nrakich:This race has been a big surprise for me. I’d have thought that Oz’s more liberal past positions on issues likeabortion and gun controlwould be helping him in a general election. Instead, he’s had trouble improving his image after a really nasty Republican primary. alex:Oz als...
He Backs Gun Control, Gay Rights and Abortion. Why Do Republicans Rate Rudy?The former mayor of New York's relatively liberal views on social issues, don't appear to be hampering his attempt to win his party's nomination
A Democrat may be typically in favour of a woman’s “right to choose” (whether or not to abort a foetus), “gun control”, “universal health care” and tolerance of diversity. Republicans typically charge Democrats with being tax-raisers, profligate spenders of public money, soft on ...
Frank Luntz is a smooth salesman. He’s been around for a while. The problem is that Frank Luntz’s views are very different from those of your average Republican voter. Frank Luntz is a conventional liberal. His main clients are left-wing corporations like Google. When Frank Luntz gives a...
So I included a section about being in favor of limited government regardless of views on other topics. They assume support for Reagan-style small government conservatism: implies support for other policies adopted during the Reagan years, such as immigration amnesty. ...
Despite warnings that retired Gen. Colin L. Powell’s centrist views on contentious social issues could cost him any hope of winning the Republican presidential nomination, a new Times Poll indicates that his stands on such issues as gun control and affirmative action actually increase his support...
The National Report breathlessly...well, you know, reports: As of January 1st, 2014, Colorado became the first state in the nation to allow adults aged 21 or older to purchase and use marijuana for recreational use. The decision has led to excessivel
Justice Stevens has let the cat out of the bag. We want to repeal the Second Amendment and that's why what he said matters. The problem that the gun control left comes up against after we have one of these tragedies and they want to turn it into another debate on gun contro...
But Republicans say the documents show Kagan -- even as a pipsqueak -- held strong liberal views herself. Also expect Republicans to raise sharp questions about Kagan's lack of judicial and courtroom experience. Kagan has argued ONLY six cases before the Supreme Court. But in those cases, she...
People in urban areas, which are growing, are much more likely to support gun control than people in rural areas, who see regulation as a threat to their way of life. In short, the current Republican coalition's time is short. This can explain why they would support a man like Trump,...