In the latest Gallup Poll released Friday, Mike Huckabee is the GOP leader, ahead of 16 other presidential prospects. Regardless of what’s being polled, who’s doing the polling or how the question is asked, among Republicans Huckabee typically finishes on top. … Continued
Monthly Archives: March 2011
The GOP’s Demographics Problem
A quick glance at the 2012 electoral map indicates that if President Obama is to be unseated, it will largely depend on how the eventual Republican presidential nominee fares in the battleground states of the Sun Belt (Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, … Continued
Ford O’Connell At Politico’s Arena On Michele Bachmann’s 2012 Presidential Bid
Like Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann speaks for a segment of the center-right electorate that has been talked down to or talked over by the establishment elements of the GOP. In a crowded Republican presidential field, Bachmann’s brand of faith-based and … Continued
Census: Hispanics To Hit 50 Million
If the eventual 2012 GOP presidential nominee wants to win in the Sun Belt battleground states, that individual will need to appeal to America’s growing Hispanic population. In a surprising show of growth, Hispanics accounted for more than half of … Continued
Biden: Democrats May Lose U.S. Senate In 2012
Vice President Biden is warning supporters that Democrats are in danger of losing the Senate, and that the party is facing “the toughest electoral climate we’ve seen in a long time.” In an e-mail from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee … Continued
GOP Makes Strong Gains In U.S. Senate Recruitment
In the recruiting battle for 2012 Senate candidates, Republicans are winning by a landslide. Just three months into the election cycle, the GOP has locked down heavyweight candidates in seven key Senate races, with top contenders seriously thinking about running … Continued
2012 Will Be A Referendum On President Obama
Re-Posted From The Daily Caller Earlier this week, the Associated Press stated that “[t]he 2012 Republican [presidential] field is deeply flawed,” and that the eventual Republican nominee will be hindered by “at least one issue that looms as an obstacle” in … Continued
Republican Governor Rick Snyder Falling Out Of Favor In Michigan
This is not a good sign. If the eventual GOP presidential nominee is to unseat Obama in 2012 that road goes through the Midwest, and it could include Michigan. Over the last few weeks we’ve found that voters in Ohio … Continued
Democrats Make Play For Control Of U.S. House In 2012
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is pressing forward with its “Drive to 25″ campaign to win 25 House seats in 2012. Tuesday the DCCC announced the release of newspaper ads, e-mail, and recorded phone call initiatives that hit House Republicans … Continued
GOP Presidential Challengers Would Need $590,000 A Day To Match Obama Fundraising
Barack Obama raised $59 million for his presidential campaign during the first half of 2007. To match that, prospective Republican challengers to his re- election would need to take in roughly $590,000 a day until June 30 if they entered … Continued