Author Archive

Rudy Leads, But Not In Iowa

Written by John DeSio on October 17, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

Rudy Giuliani’s steady national lead means nothing in Iowa, where former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is still out in front according to a new Rasmussen poll. Romney has 25% in the Hawkeye State, with Fred Thompson at 19% and longshot Mike Huckabee with 18%. Giuliani is the only other Republican in double-digits, picking up 13%
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Thompson To MTA: Delay Fare Hike

Written by John DeSio on October 17, 2007. Posted in Breaking News, Posts

City Comptroller Bill Thompson joined together with a coalition of elected officials today on the steps of City Hall to urge the MTA to reconsider a proposed transit fare hike and to urge Albany to rework the budget to give the City its fair share of transit funding. "We are here today because riders deserve
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Local Voters Love Local Candidates

Written by John DeSio on October 17, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

A new Quinnipiac poll of the tri-state area finds Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani with sizable, almost insurmountable leads within their respective parties. "In Albany, Trenton and Hartford, the Republican refrain is ‘Rah for Rudy.’ While 17 other states hold primaries on this February 5 Super Tuesday, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Mayor Giuliani can count
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

They Still Want Him

Written by John DeSio on October 16, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

Those stagnant poll numbers aren’t discouraging Al Gore’s fans and supporters. The "Draft Gore" movement just sent out a release announcing a huge spike in their web traffic over the weekend, linked to Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize victory. They also report that their petition, urging Gore to join the presidential race, has collected more than
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

No Peace Prize Bump For Gore

Written by John DeSio on October 16, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

Though the "Draft Gore" movement has touted former Vice President Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize as the defining moment of his career and the spark that will push him into the presidential race. All their hopes aside, pollsters see no real movement in Gore’s ability to actually win the nation’s highest office. A new Gallup
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Romney’s Tremendous Ad Buys

Written by John DeSio on October 15, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

No presidential candidate is putting more ads on radio and television than former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. In fact, a report from the Nielsen people finds that Romney has placed more ads than any two other candidates combined. According to Nielsen, Romney has so far placed 10,893 political ads from January 1 to October 10,
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Poll: Bloomberg Would Rock Spitzer

Written by John DeSio on October 15, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

If we elected a new governor today, we would elect Mike Bloomberg. A new Siena Poll released today shows that the mayor would crush Eliot Spitzer in an election today, 50-37. Spitzer does best Bloomberg among Democrats, though Republicans favor the mayor 70-18. Bloomberg leads by 28 points in New York City and 31 points
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Crowd Votes Against Illegal Immigration

Written by John DeSio on October 12, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

With a 60-37 vote the crowd at Tuesday night’s Intelligence Squared, U.S., forum on illegal immigration passed a resolution declaring that America should stop welcoming undocumented immigrants. The debate took place at the Asia Society and Museum in Manhattan. Panelists for the debate were Vernon M. Briggs, Jr. of Cornell University, Mark Krikorian of the
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

The Problem With National Health Care…

Written by John DeSio on October 11, 2007. Posted in Posts

…is that people won’t want to use it. A new Rasmussen poll finds majority support for a universal government health care plan, with 51% of those polled stating that the time is right for such a plan. However, that support drops to 31% if universal health care required one to drop their current insurance in
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Voters Say Everyone’s Awful

Written by John DeSio on October 11, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

President George W. Bush’s approval ratings have fallen thisclose to their all-time low. A new Harris poll finds that just 27% of Americans view the president’s job performance in a positive light, just above the record low of 26% Harris reported in July. On the flipside the poll finds 72% of Americans have a negative
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

First «1 2 345 6 7 »Last