Sunday, August 19, 2012
Franklin & Marshall's August poll shows Obama leading Romney by five point with 15 percent of Pennsylvania voters undecided
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
Below are the highlights of the August 2012 Franklin & Marshall College Poll of Pennsylvania voters. The August 2012 Franklin and Marshall College Poll finds President Obama with a 6 point lead over Mitt Romney, 44% to 38%. Obama is viewed favorably by 46% of voters to 32% for Romney. Complete results, including detailed methodology, can be found at http://politics.fandm.edu. This survey reflects interviews with 681 Pennsylvania voters, conducted by the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College from August 7-August 12, 2012 (sample error of +/- 3.8 percentage points).
Friday, August 17, 2012
Any post-convention "bounce" for presidential candidates seems destined not to matter in the 2012 race
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Friday, August 17, 2012
By G. Terry Madonna and Michael Young The endless campaign, also known as the 2012 American presidential election, isn’t quite ending yet. But as Churchill might have put it, we have at least reached the beginning of the end. With less than 90 days until Election Day, the party conventions are almost upon us and the fall debates not far behind. The respective party conventions will take place in late August and early September. Traditionally, the presidential debates are held in October. But will either the conventions or the debates matter in this persistently tight race? So far the equivalent of political dynamite has failed to move the numbers significantly on either side—not hundreds of millions of dollars worth of negative ads, not …
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Patch's snapshot poll of Pennsylvania Republicans shows strong support for Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as running mate.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has selected Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate. Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania Republicans weigh in.
Reaction was swift across the country to Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as his running mate in the 2012 presidential election. A Red Keystone Snap Poll by Patch found strong support for Ryan among Pennsylvania Republicans. Whether reached Saturday by email or phone, or in release of a prepared statement, Lehigh Valley Republicans and the Pennsylvania Republican Party chair lauded the pick. Here is what they said: * U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent: "Governor Romney made a smart choice by selecting Paul Ryan to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Representative Ryan couples a warm personality and manner with a keen intellect. He has focused on bringing America’s debt under control so that it won’t continue to impede economic growth and job …
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Red Keystone Snap Poll shows strong support for Ryan among Pennsylvania Republicans.
A snap Red Keystone survey of GOP activists in Pennsylvania by Patch shows strong support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s choice for running mate. Ryan as vice presidential nominee will help galvanize Republican voters in the Keystone State, according to more than two thirds of respondents. More than half also say Ryan will help the GOP ticket win undecided voters. Respondents aren’t concerned that Democrats can win by running against Ryan's existing budget plans and particularly his proposal for Medicare. Several respondents noted that Ryan will help the GOP win young voters. But one Republican commented, “I don't believe that a VP pick ultimately changes elections. Perhaps the last time it did was in 1960.” Here are other …
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has selected Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate. What do you think of the choice?
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has selected Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate. The Romney campaign, in confirming the decision in a press release, dubbed Romney and Ryan "America's Comeback Team." Ryan, 42, is considered a rising star in the GOP. He is best known for his proposed budget that calls for an overhaul of Medicare. Read more about the decision here. What do you think of Romney's choice? Take our poll. If you think someone would have made a better choice, tell us in the comments. Ryan, who is in his seventh term in Congress, represents Wisconsin's First Congressional District in the southeastern corner of the state. He is chairman of the House Budget Committee and serves on the …
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Political analysts speculate that a win for Mitt Romney could pose trouble for Gov. Tom Corbett if the economy continues to falter under a GOP administration
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
By G. Terry Madonna & Michael L. Young Ironies abound in politics. Some are amusing; others are just bizarre. But few top the one now brewing in the Keystone State. Paradoxically enough, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett seeking to banish Barack Obama from the White House, may instead be sowing the seeds for his own re-election defeat two years later. In short, if Romney wins in 2012, Corbett could lose in 2014. Understanding this peculiar electoral enigma requires familiarity with Pennsylvania’s famous (or infamous) “eight-year cycle.” This is the sixty-year pattern in gubernatorial elections that witnesses the Republican and Democratic parties switching control of the governor’s office every eight years. From 1954 through (at least) …
louis kootsares
1:08 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
ayahtola obahma was the first president in history to have a budget rejected 99 to 0his bailout of the auto industry? no what 25 billion did was make the union pensions whole ,they were big contributors and non union pensions got nada we got screwed for 25 billion there is a long list the thought act passed in 09 a step to 1st amendment rights taken away 2nd amendment? he and hilary are dealing … more ›