The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown
musings (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Wheeee! KHOU recently called 500 registered voters who said, "What the heck, yes, I'll vote for mayor. I think I will, anyway. There's an election? Is Obama running against that rogue lady in the shorts?" They were asked who they would vote for in the December 12th mayoral runoff, and their responses were : Peter Brown 24% Annise Parker 16% Gene Locke 14% Roy Morales 5% When told Brown wasn't...
Townhall.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The latest Quinnipiac poll shows the American public opposes Obama's health care plan by a growing margin of 51-35. I'd say this is bad news for the Democrats' agenda, but I'm afraid they don't really care what "we the...
Politik Ditto (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
NYDailyNews .com : Quinnipiac is out with a new poll that shows President Obama 's job approval is under 50% for the first time, at 48%. Obama is still on the positive side, with just 42% thinking he is doing a poor job. But it is not good news for a President trying to push through a tough set of initiatives, with health care and revamping the Afghanistan war at the forefront. "Although President...
What Really happened (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
"Most Americans like President Barack Obama and might like to have a beer with him," Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said in a press release Thursday. "But millions of voters who sided with him last November because they thought he would bring change to Washington aren't crazy about the kind of change he is trying to bring."
Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Below, release and detailed poll data.... AMERICAN VOTERS LIKE OBAMA, BUT NOT HIS POLICIES, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS; SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC OPTION, BUT NOT OVERALL HEALTH PLAN Three-quarters of American voters - 74 percent - like President Barack Obama as a person, but only 47 percent like most of his policies, and voters disapprove 51 - 35 percent of the health care overhaul passed by...
Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A new Quinnipac poll of registered voters shows President Obama’s approval rating falling below 50% for the first time: Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama’s approval rating has fallen below 50 percent for the first time in polling by Quinnipiac University as U.S. voter discontent grows over the war in Afghanistan. Obama’s job approval rating fell [...]
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
President Obama's approval rating has been dropping for some time now. For the most part, that's something that can get written off -- every president sees his numbers fall once he's in office for a little while, and in this case, the fall could largely be explained by the boost Obama got after being elected; his ratings were just returning to something like what they were last November. Plus, he...
Stop the ACLU (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
A trend continues. Quinnipiac show Obama dropping below the 50 mark! President Barack Obama’s approval rating has fallen below 50 percent for the first time in polling by Quinnipiac University as U.S. voter discontent grows over the war in Afghanistan. Obama’s job approval rating fell to 48 percent in the Nov. 9-16 survey of registered voters [...]
Third Base Politics (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Yesterday, I took advantage of a great opportunity to attend the Congressional Quarterly-Roll Call 2010 Election preview. It featured Political Wire's Taegan Goddard as the moderator, Scott Rasmussen from Rasmussen Reports, Peter Brown from Quinnipiac, Tom Jensen from Democratic (but well respected) Polling Group PPP, and Greg Giroux from CQ-Roll Call. Their discussion reinforced what I have discussed...
Brains and Eggs (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
-- Farouk Shami is a candidate to dye for, according to the Texas Tribune. His recent political contributions are what stand out to me, however ... Shami's (hair care products) business, founded in 1986, took off when he signed a distribution deal with Austin-based Armstrong McCall. John McCall is a part owner of Farouk Systems now, and the two men — particularly McCall — were the biggest...
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
A new Quinnipiac poll finds Republican support for the war in Afghanistan is more than twice as strong as Democratic support. By a 47% to 42% margin, voters that President Obama should send 40,000 more combat troops to Afghanistan as the military commanders on the ground have requested. Only 27% of Democrats want more troops, compared to 68% of Republicans. Similarly, 68% of Republicans, but only 31%...
Hyscience (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
As Assistant Director at Quinnipiac, Peter Brown, notes: The figure is not statistically different from Obama's October rating, but "in politics symbols matter and this is not a good symbol for the White House. " In another "political symbol" that is not helpful to the White House, Rasmussen has Presidnt Obama's job approval index at -12 :
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Skippyjon Jones Lost in Spice Judy Schachner Dutton, $17, 32 pages, ages 3-8 The Siamese kitty boy with big ears who thinks he's a Chihuahua is back to his bouncy antics in Judy Schachner's fifth picture book about him. Schachner's Spanglish dialogue gives readers mucho space for read-aloud accents and exaggerations. This time Skippito Friskito, kitty boy's Chihuahua name, rockets into space on a...
Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
So a couple of major events in the Houston Mayor's Race that we have been remiss in noting the last week. 3rd Place Finisher Peter Brown Endorses Annise Parker In a news conference on the steps of City Hall, Brown today that he would be casting his vote for Parker in the runoff election December 12 and he asked all his supporters, friends and family to do the same. Brown said: "One candidate...
Off the Kuff (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Via email from Bill King, who gave me permission to reprint it, comes word of a post-election poll done by Team Locke. I had it queued up for yesterday, but in light of yesterday’s news, I put it off for a day. Here’s the full email: Gene Locke’s campaign has released the first poll taken since [...]
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