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Gallup: Obama Below 50 percent

Barack Obama has fallen below 50 percent in the Gallup Poll, an expected but no less significant historical marker. The public's view of this president ranks him in the lower third of modern American politics. He has fallen below the majority threshold ...

From DAVID PAUL KUHN, Time Magazine,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Gallup,  Ronald Reagan,  White House,  U.S. Republican Party

Abortion Roils Health Care Debate

"This is a health care bill, not an abortion bill," the President Obama told ABC News on Monday. The fact he had to make such a statement says quite a bit. The same day, Dick Durbin, the Senate's second most powerful Democrat, told reporters that ...

From DAVID PAUL KUHN, Time Magazine,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Senate,  Dick Durbin,  Nancy Pelosi

7 Shot Dead at Fort Hood

Seven shot dead and at least 20 wounded at Ford Hood, Texas, the largest U.S. military instillation in the world. Death count may still rise. Some shooters appear still free. Reuters – A shooting took place at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas but ...

From DAVID PAUL KUHN, Time Magazine,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ford Motor Company,  The Pentagon

Top GOP Strategists Candid on '09 Meaning

Look, if I were a Democrat, I would be very sober now looking toward 2010 .. [But] Tuesday night did not fix the Republican Party's problems. And Tuesday night does not mean much in the context of 2012. But it's still the best night Republicans have ...

From DAVID PAUL KUHN, Real Clear Politics,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party

A Year Later, Rassmussen on Obama

A year later, Rassmussen takes his numbers and sums up Obama's standing: Obama lost the support of Republicans in February during the debate over the stimulus package. Over the summer, economic concerns and the health care debate cost the president ...

From DAVID PAUL KUHN, Time Magazine,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  George W. Bush,  U.S. Democratic Party

Five (Obvious) Lessons of Election '09:

(1) New York 23rd offers the most visible lesson: conservatives have a line in the sand and they will stand it. The right is inspired. Moderate Republicans radar is up for 2010. Related perennial lesson: a party moving too far from its base can break ...

From DAVID PAUL KUHN, Time Magazine,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  Bob McDonnell,  Sarah Palin

Should Liberals Want Dems to Lose NY's 23?

Many political observes on the left argue that the conservative turn against Dede Scozzafava in New York's 23rd Congressional district amounts to a disaster for Republicans. If Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman wins the district Tuesday, these ...

From DAVID PAUL KUHN, Real Clear Politics,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Dede Scozzafava,  New York Times Company,  Frank Rich

The Ironic Reign of Bloomberg

New York City will likely re-elect independent Michael Bloomberg to a third-term Tuesday. But the real story is term limits. Bloomberg convinced, or bullied if you prefer, 29 of 51 City Council members last year to amend New York City's term limits law, ...

From DAVID PAUL KUHN, Time Magazine,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Bloomberg,  Rudy Giuliani,  Thomas Menino,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Jon Corzine

Obama Effect on U.S. Race Problem Falls Flat

Last year, the day after Barack Obama won the presidency, Gallup found that 67 percent of Americans agreed that the nation's problems with race relations would eventually be solved. It was a highpoint in optimism. About 10 percentage points above where ...

From DAVID PAUL KUHN, Real Clear Politics,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Gallup,  O J Simpson

Afghan Bleed and Pax Americana

Tom Friedman weighs in today on decision-time in Afghanistan. He argues for a small footprint. Notably, while others see the American super power at sunset, he stands behind the merit of extending Pax Americana but notes that an extended stay in ...

From DAVID PAUL KUHN, Real Clear Politics,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Thomas Friedman,  Al-Qaeda

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