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links for 2009-11-20
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Carly Fiorina, once the most powerful businesswoman in America and now a Republican candidate for the California Senate seat now held by Barbara Boxer, no longer sports her trademark, playful blond pixie cut. Fiorina learned she had breast cancer last February and underwent surgery in March. Just a month after finishing chemotherapy in early October, she announced her Senate run, hitting the campaign trail with a stylish buzz cut. So when the U.S. Preventive Task Force, a government-appointed panel of medical experts, announced Monday that it no longer recommends routine mammograms and breast self-exams for women under 50—and that even women over 50 should have the procedure only every other year—Fiorina, 55, had a lot to say. Had she followed those guidelines, “I’m not quite sure I’d be alive today,†Fiorina told The Daily Beast.
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* Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) — According to Politico, she's already told Reid how she'll vote but she hasn't made her intentions public yet. A new poll shows her vote may be critical to her re-election prospects next year.
* Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) — She's voiced opposition to the public option, but Bloomberg notes there was a $100 million addition to the bill to win her support
* Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) — We've already documented his threats to block the public option, but he's stated publicly he'll at least vote to bring the bill to the Senate floor.
* Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) — She was the only Republican senator to vote the bill out of the Senate Finance Committee, but she's also voiced opposition to the public option. -
Call your Senator. Tell your Senator to vote NO on cloture on the motion to proceed. Tell your Senator that you consider a yes vote, a vote in favor of health care.
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The new Rasmussen poll for the 2010 Arizona GOP Primary—John McCain 45%, J. D. Hayworth 43%—will generate a fair amount of buzz. But August is a long way away, and I assume that when McCain gets back to Arizona and campaigns, he’ll pull it out.
Still, who could help McCain beat back a populist conservative challenger? Sarah Palin. I predict that Palin will come to Arizona next summer to campaign for McCain, will make an impassioned case for him, and will help him win. She will thereby repay McCain for his confidence in picking her last year, help keep McCain as a crucial voice in the Senate for a strong foreign policy, and get credit for being a different kind of populist conservative—a Reaganite, not a Buchananite, populist—than the immigration-obsessed, voter-alienating (he was ousted in 2006 in a Republican district) Hayworth.
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Favorable / Unfavorable
George Pataki: 51 / 44
Kirsten Gillibrand: 40 / 37 (chart)
David Paterson: 36 / 59 (chart)
Rudy Giuliani: 58 / 38
Rick Lazio: 36 / 44
Andrew Cuomo: 56 / 34 -
After emerging out of nowhere over the summer as a seemingly potent and growing political force, the tea party movement has become embroiled in internal feuding over philosophy, strategy and money and is at risk of losing its momentum.
The grass-roots activists driving the movement have become increasingly divided on such core questions as whether to focus their efforts on shaping policy debates or elections, work on a local, regional, state or national level or closely align themselves with the Republican Party, POLITICO found in interviews with tea party organizers in Washington and across the country.
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Video: Carly Fiorina on Fox News Discusses Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton
California Republican United States Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on Fox & Friends, November 20, 2009A few days ago, the Washington press corp made a big deal about Carly Fiorina and Sarah Palin. Fiorina was quoted that she had not met the former Governor and Vice Presidential candidate and had not read her book yet. The press corps was definitley looking to start up some sort of flap.
The above discussion about women and politics should quell any such thought.
Technorati Tags: Carly_Fiorina, Sarah_Palin, Hillary_Clinton
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Updated: CA-Sen: Carly Fiorina Leads in Race to Defeat Senator Barbara Boxer But…..
++++++ Update ++++++Here are the favorable/unfavorable ratings:
Favorable / Unfavorable
Barbara Boxer: 51 / 41 +10
Chuck DeVore: 31 / 25 +6
Carly Fiorina: 40 / 29 +11California GOP U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on the Kudlow Report (November 18, 2009)But, the but is a big one. Carly Fiorina polls better than Chuck DeVore but continues to trail the incumbent Democrat Senator Boxer.
On the other hand, Senator Boxer is considered to be vulnerable.
Any incumbent who polls less than 50% is considered vulnerable, and 2010 is shaping up as a tough political year for Democrats. Still, Boxer, who is expected to seek a fourth term in the Senate next year, was reelected in 2004 with 58% of the vote, and California remains a heavily Democratic state.
Twenty-four percent (24%) of voters share a very favorable opinion of Boxer, down three points from October. One in three voters (33%) now view her very unfavorably, up five points from last month.
Only 8% view Fiorina very favorably and 9% view her very unfavorably.
Just 4% view DeVore very favorably and 7% view him very unfavorably.
At this point in a campaign, Rasmussen Reports considers the number of people with a strong opinion more significant than the total favorable/unfavorable numbers.
And…. while DeVore has been campaigning for over a year, his candidacy has shown NO positive movement, especially during the time Fiorina has been battling breast cancer. Carly has only been an announced candidate for two weeks and although now is in full campaign mode did very few events from February though October.
The polling continues to show promise for Fiorina in picking off Barbara Boxer.
Stay tuned…..
Technorati Tags: Barbara_Boxer, Carly_Fiorina, Chuck_DeVore
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CA-Sen: Carly Fiorina Leads in Race to Defeat Senator Barbara Boxer But…..
California GOP U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on the Kudlow Report (November 18, 2009)But, the but is a big one. Carly Fiorina polls better than Chuck DeVore but continues to trail the incumbent Democrat Senator Boxer.
On the other hand, Senator Boxer is considered to be vulnerable.
Any incumbent who polls less than 50% is considered vulnerable, and 2010 is shaping up as a tough political year for Democrats. Still, Boxer, who is expected to seek a fourth term in the Senate next year, was reelected in 2004 with 58% of the vote, and California remains a heavily Democratic state.
Twenty-four percent (24%) of voters share a very favorable opinion of Boxer, down three points from October. One in three voters (33%) now view her very unfavorably, up five points from last month.
Only 8% view Fiorina very favorably and 9% view her very unfavorably.
Just 4% view DeVore very favorably and 7% view him very unfavorably.
At this point in a campaign, Rasmussen Reports considers the number of people with a strong opinion more significant than the total favorable/unfavorable numbers.
And…. while DeVore has been campaigning for over a year, his candidacy has shown NO positive movement, especially during the time Fiorina has been battling breast cancer. Carly has only been an announced candidate for two weeks and although now is in full campaign mode did very few events from February though October.
The polling continues to show promise for Fiorina in picking off Barbara Boxer.
Stay tuned…..
Technorati Tags: Barbara_Boxer, Carly_Fiorina, Chuck_DeVore
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Rudy Giuliani SHOULD Run for New York United States Senate
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who many Republicans have been pushing to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning more toward a run for U.S. SenateBecause Rudy is a leader and America needs his brand of conservatism in the era of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.
Also, the Republican Party needs Giuliani to articulate its principles and ideals from an “ELECTED” office – the GOP desperately needs his vote in the U.S. Senate.
The polls are favorable for a Giuliani win against appointed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand:
So, irrespective of all this Senate first and then the Presidency talk Rudy should just put his country and state first and RUN. He WILL win.It would be easy for Giuliani to sit back and relax. Rudy is 65, has lucrative business interests and has a ready made bully pulpit on television. But, has Rudy ever done it the EASY way?
Flap’s sources in New York and Washington point to Rudy passing on the New York Governor’s and Senate races. But, perhaps the pieces in the press yesterday were a trial baloon.
America can ONLY hope.
Run Rudy Run……..
Technorati Tags: Rudy_Giuliani, Kirsten_Gillibrand
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Day By Day November 20, 2009 – Rush Delivery
Day By Day by Chris MuirWith the release of the Senate version of Obamacare, Americans should be very afraid as to what Obama taxation will do to their family’s bottom line.Tax increases are coming and with the massive increases in government spending so will inflation. I mean, look at the price of gold – at an all time high. American’s income will be worth LESS in spending power.
Why is Obama now moaning about a double-dip recession?
His massive ramping up of government spending and regulation/control has NOT resulted in any meaningful increase in economic activity and more employment. And, most of the Obama tax increases have not begun. So, he will blame it on a second downturn while on his watch?
Watch the Senate Obamacare vote on Saturday. If the Democrats wish to stay in power, they will vote against it in sufficient numbers to filibuster the bill. It is simply too expensive for too little reform and will push the economy over the brink.
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