Buyers Remorse: Presidential Election Mulligan … If Vote was Held Today, Obama 45% Say Yes, 49% Say No

Buyer’s Remorse just one year into Obama Presidency … The Real Barack Obama has finally stood up and “We the People” reject it.

Just one year into his presidency and already voters have buyers remorse in the election of Barack Obama. According to a Rasmussen poll, if the election were held today only 45% of adults say they would be at least somewhat likely to vote for Obama. 49% say they would be unlikely to vote for Obama’s reelection. Most telling in this poll is that by a two to one margin, Independents would not vote for Obama.

Obama golfing … How fitting because American voters want an election Mulligan

Obama garnered 53% of the vote in the 2008 Presidential election.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% of adults say they would be at least somewhat likely to vote for Obama if he was up for reelection right now. Forty-nine percent (49%) say they would be unlikely to vote for the president’s reelection.

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As Voters Go to Polls in NY-23, Siena Poll Shows Hoffman Ahead 41% to 36% over Owens with 18% Undecided

Today, all eyes will be on NY-23 …

It’s finally Tuesday and voter will go to the polls in New York to determine who will be the new US Rep from the 23rd Congressional District. According to the final Siena poll, Doug Hoffman has a 5% point lead over Democrat Bill Owens. The real question will be how the undecided voters will vote.

Siena New York 23rd Congressional District Poll:
Hoffman Leads Owens 41-36%; Undecided up to 18%
Hoffman Leads in South; Owens Leads in East; Tied in West
Favorability Ratings: Hoffman Up; Owens Slips; Biden Good with Dems

Loudonville, NY. On the eve of Election Day, Conservative Doug Hoffman has opened up a five point lead over Democrat Bill Owens in the race for the 23rd Congressional District. Republican Assembly member Dede Scozzafava still gets six percent support, but since her decision to suspend her campaign and support Owens, the number of undecided voters has doubled from nine percent to 18 percent, according to a new Siena (College) Research Institute poll of likely voters.

See the full polling results HERE.

Hopefully, the NY-23 voters will teach Barack Obama and Joe Biden a lesson. VP Joe Biden stumped for the Dem candidate Owens yesterday and  challenged Republican voters in New York’s 23rd congressional district to teach conservative “absolutists” a lesson.  What lesson is that? Liberals need not apply to the Republican party? Dede Scozzafava proved Conservatives correct after she dropped out of the race and then backed the Democrat Owens.

Like much of everything else, Biden gets it wrong. The lesson to be learned here is that of the Republican power elite, not the voters. NY-23 is a microcosm of Republican voters being upset with the Republican party leaders. Republicans want Republican candidates. It’s as simple as that. The hand picked Scozzafava was no moderate, she was a liberal and had no place in the party.

Ha, ha, ha … does CNN know something we don’t? They referred to Biden as former VP. All in due time, that will come soon enough in 2012. Too bad the rally was a half empty one. Way to draw the big crowd VP Biden.

There certainly is a lesson to be learned here by Republicans in NY-23. Nominate and vote for real Republican candidates. Scozzafava was not a moderate, she was more liberal than half the NY legislature.

Exit question to Republicans and Independents who want change … How could anyone vote for a candidate like Owens or follow the backing of Scozzafava who would both side with uber liberal Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?

Think about that when casting your ballot today. Hoffman is the only one who will “Just Say No” to Pelosi.

Public Policy Polling: NJ Governors Race - Chris Christie leads Jon Corzine 47% to 41%

RUT-ROH … Corzine and Obama could be in some serious trouble in the Garden State.

In the final Public Policy Poll before Tuesday’s Governor’s race in New Jersey, the PPP shows Republican Chris Christie with a 47% to 41% advantage over incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine. Chris Daggett polled 11%.

In the Garden State it’s all about the Independents. In a state so dominated by registered Democrats, it has been the Independents that have been moving toward Christie. Even those that were initially siding with third party candidate Daggett, now seem to be moving toward Christie in the final home stretch. If Daggett’s poll numbers slip to 6% or 7% in Tuesdays vote, it could be a big Christie win.

Full results can be seen HERE.

Christie’s advantage is due largely to his support from independents and because he has Republicans more unified around him than the Democrats are around Corzine. Christie leads Corzine 52-29 with indies, as Daggett’s support with that group has declined to 16%. Christie is getting 82% of Republicans to Corzine’s 72% of Democrats.

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NY-23 Congressional Race: Public Policy Polling Reports that Doug Hoffman Leads Democrat Bill Owens by 15 points

A day after Republican Dede Scozzafava withdrawal from the NY-23 special election Congressional race and there is some interesting polling numbers. Conservative Doug Hoffman according to Public Policy Polling has a 15 point lead over Democrat candidate Bill Owens.

Here are some interesting facts from our unweighted numbers so far:

-In a three way contest Doug Hoffman leads Bill Owens by 19 points. In a two way contest Hoffman leads Owens by 15 points. So the Dede Scozzafava withdrawal and endorsement will probably tighten the race some but not nearly enough.

-58% of Republicans think that Scozzafava’s a liberal and that was obviously before her endorsement today.

-The Rush Limbaugh effect- Hoffman has a 79 point lead with Rush listeners while Owens has a 6 point lead with people who don’t listen to the show.

There is no doubt that the numbers might tighten after Republican Dede Scozzafava endorsed of all people the Democrat, but it may not be enough to sway the votes.

However, do not rest on your laurels, get out and volunteer for Doug Hoffman and show both parties that a third party candidate is worth backing when they are the one that “We the People” would have voted for in a primary, rather than a hand picked liberal in Republican clothing.

Country star John Rich headlines Watertown “get-out-the-vote” rally Monday night for Hoffman! Don’t forget to VOLUNTEER … don’t forget to VOTE!!!

UPDATE I: Conference Call with Hoffman Campaign

Matt Burns, a former spokesperson for Dede Scozzafava.  Stacy McCain and Eric Odom, who first broke the news of Scozzafava’s withdrawal from the race yesterday, joined as “special guests” of the call.

Burns said he didn’t relish being on the defensive from conservative bloggers, but that he came back to NY-23 to elect a Republican.  He worked hard for Scozzafava, and at the end, she withdrew in order to keep the district Republican.  Burns apparently got surprised by Scozzafava’s decision today, and he wanted to stress that only one person in the race would now be a vote against Nancy Pelosi, and that is Doug Hoffman.

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Change You Can Believe In … Mary Norwood Could be First White Elected Mayor of Atlanta, GA Since 1973

Change You can Believe in … Atlanta may vote in first white Mayor in 36 years.

For years, black Mayors have held the office in Hotlanta. One might think that this race is along racial lines. However, much of the polling and support for Mary Norwood says otherwise. She has been endorsed by many black prominent leader and in a recent poll showed she actually out-polled her black opponents. Make no mistake about it, Mary Norwood is no Republican and she admits she supports and voted for Barack Obama. This isn’t about Republican or Democrat, it is about a white women potentially being elected Mayor of Atlanta for the first time in 36 years.

But this year’s race has not split neatly along racial lines, as some prominent black politicians have stepped out to support Mrs. Norwood.

State Rep. Ralph Long last month endorsed Mrs. Norwood, who hails from the center of his heavily black southwest Atlanta district. He was the first black leader to back the white candidate.

With all of the political election news being dominated by the Governors race in New Jersey, Virginia and the special election for NY-23 House seat, the Mayors race for Atlanta, GA has slid under the radar.

Talk about some change you can believe in. For the first time in 36 years Atlanta may elect a white mayor this coming Tuesday. Candidate Mary Norwood finds herself way ahead in the polls, the only question is whether she can reach the necessary 50% to avoid a runoff. In a recent Survey USA poll Norwood received 46% of the votes, far distancing herself from any of her opponents.

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BREAKING: So-Called Republican Scozzafava Suspends, Now Drops Out of NY-23 Race … Conservative Doug Hoffman gets RNC Endorsement

BREAKING …  SCOZZAFAVA DROPS OUT OF NY-23 HOUSE RACE!!!

The 23rd Congressional District of New York state House race has been one of the most watched political races in recent memory in an off, off election year. Republican Dede Scozzafava announced Saturday that she has suspended operations, dropped and out the race and released all of her supporters.

Scozzafava Out of Tuesday’s Special Election

Scozzafava complete statement can be read HERE.

Ms. Scozzafava told the Watertown Daily Times that Siena Research Institute poll numbers show her too far behind to catch up - and she lacks enough money to spend on advertising in the last three days to make a difference. Mr. Owens has support from 36 percent of likely voters in the poll, with Mr. Hoffman garnering 35 percent support. Ms. Scozzafava has support from 20 percent of those polled.

A recent Siena Poll made put Ms. Scozzafava in third place with only 20%, behind both Owens and Conservative Hoffman who were in a dead heat.

The poll, which tapped 704 likely voters via telephone from Tuesday to Thursday, suggests Republican Dede Scozzafava is too far back to win.

Mr. Owens has support from 36 percent of likely voters, with Mr. Hoffman garnering 35 percent support. Ms. Scozzafava has support from 20 percent of those polled.

WAKE UP REPUBLICAN PARTY!!!

Republicans do not want RINO’s or libs wearing Republicans masks to be running in political races. REPUBLICANS want REPUBLICANS to run. The exit question to this race is seconded by the Q and O Blog, in that how out of touch is the RNC that they chose Scozzafava as their candidate. It was “We the Republican People” that rose up against this outrage and back the conservative candidate Hoffman. This is a huge win for Conservatives and puts the RNC on notice for 2010 and 2012.

Let this be a shot across the bow to Republicans and the RNC. Just because you have an “R” in front of your name does not mean that we will support or vote for you. How will Scozzafava’s leaving the race affect Tuesday’s House race?

Town Hall.com has Gingrich’s tweet for the conservative Hoffman’s support. Better late than never, Newt endorses Hoffman. This will haunt Newt for years to come as it perfectly points out the flaw with “Inside the Beltway” Republicans in that they back people they think can win vs. Real Republican candidates. In the immortal words of Bruce Willis (John McClane) from Die Hard … Welcome to the Party, Pal!!! Conservatives 4 Palin points out that Huckaby has jumped on the bandwagon as well.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who came under fire from some conservatives for endorsing Dede Scozzafava in next week’s special Congressional election in New York, is now backing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman.

 RNC now backs Conservative Hoffman.

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Nearly Two-Thirds of American Woman Prefer Private Health Insurance Over Government Run Plan

Who else is against Obamacare?

WOMEN!!! By a 2 to 1 margin, American women just say no to Obamacare.

In an Independent Women’s Forum poll, nearly two-thirds of American woman stated that they would rather have private health insurance than a government run plan. Are women now considered hate mongers, anti-American and racist because they are against Obama’s socialist take over of health care?

The same proportion, two-thirds, also said Congress should not rush to pass a health-care bill.

By a margin of 64 percent to 27 percent, women agreed they “would rather have private health insurance than a government-run health insurance plan,” according to the poll.

Here are some other issues that come from the survey. I am guessing that Barack Obama and the Democrats do not the women vote in the upcoming elections.

• The poll found that concern over the economy (39 percent) topped health care as women’s main concern.
• But the poll found that at least two-thirds of women are happy with their own health insurance and health care.
• 66 percent described the quality of their health insurance as “excellent” or “good.”
• 74 percent used the same terms to describe the quality of their health care.
• 75 percent don’t want drastic changes made to their own health care (40 percent said it should “be modified, but mostly left the same,” 35 percent said it should “be left as is” and 19 percent want it to “undergo dramatic overhaul.”)
• 59 percent don’t want drastic changes to health care in America (35 percent said “undergo dramatic overhaul,” 48 percent said “be modified, but mostly left the same” and 11 percent said “be left as is.”)

Obama Presidency has had No Real Impact on Race Relations

Racial relations another myth of Obama’s “Hope and Change” So much for the election of Barack Obama having any effect on race relations in the US. According to a recent Gallup poll, Barack Obama has had no real impact and has not changed views on race relations in America. The 56% who believe that America will work out a solution to race relations is basically the same as it was prior to the Obamamessiah being elected.

A majority of Americans, 56%, believe that a solution to America’s race-relations problem will eventually be worked out — a figure that is roughly the same as those Gallup found in the years prior to last fall’s historic election of Barack Obama as president.

One might say that race relations are worse since Obama took office, not because people are against the first elected black President of the United States, but instead because if anyone disagrees with his socialist, big government, big spending, tax increasing policies, you are branded a racist. Playing the race card is going to grow real old, real fast.

In fact, Barack Obama managed to created a racially tense situation all on his own as he smeared the Cambridge, MA police department where Obama acted “STUPIDLY” and rushed to judgment and interjected a racially motivated intentions in to the arrest of professor Gates.

VA Governors Race: Obama Distances Himself from Deeds as Republican Mc Connell Opens up 13 Point Lead

Stick a fork in Democrat R. Creigh Deeds, he’s done. Obama throws  Democrat Creigh Deeds under the Obama bus. Virginia governors race not a referendum on Obama? Didn’t the Obamamessiah just win VA by a 53% to 47% margin?

Who’s Next?

With less than a week to go, according to the most recent Rasmussen poll Republican Robert McDonnell has opened up a 13% point lead over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds. The Virginia governors race that is looked upon by many as a referendum of the Obama Administration is all but over. The 13% point lead by Republican McDonnell is even larger than last weeks 11% lead.

The Deeds campaign and the White House have gone back-and-forth over whether the president should make a campaign appearance in the state. The initial reaction from Virginia voters to the president’s campaign stop with Deeds late yesterday in Norfolk isn’t reassuring: 39% say Obama campaigning for Deeds in Virginia makes them less likely to vote for the Democratic candidate. Just 24% say it makes them more likely to vote for Deeds, and 36% say it has no impact on their voting decision.

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New Jersey Governor: With a Week to go … Republican Christie 46%, Democrat Corzine 43%

With a week to go, the most recent Rasmussen poll has Republican challenger Chris Christie with a three point lead over incumbent Democrat Governor Jon Corzine. Wow, if Republicans ever pulled off this victory in such an overwhelmingly blue state like New Jersey, the effects would be felt all the way down the Jersey Pike to Washington, DC.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in New Jersey show Christie with 46% of the vote and Corzine with 43%. While the margin is little changed from a week ago and the week before, the biggest news may be that support for independent candidate Chris Daggett has dropped four points to seven percent (7%). The number of undecided voters is down to four percent (4%).

Here is an interesting bit from the polls with regards to who is certain or likely to show up to vote and who they would support. In an off, off year election, what are the odds that there will be much motivation to vote? Barack Obama is not on the ticket and many of his actions lately have depressed many of those who voted for him in 2008.

Christie leads by eight points among those who are certain they will show up and vote. A week ago, he was up by five among that group. Christie’s supporters are also less likely to say they might consider voting for someone else.

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