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Survey: Economic Pessism On The Rise As Obama’s Approval Declines
President Barack Obama’s approval rating and pessimism surrounding the U.S. economy are heading in opposite directions.
Can Cuccinelli’s Hard-Right Ideology Win In A 50/50 State?
Virginia is conducting nothing short of a grand political experiment in 2013, testing whether a tea party favorite can carry a closely divided state with conservative roots. If Ken Cuccinelli wins the race for governor, he will have undercut Republican moderates’ claims that hard-right ideologies are hurting the party — and undoubtedly intensify a debate already roiling the GOP.
Gallup: Dems, GOP Differ Most On Respective Attitudes Towards Israel, Cuba
Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. have relatively similar opinions of most foreign countries, but they differ the most on their respective views of Cuba and Israel.
Rand Paul Endorses US Citizenship Route For Illegal Immigrants
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is endorsing a pathway to citizenship for the nation’s 11 million illegal immigrants, a significant move for a favorite of tea party Republicans who are sometimes hostile to such an approach.
Obama Criticizes GOP Budget Plan: ‘Goal Is Not To Chase A Balanced Budget Just For the Sake Of Balance’
President Barack Obama is criticizing a proposed House Republican budget, saying it would turn Medicare into a voucher-like program, cut deeply into programs such as Medicaid and increase tax payments by the middle class in order to achieve promised lower tax rates.
Senate Panel Approves National Background Checks For Firearms Despite Solid GOP Opposition
Democrats gave a boost Tuesday to the pillar of President Barack Obama’s plans for reducing gun violence, pushing a bill requiring nearly universal federal background checks for firearms buyers through the Senate Judiciary Committee over solid Republican opposition.
Anti-Federal Legislation Increases Dramatically In Red States During Obama Presidency
While provocative bills aren’t particularly unusual in state legislatures, so many have been offered by conservatives in Oklahoma this year that GOP leaders have established a special committee to handle what is now a major category of business: measures to combat the federal government’s influence in the states.
Kentucky Senate Speaker Urges GOP Not To Back Down To ‘Fringe’ Gun Rights Groups
Before a House vote to give final approval to a contentious firearms bill last week, Speaker Beth Harwell implored her Republican colleagues to ignore demands from what she deemed “fringe” groups to make major changes to the measure.
Rove Tells Calif. GOP To Get Off The Mat
GOP strategist Karl Rove told party activists on Saturday that rebuilding the Republican brand in California will be a tough task that will require them to diversify and create a strategy to spread their message to a wider audience.
Survey: Americans View GOP As ‘Extreme,’ ‘Out Of Touch’
The findings of a new survey, released yesterday by the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C., indicates that the majority of Americans view Republicans as out of touch and too extreme.
