Obama settles to a 4% lead following Convention Bumps

According to a Quinnipiac University press release, Barack Obama has taken 4 percentage point lead following both Convention Bumps as the polling begins to settle with just 67 days to election day. Senator...

McCain disregard of the truth noticed by mainstream media. Ignored by voters?

How many Associated Press members will pick up this story.  More than enough, I hope."Analysis: McCain's claims skirt facts, test voters By CHARLES BABINGTON – 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The...

Ron Paul: Don't vote for Dems or GOP- endorses third party candidates

It is not quite "none of the above", but it is close.Failed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, in the shadow of his party's convention, is telling his supporters to abandon the Democratic and...

Congress to revisit fight over offshore oil drilling

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on Monday to resume their fight over legislation allowing more offshore oil drilling, in a bid to help relieve sky-high gasoline prices that are hurting the economy and infuriating voters. ...

Hong Kong legislative polls open

The polls have opened in Hong Kong for elections for the Legislative Council."Voters in this Chinese-administered but autonomous territory can vote directly for only half of the Council's seats, with the other half chosen by special limited constituencies. An upsurge in...

Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains 6-Point Lead, 49% to 43%

"PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup's first tracking report based entirely on post-Democratic convention attitudes shows Barack Obama maintaining a six percentage point lead over John McCain, the same as Sunday's report....

2 to 1 say "Better commander in chief"

I just heard George Stephanopoulos quote this poll  :"The focus on foreign policy crises over the past month, including the Russian invasion of Georgia, has played to McCain's perceived strengths among the...

The Plagiarizing Ticket: Obama & Biden

I think we all remember when Obama plagiarized a part of a speech from a friend just a couple of months ago. If not, here's a little bit of the story."During a news conference here, Mr. Obama said he and Mr. Patrick “trade ideas all the time.” Asked if he should have...

2006 Zogby Poll: 92% Support Public's Right to Monitor Vote Count

92%; how's that for a demographic? I am surprised that 8% didn't agree; I thought only the owners of the companies making the secret and unnaccountable software counting US elections, and their backers in the...

For the People? 77% of Americans think Off shore Drilling is Important

Most Americans' want Congress work on the Energy problems facing this country.  According to Rasmussion Reports, Six out of 10 Americans (61%) say Congress should return to Washington immediately to vote on...

Gay-marriage foes lose in court

Although recently legalized in our beloved state of  California, a gay-marriage ban will be considered in November. Humorously enough, the very next paragraph of this article discusses how the writer of this...

Venezuelans Have Had it with Hugo

Even though you control the media, have a strangelhold on the political system, and have more power than anyone else in the country doesn't necessarily mean the people like you."Riot police used tear gas Wednesday to block hundreds of Venezuelans protesting the latest moves...

Obama Energy Plan Revealed, a Tire Gauge

The McCain campaign is urging voters to make sure their car tires are properly inflated to save gasoline but only half-heartedly. Campaign adviser Mark Salter distributed tire pressure gauges labeled “Obama’s...

Identity Theft vs. Minority Vote Suppression: Proof Positive that Virginia is...

Virginia is still a battleground state as evidenced on Monday when the commonwealth's GOP chairman made a few choice statements of his own." Jeffrey Frederick accused the Obama campaign and local canvassing organizations of colluding to register new minority voters in...

Gordon Brown faces plot by Labour MPs amid double blow in polls

As predicted, the Labour defeat in the Glasgow East by-election has prompted calls within the Labour party for Gordon Brown to step down, and there seems to be a scramble to figure out what's going to happen next....

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