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...privately with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and DSCC Chairman Sen. Charles E. Schumer ’71 of New York, but said she could not comment on the specifics of the meeting. “We believe that Governor Shaheen would a great candidate, and polls have shown John Sununu to be considered extremely vulnerable,” she said, referencing a poll conducted in late March by the American Research Group, in which Shaheen led Sununu by 10 points. The DSCC has promised Shaheen its full support if she decides to run, Murphy said. Shaheen...
...recent national poll gave Sarkozy 31.5% backing, against 24% for his Socialist rival Sgolne Royal (who, sinking in the polls, took her own stab at identity politics, suggesting in March that all French citizens should learn La Marseillaise). To some in Saint-Gilles, Sarkozy's allure is in his electability. "I'm voting for Sarkozy not only because I think he truly believes these policies are necessary," confides a retired Saint-Gilles farmer and past Le Pen voter who identifies himself only as Andr, "but also because Sarkozy has a far better chance of winning and applying them...
...Sofres poll shows that about half of those departing are under the age of 35, and that one of the main reasons they give for moving is the desire to leave France. What's more, they show little inclination to return. A whopping 93% say they are pleased with their new life, while 45% only intend to return to France when they retire - or never. What's going...
...first three months of the newDemocratic Congress have been neither terrible nor transcendent. A Pew poll had it about right: a substantial majority of the public remains happy the Democrats won in 2006, but neither Nancy Pelosi nor Harry Reid has dominated the public consciousness as Newt Gingrich did when the Republicans came to power in 1995. There is a reason for that. A much bigger story is unfolding: the epic collapse of the Bush Administration...
Still, Minnesotans have been known to embrace unlikely candidates. Remember Governor Jesse Ventura? And at the moment, Franken is well positioned to become the state's Democratic nominee. The outlook for the general election is too early to call: a poll taken just before Franken's announcement had him losing to incumbent Norm Coleman 35% to 57%. A later poll showed the gap at just 10 points...