Today's installment of campaign-related news items that won't necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers:
* Gallup reported yesterday that Democrats have regained the party-identification edge it lost in 2010 and 2011.
* Public Policy Polling's latest survey included a generic-ballot question for the 2014 midterms, and Democrats led by six over Republicans, 47% to 41%
* Former Sen. Norm Colenman (R) has decided not to seek a rematch again Sen. Al Franken (D) in Minnesota next year. At this early stage, there is no leading GOP candidate for the race.
* On a related note, it's worth noting that Coleman has not ruled out a 2014 gubernatorial campaign.
* New Jersey's gubernatorial race is later this year, and at this point, it doesn't look like it'll be competitive: a Fairleigh Dickinson poll found Gov. Chris Christie (R) crushing would-be challengers by as many as 43 points.
* Speaking of the Garden State, Fairleigh Dickinson also found that New Jersey Democrats would prefer Newark Mayor Cory Booker to incumbent Sen. Frank Lautenberg, 42% to 20%, if the two were to face off in a Democratic primary.
* In Virginia, PPP and Quinnipiac released polls this week showing Terry McAuliffe (D) with modest leads over state attorney general Ken Cuccinelli (R) in this year's gubernatorial race.
* And House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) was asked yesterday whether he intends to run for president in 2016. "I've decided not to decide," he replied.
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"* Gallup reported yesterday that Democrats have regained the party-identification edge it lost in 2010 and 2011."
And doesn't mean dick, as long as the gerrymander lives!
Never mind the party identification or the issue polls or the gerrymander. Look what was lost in 2010. We need to get back to where we were in 2006, when ordinary moderate-to-liberal voters were lathered up enough to vote in a Democratic Congress. There's obviously a way to mobilize those voters and the million or so new Democratic voters. In our media and organizations, we must ratchet around our full attention to the States. We have active progressives in every State and legislative district, but national leaders and organizers have not paid attention to that level of government, with the possible exception of EMILY'S List. Can we just - on the national level - support our Democratic candidates in 2014 for legislatures and governor in places like Wisconsin, Virginia, Pennsylvania, even Arizona?
Public Policy Polling's latest survey included a generic-ballot question for the 2014 midterms, and Democrats led by six over Republicans, 47% to 41%
Unfortunately, studies have show that democrats would need a 7% vote lead (nationally) to overcome the gerrymandering of House districts.
In Virginia, PPP and Quinnipiac released polls this week showing Terry McAuliffe (D) with modest leads over state attorney general Ken Cuccinelli (R) in this year's gubernatorial race.
What a choice... A DLC/DINO/Repuke-Lite vs one of the shining lights of The American Tealiban.
And House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) was asked yesterday whether he intends to run for president in 2016. "I've decided not to decide," he replied.
After he introduced more American Tealiban 'Sharia Law' yesterday to outlaw various forms of contraception, Lyin' Ryan for President would be just fine to get another democrat into the White House in 2016.
We don't need to win every district! For wvery district where the Republican won by 60+%, there's another where that win was 55% of less.
55 - 7 = 48 and 45 + 7 = 52.
I'll take those odds.
That crazy nut called a man who screamed about loosing his guns on TV. That is no surprise I been seeing fruitcake men like that for years now and also in certain cases the biggest false bible thumpers around too. Or they keep whining and ranting about how they been done so wrong and have been given everything. These men that grow up this way I tell ya is ridiculous and the girls get crushed down like they are suppose to keep putting up with that load of crap. Heck this is typical of a world problem with such ignorant narrow-minded men as they spin false tales. And we wonder what is wrong in this world give me a break. The Pharisees and rich bastards trained these men into being morons.
According to Glenn Beck, of all people, Piers Morgan having Alex Jones on his show is evidence of a "conspiracy" to make patriots look like idiots.
I suppose they have to have their escape goats to cover up the gun factories huge profits with no care about who might be killed by those very guns. Certain news media groups do this all the time. Just make it look like it is all a bunch of crazy people and the gun factories continue making assault weapons for people on the streets to just start shooting at will. Which it could be, but at the same time I've seen the ugly side of it all by preaching Pharisees and rich bastards playing their games of power, control and greed. And history is too much of reminder of all this.
"Norm Colenman"?
Subtle toilet joke?
Why, did you see my toilet joke?
At this early stage, there is no leading GOP candidate for the race.
Steve, you weren't implying that Norm Coleman is a leading republican, were you? If so, why? My brother, a Minneapolis inhabitant, tells me that he's a joke, and after his bout as mayor, he lost the Minneapolis vote for governor although he got the Lake Woebegone vote.
Fairleigh Dickinson also found that New Jersey Democrats would prefer Newark Mayor Cory Booker to incumbent Sen. Frank Lautenberg, 42% to 20%, if the two were to face off in a Democratic primary.
Well, if that continues, one hopes some way can be devised for Lautenberg to retire on a "win" (last election) and throw his support to his successor, thus keeping control of the seat. Nobody's feelings get hurt.
"And House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) was asked yesterday whether he intends to run for president in 2016. "I've decided not to decide," he replied."
It appears that Ryan isn't only an Ayn Rand fan. He also listens to Rush: "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."