Pennsylvania Shifts in Favor of Marriage Equality?

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Thursday September 01, 2011 · 2:17 PM PDT

2011/09/01 · 14:17

According to one poll released by F&M today, it just might be so. (PDF)

Consider, in particular, the language used by the pollster:

Would you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment that would allow homosexual couples to get legally married?

Typically we would expect the use of "homosexual" to reduce support, but the poll apparently found otherwise: 33% of respondents were found to be "strongly" in favor and 17% were "somewhat" in favor. By contrast, 37% were strongly opposed and 5% were somewhat opposed. 8% didn't know or wouldn't answer. For those of us who are slow at math, that adds up to 50% total are in favor.

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Thursday August 25, 2011 · 10:44 AM PDT

2011/08/25 · 10:44

There are defensible arguments for proposition that President Obama has been more successful than he gets credit for on the left. (I don't tend to make them, because in my point of view, Obama had the potential to do much more.)

But Jon Chait chooses the most boneheaded example I can think of to attack demanding liberals: be happy, he tells us, with the cost containment in the Affordable Care Act:

[L]ists of liberal accomplishments tend to totally ignore health care cost containment.The Affordable Care Act was an attempt to do two things at once -- cover the uninsured, and tame runaway health care inflation. The latter goal was a crucial administration priority, but it never attracted much liberal passion in Congress

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Tuesday August 09, 2011 · 11:47 AM PDT

2011/08/09 · 11:47

The Times reports that the Fed has promised to extend "its period of exceptionally low interest rates, until at least 2013." Is this the Fed enacting Paul Krugman's suggestion to “credibly promise to be irresponsible” beyond the recovery?

I hope so.

McConnell Digs in

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Wednesday July 13, 2011 · 9:00 AM PDT

2011/07/13 · 09:00

Reported in The Hill:

"If we go into default, [the president] will say that Republicans are making the economy worse ... The president will have the bully pulpit to blame the Republicans for all of this destruction," McConnell said, indicating that default would hand the re-election to Obama.
"I refuse to help Barack Obama get re-elected by marching Republicans into a position where we have co-ownership of a bad economy," McConnell said. . .

McConnell told conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham that the president has only offered Republicans two options: either "sign onto a bad deal that raises taxes or go into a default."

"Not on my watch," he said.

McConnell laughed off the opposition to his proposal from within his own party. "There are always differences among Republicans," he said. "There's a good deal of conservative support for what I laid out yesterday

Anthony Weiner is not my Husband

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Monday June 06, 2011 · 3:18 PM PDT

2011/06/06 · 15:18

. . . And he is not yours either. Neither you, nor I, nor anyone but Anthony Weiner's wife are intended to benefit from their vows of marriage. It is of no more consequence that Weiner lied about his vaguely sexual indiscretions than it would be if you lied to me about my fashion sense (i.e., "that looks great on you.")

We are not the party of Joe Lieberman, and we do not hold public figures to unrealistic standards of private conduct. That's what makes us different from Republicans, and Anthony Weiner different from Chris Lee.

So all of you who are insisting that Congressman Weiner "abused your trust," or whatever, mind your own fucking business. I will not participate in your page 6 gossip routine.

Bracing for Another Marriage Ban to Pass

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Thursday May 26, 2011 · 7:50 PM PDT

2011/05/26 · 19:50

SUSA has been known to occasionally give wacky results, but it's bad practice to dismiss polls with results we don't like. And I really don't like this latest poll out of Minnesota. Yes, the President is in fine shape, but equality prospects are not:

Q: If an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution were on the ballot, that defines marriage as between one man and one woman, would you vote FOR the amendment? Against the amendment? Or not vote on the measure?
A: For 51% Against 40% Not Vote 8%

Potential optimism on the flip.

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Wednesday May 25, 2011 · 11:37 AM PDT

2011/05/25 · 11:37

If you blinked you might have missed this, but Kathy Hochul supports marriage equality:

[Q] Do you support same-sex marriage?
Hochul: I support the civil institution of marriage for gay couples, with no requirements whatsoever on religious institutions. It’s not up to the federal government to define marriage.

Yesterday's election was pretty clearly about Medicare, Medicare, Medicare. I embrace that. But I'm putting a fine point on the fact that support for marriage equality did NOT prevent a Democrat from winning in New York's reddest district. This is a big deal.

Begala Group R@tfu*ks (R) Presidential Primary (Updated)

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Friday May 20, 2011 · 1:32 PM PDT

2011/05/20 · 13:32

Via Greg Sargent we learn of a plan devised by Democratic strategist Paul Begala to ratfuck the Republican Presidential primary with this ad, being aired in the early state of South Carolina:

More on the flip

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Thursday May 12, 2011 · 9:03 PM PDT

2011/05/12 · 21:03

The numbers are here:

New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie, beloved by some and despised by others for his bluntness, has a Minus 18 job approval today as speculation continues about whether Christie should run for President. 38% of NJ adults approve of the job Christie is doing, 56% disapprove.
According to this latest Eyewitness News Poll conducted by SurveyUSA exclusively for WABC-TV in New York City, NJ voters by 5:1 say Christie should not run for President.

Bonus finding on the flip

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Sunday February 10, 2008 · 12:41 PM PST

2008/02/10 · 12:41

You will have 5 minutes for this section. When time is up, put your pencil down and stop working.

The question for this section is to be answered on the basis of this passage:

Dear Mr. Capus,

Thank you for your call yesterday. I wanted to send you this note to convey the depth of my feeling about David Shuster’s comments.

I know that I am a public figure and that my daughter is playing a public role in my campaign. I am accustomed to criticism, certainly from MSNBC. I know that it goes with the territory.

However, I became Chelsea’s mother long before I ran for any office and I will always be a mom first and a public official second.

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Monday February 04, 2008 · 7:32 PM PST

2008/02/04 · 19:32

A new SUSA poll out today has Mitt Romney surging in California.

Q: If the Republican Primary for President of the United States were today, would you vote for ...(names rotated) Mike Huckabee? John McCain? Mitt Romney? Ron Paul? Or some other Republican?
A: Huckabee 9% McCain 39% Romney 36% Paul 7% Other 6% Undecided 2%

Update [2008-2-5 2:27:38 by andgarden]: not that anyone will see this, but SUSA took another poll today, and found an even closer race:

Q: If the Republican Primary for President of the United States were today, would you vote for ...(names rotated) Mike Huckabee? John McCain? Mitt Romney? Ron Paul? Or some other Republican?
A: Huckabee 11% McCain 39% Romney 38% Paul 5% Other 5% Undecided 2%

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Friday January 25, 2008 · 8:12 PM PST

2008/01/25 · 20:12

Since We're all not in Florida, I thought I'd give a everyone a sample of how the Republicans are running there.

First, John McCain attacks Mitt Romney's MA Healthcare plan. He seems to be out of cash, since he's got a bunch of web ads, and this is the only one that's fit for broadcast:

Mitt puts himself on Display in Florida (Miami?):

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