he ran again for the job when the GP meets in Richmond at the end of May for its state convention. “The worst outcome for the party would be for Frederick to run in May and win back his post because this would guarantee that the divisiveness continues and it would overshadow McDonnell’s hoped-for ‘unity convention’” said University of Virginia professor and political analsyst Larry Sabato.
Alabama’s party picks depend on the office
Eufaula Tribune
After Reconstruction ended in 1876 we had only Democrats in every constitutional office including governor for 110 years until Guy Hunt broke the ice in 1986. Therefore the Democratic Primary was the only show in town and winning this primary was tantamount to election. For most of those years the Republican Party did not even field a candidate. So traditionally we in Alabama and indeed our sister Deep South states voted more heavily in the Democratic Primary for governor than in an election for president. Another reason for the interest in the governor’s race may stem from the fact that most of our local races are held in the same year. Most rural Alabamians were more interested in who was sheriff than who was president. We have gotten more in line with the rest of the nation in recent decades and have become more interested in national elections.
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