This new poll from PPP has President Barack Obama ahead of Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a hypothetical general election 47% to 45%. Considering how red Texas is (McCain won it by 11% in 2008, Bush won it by 23% in 2004) and how comparatively well the other Republicans did in the poll (more on [...]

In today’s press conference President Obama made the point that if the Republicans refuse to end the tax cuts for millionaires and other tax breaks for corporations and the rich then they are clearly not serious about balancing the budget. The President also took the GOP majority in the House to task for failing to [...]

This new poll of a hypothetical general election match-up in Alaska between President Obama and former Gov. of Alaska Sarah Palin makes clear just how unelectable Palin really is. It has the President in front of the former Governor 42% to 36%. Alaska is a deep red state (McCain won by 22% in 2008 & [...]

According to new PPP polls Michele Bachmann leads the Republican field in both Oregon & Montana. Oregon Michele Bachamnn 29% Mitt Romney 28% Ron Paul 10% Newt Gingrich 9% Herman Cain 7% Tim Pawlenty 6% Jon Huntsman 2% Montana Bachmann 25% Romney 22% Gingrich 11% Paul 10% Pawlenty 9% Cain 8% Huntsman 4% Sarah Palin [...]

The Republican majority in the House has been threatening to not let the debt ceiling be raised (as it has been many times before under both Democratic and Republican administrations) for political reasons. But what happens if they actually go through with these threats? According to this top economist even a brief default caused by [...]

Bad news for “serious” (or RINO as some would say) candidates Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty: Michele Bachmann is now tied (w/Romney) for first in Iowa according to this new poll. Iowa GOP Caucus Poll Mitt Romney 23% Michele Bachmann 22% Hermann Cain 10% Ron Paul 7% Newt Gingrich 7% Tim Pawlenty 6% Rick Santorum [...]

According to polls released by PPP last week President Obama leads all GOP challengers in Florida & Oregon. The Florida numbers are most important because the state was essential to George W. Bush’s victories in both 2000 & 2004 (both times he would have lost the electoral college without it) and it’s difficult to imagine [...]

As a result of the Citizens United decision Karl Rove has unlimited anonymous corporate money to spread his lies about the President. Rove’s 2012 lie campaign against President Obama begins Monday with $20 million worth of TV ad buys intended to make the American people forget who got us into this economic mess in the [...]

As he did in 2007 & 2008, Ron Paul is drawing anti-establishment support from libertarian leaning Republicans and Independents (and even some Democrats who are fed up with “politics as usual.”) This is Ron Paul’s speech at the Republican Leadership Council yesterday: