Who is your party’s most OVERRATED presidential candidate?
42% of Democratic insiders named John Edwards, while Barack Obama came
in a close second with 40%. The verbatim comments from some respondents were
particularly critical of Edwards.
58% of Republican insiders picked Fred Thompson. The next candidates
named were John McCain and Mitt Romney, both with only 14%.
Who is your party’s most UNDERRATED presidential candidate?
32% of Democratic insiders picked Gov. Bill Richardson with Sen. Joseph
Biden a close second with 28%, and Sen. Christopher Dodd at 22%.
46% of Republican insiders chose Mike Huckabee, with Mitt Romney in
second with 25%.
Watch tonight on Logo or Logo Online at 9 PM EST as 6 of the Democratic candidates for President including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama participate in a forum dealing with GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) issues.
The Green Room can confirm that Chris Noth will be joining Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis in the Sex and the City feature film. He will, of course, be reprising his role as Mr. Big (aka John), whom Carrie ended up with at the show's conclusion. The film will start shooting in New York this fall with a 2008 release date.
(Reuters)
A new series of Quinnipiac polls show Sen. Hillary Clinton dominating the Democratic presidential primary race in three key swing states, and narrowly leading Republicans in general election match-ups.
In Florida, Clinton is in the lead with 43%, with Sen. Barack Obama at 13%, Al Gore at 11% and John Edwards at 8%
In Ohio, Clinton leads the Democratic race with 41%, followed by 16% for Obama, 11%for Edwards and 8% for Gore
In Pennsylvania, Clinton leads the primary race with 35%, followed by 19% for Obama, 12% for Gore and 10% for Edwards
The general election is much closer with Clinton as the nominee:
In Florida, Clinton tops Giuliani 46% to 44%, flipping a 46% to 44% Giuliani lead July 23
In Ohio, Clinton ties Giuliani 43% to 43%, compared to a 44% to 42% Clinton lead July 12
In Pennsylvania, Clinton edges Giuliani 45% to 44%, compared to a 45% to 45% tie June 27 Key finding: The polls also find that Clinton "is turning around independent and Republican voters who previously viewed her negatively."
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The nominees for the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards (aka VMAs) were announced today. Leading the pack of nominees include Justin Timberlake and Beyonce. Rihanna and Amy Winehouse also are nominated and will join Timberlake in performing at the show. For a full list of nominees click here.
SHOT . . .
"He's my father. He's my blood" -- Andrew Giuliani, on supporting his dad (ABCNews.com, 8/6).
. . . CHASER
"With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy" -- Darth Vader ("The Empire Strikes Back," 1980).
A new Cook Political Report/RT Strategies survey shows Sen. Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over Sen. Barack Obama to 20 points, 43% to 23%. John Edwards places third with 10% and Gov. Bill Richardson is fourth with five percent.
For Republicans, Rudy Giuliani moved up six points to 28%, while Sen. John McCain dropped four points, to 17%. Fred Thompson is third with 15% and Mitt Romney is fourth with 8%.
A new American Research Group survey in Missouri finds Sen. Hillary Clinton leading the Democratic presidential race with 40%, followed by John Edwards at 22% and Sen. Barack Obama at 15%.
On the GOP side, Rudy Giuliani leads with 23%, followed by Fred Thompson at 22%, Sen. John McCain at 14%, Mitt Romney at 11% and Newt Gingrich at 10%.
A new American Research group poll in Georgia shows Sen. Hillary Clinton leading the Democratic presidential race with 35%, followed by Sen. Barack Obama at 25% and John Edwards at 17%.
In the Republican race, Fred Thompson leads with 27%, followed by Rudy Giuliani at 20%, Mitt Romney at 14%, Newt Gingrich at 13% and Sen. John McCain at 7%.
In yet another sign of Sen. Hillary Clinton's momentum in the 2008 Democratic presidential race, a new Public Policy Polling survey shows her tied with John Edwards in his home state of North Carolina. Clinton and Edwards each get 29% support, with Sen.Barack Obama trailing at 23%.
In the GOP race, Fred Thompson leads with 30%, followed by Rudy Giuliani at 20%, Mitt Romney at 12% and Sen. John McCain at 7%.
Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead in the Democratic presidential race is expanding, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll. She now leads with 48%. -- up eight percentage points from three weeks ago -- followed by Sen. Barack Obama at 26% and John Edwards at 12%.
In the Republican race, Rudy Giuliani leads with 33%, followed by Fred Thompson at 21%, Sen. John McCain at 16% and Mitt Romney at 8%.
A new SurveyUSA poll in California finds Rudy Giuliani leading the Republican presidential race with 39% of the vote, followed by Fred Thompson at 19%, Sen. John McCain at 16% and Mitt Romney at 10%.
On the Democratic side, Sen. Hillary Clinton gets an amazing 51% of the vote, with Sen. Barack Obama at 27% and John Edwards at 14%.Key finding: "Clinton now leads among female Demcratic primary voters by 41 points. She gets 62% of female votes in an 8-person field."
The Supreme Court decided this spring to uphold a federal law that allows state legislatures, if they choose, to criminalize one form of second-trimester abortion, known as partial-birth abortion. Procedures beyond 12 weeks account for 12 percent of the country's 1.3 million abortions a year, some of which are performed for women who learn during prenatal testing that their fetuses are seriously deformed or destined to die. Another type of late-term abortion is still available under the ruling, though the Court heard evidence that the partial-birth procedure is actually safer for some women. That's disturbing—but what is truly shocking is how Justice Anthony Kennedy, the author of Gonzales v. Carhart, portrayed women in the Court's decision.
