This week, hundreds of state lawmakers are enjoying the sights and sounds of Chicago at the National Conference of State Legislatures’ annual gathering. Over four days, the state legislators from around the country will hear big-name speakers, attend gala, catered
Quinnipiac University historically has been one of the more reliable pollsters. It’s proved generally accurate, since it uses samples that match realistic assumptions about the electorate. But a funny thing happened when Quinnipiac teamed up with the New York Times
On Thursday, I broke the news that the Obama campaign had sued the state of Ohio over a provision which gave members of the military three extra days for early voting. The media and the left predictably pushed back aggressively that
The media is high-fiving itself over the July Jobs Report’s headline number that 163,000 jobs were created in July. This simply tells us that economics is not a prerequisite for a journalism degree. Obviously, its good news if there is
One of the more amusing distractions of this campaign has been the post-modernist deconstruction of Obama’s “you didn’t build that” comment. The media has been desperately spinning that when Obama said “that”, he was referring to collective goods like “roads
President Barack Obama, along with many Democrats, likes to say that, while they may disagree with the GOP on many issues related to national security, they absolutely share their admiration and dedication to members of our armed forces. Obama, in
In August 2004, President Bush seemed an underdog in his race for reelection. Already a polarizing figure for a large segment of the population, the war in Iraq was becoming increasingly unpopular, while the media did all it could to
Maybe its a consequence of Obama’s “you didn’t built that” controversy. Or simply a realization that after the ObamaCare take-over, failed stimulus and the blatant stoking of class resentment, Obama envisions an America that is vastly different than any of
Obama has made repealing the Bush-era tax cuts for families making more than $250,000 a year the centerpiece of his fiscal policy. We are told ad nauseum that Bush’s tax cuts for the “rich” are a big driver of our
This week, CBS and The New York Times teamed up with Quinnipiac University to produce a poll of three key swing states: Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The media is loudly trumpeting that the polls show Obama with sizable leads in
Consumer spending is the engine of the US economy. 70% of GDP is attributable to consumers using their earnings to buy goods and services. Strong consumer spending propped-up growth in the 4th Quarter of 2011 and 1st Quarter of 2012.
Yes, General Motors really is giving $600 million to an English soccer club. Actually, as the team involved, Manchester United, is the most valuable team in sports, an investment in the club wouldn’t be a bad idea, considering how everything
In yet another bid to put social issues at the forefront of the November campaign, Democrats are very publicly adding a plank to their convention platform supporting gay marriage. They will also include language calling for the repeal of the
The national polling numbers have not been good recently for President Obama. Many have him still ahead a point or two, but most of those use very questionable samples. Gallup’s latest 7-day tracking poll has the race tied. Rasmussen has
Each month, the regional branches of the Federal Reserve publish an index representing manufacturing and business activity within their regions. Taken together, they are a good proxy for the state of the overall economy, as they provide an earlier look
The death of the “tea party” has been reported breathlessly for over a year. With the election of a GOP House, the large rallies and protests receded from the public square and the number of people attending local tea party
Democrat control of the U.S. Senate is in serious jeopardy this November. Of the 33 seats up for election this Fall, Democrats are defending 22. The GOP needs a net-gain of 4 seats to take control of the chamber (3
The media’s post-modern deconstruction of Obama’s “if you have a business–you didn’t build that” comment is my personal high-point of this election year. Not since Clinton’s “it depends on what the definition of is, is” have we witnessed the media
As much as the media tries to distract voters with things like Romney’s Olympics gaffe or the political beliefs of the head of a fast-food chain, the issue voters actually care about most–the economy–continues to shift away from them and
Corporate earning season is Wall Street’s version of the NFL and NBA drafts. Except in cases where a company wildly misses or exceeds earnings expectations, the most important information from the earnings’ reports is the company’s future expectations. Yes, a
The presidential election is going to be decided in a few key swing states. And, within these swing states, the election results will likely be very close, as both campaigns focus all their resources there. The campaigns will not just
Serious question: Does NBC just think we are all idiots? Have they been under a rock for the last decade and not realize that they no longer can control the information we hear? Do they think they can breathlessly report
Today, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that would essentially force on-line retailers to collect and remit sales taxes on consumers’ purchases. Due to a series of Supreme Court decisions, on-line
Barack Obama has staked his reelection campaign on demonizing Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital, a private equity firm he founded. His campaign has spent tens of millions of dollars accusing Romney of closing factories, laying-off workers and shipping jobs
