“Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on District of Columbia v. Heller, a landmark case for all Americans who believe as I do that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms. I am proud to have joined in an amicus brief to the Court calling for a ruling [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 22, 2008
Democrat Voters for McCain
The lengthy Democratic primary contest bodes well for Republican chances of holding the White House, a new poll suggests.
Among Obama supporters, 20 percent said they would vote for Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the Republican nominee, if Clinton beats their candidate for the nomination. Among Clinton supporters, 19 percent said they would support McCain in [...]
March 11, 2008
Republican Candidates Are No Shows
The filing deadline to challenge Mark Pryor for his US Senate seat was yesterday, and the Arkansas Republican Party announced that nobody will be running against him.
The GOP begins 2008 at a stark disadvantage already, having to defend 23 Senate seats; the Dems, 12. Except that we are not putting up a challenger at all [...]
March 11, 2008
Party Jumping in Cuyahoga County
There were more defections in the Cuyahoga County Republican Party (RPCC) on election day.
The latest party jumpers are as follows:
Mayor Jeff Lansky / City of Maple Hts
Mayor Kevin Patton / City of Solon
Mayor Sam Alai / City of Broadview Hts
Mayor Kathy Mulcahy / Orange Village
Judge Kristin Sweeney / Cuyahoga County Juvenile [...]
March 11, 2008
Ohio Evangelicals Did What?
43% of white evangelical Christian voters in Ohio backed Democrats in the March presidential primary. Ohio evangelical voters from both parties told pollsters that jobs and the economy were their top concerns – eclipsing abortion and gay marriage even among Republicans.
The Zogby poll indicated that 14% of voters in this year’s Ohio Democrat primary – [...]
March 11, 2008
Ohio Now a Toss-Up State
Rasmussen moved Ohio from Leans Democrat to a Toss-Up in the Electoral College projections on the Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator. McCain leads Obama by a statistically insignificant percentage point and also leads Hillary by three. Ohio now joins three other states in the Toss-Up category – Colorado, Missouri and Nevada.
The early battlegrounds lie in [...]
March 11, 2008
New Electoral Maps
SUSA has just completed general election polling in all 50 states and put up their first complete look at the electoral dynamics in a hypothetical McCain vs. Obama and McCain vs. Clinton matchup. An important note: This is a baseline survey. SurveyUSA polled 600 registered voters in each state (30,000 altogether). Since it’s just registered [...]
