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...Leadership, but for How Long? Still, Booker's political future in Newark remains bright. According to an internal poll, he enjoys an 80% approval rating. More important, a strong opponent has yet to enter next year's mayoral election. Booker's victory looks like a foregone conclusion. "For the first time in my life, Newark is looked at more positively because of its mayor," says Steve Adubato Sr., a longtime local power broker, and former Booker foe, who runs a nonprofit in the city. "Newark is no longer a big joke." (Read "No Charisma? Don't Worry, You Can Still...
MANCHESTER, Conn. — Next year, Senator Chris Dodd may shave his pompadour. Last week, Quinnipiac University released a poll in which half of Connecticut’s voters disfavored the Democrat. Buoyed by this billow, three Republicans—Rob Simmons, Sam Caligiuri, and Tom Foley—are vying for their party’s nomination to dislodge Dodd. To increase chances of victory, some Republicans want to pick a candidate speedily. But they should choose carefully, because voters won’t trade Tweedledum for Tweedledee...
...House is also looking increasingly unlikely to produce a bill by then. This slows the momentum behind the President's top priority, giving opponents extra time to sow doubts in both politicians and the public. But it also raises the question: Why can't a popular President with poll numbers in the 60s and supermajorities in both chambers of Congress get this done? Here are the five biggest hurdles to health-care reform. (Read "The State of Play for Health-Care Reform...
...Field Poll conducted in California this spring showed that 56% of the state's registered voters support legalizing and taxing marijuana as a way of offsetting some of the budget deficit. Several national polls have shown that more than 45% of American adults are open to legalizing pot, about double the support a decade...
SOURCE: GALLUP POLL CONDUCTED...