Republicans, including Wisconsin’s own, Sean Duffy, weak in the polls

Well we knew that this would happen eventually. Republicans have lit a fire under the people of the United States with this shutdown. We still have federal parks close and federal employees at home without pay. While most of this will probably be resolved in some time, I am encouraged…

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New Rasmussen shows Tammy Baldwin leading all Republican candidates

I know I’m a few days slow on the uptake, but there’s a new Rasmussen poll out regarding the U.S. Senate race here in Wisconsin, and it’s got a whole lotta bad news for the Republican U.S. Senate candidates. According to the poll, Baldwin has a lead over each of…

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It’s no wonder Kelda Roys’ Congressional campaign has gotten so negative…

…they’re down by some 29 points to Mark Pocan. According to a poll conducted July 24 and 25 by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Inc. Democratic State Rep. Mark Pocan enjoys a comfortable 29 point lead (50-21) over Kelda Roys in the race to succeed Tammy Baldwin in the 2nd Congressional…

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So what’s in Mitt Romney’s tax returns that he’s so reluctant for the public to see? (POLL)

What do you think? [poll id=”23″]

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When will Scott Walker be indicted?

Yesterday Lisa noted that David Shuster has reported that Republican Gov. Scott Walker has become a target of a federal investigation being done parallel to the ongoing Milwaukee County “John Doe” investigation into whether Republican Gov. Scott Walker engaged in any criminal activity during his tenure as Milwaukee County Executive….

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BREAKING: PPP Poll Shows Dead Heat in Recall

In a poll released late last night, the non-partisan polling firm Public Policy Polling has the recall race tied at 50-47 with a 2.8% margin of error. The really good news is around independents. Barrett is actually winning independent voters by a 48-46 margin. The reason he continues to trail…

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New Poll Shows Barrett & Walker In a Dead Heat

Republican chickens are circling the coop…  Will they come home to roost? In a survey of 472 recall voters conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research from May 19 to 21, Walker leads Barrett 50 to 47 — within the poll’s four-point margin of error. Most importantly  though… Barrett leads with…

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51% of Americans Need a Lesson in Macroeconomics

I don’t normally cite polls from the grossly biased Rasmussen, but this one was too absurd not to post. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 51% of Likely Voters believe the federal government will go bankrupt and be unable to pay its debt before the federal budget is balanced….

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On The Mendacity of the Polling; -or- Egg Counting for Conservatives [UPDATED]

When it rains, it pours… All over Tom Barrett.  The most recent Marquette University Poll showing that Governor Walker has passed Tom Barrett in the race for Governor is all the rage among the Walkerbots on Twitter and the squawkers on the radio.  But, like the Walker job numbers, if you scratch…

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Obama Crushing Romney Among Business Leaders

And the trend heavily favors President Obama.  From Bloomberg: Global investors increasingly prefer President Barack Obama to Republican challenger Mitt Romney and most say they believe the incumbent will remain in the White House for another four years. Asked who would be the better leader for the global economy, 49 percent favor Obama against…

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