http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/negatives/ en-us Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:09:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075416/posts Rasmussen’s latest tracking poll has some good news for the McCain campaign. In the first tracking poll with post-Palin speech data, John McCain has begun his convention bounce, coming within two points of Barack Obama after being down as many as six this week. And in an ironic twist, Sarah Palin has better favorability numbers than either of them. According to the internals, Palin now has solid favorable majorities from men (65%) and women (52%). Palin also has majority positive favorability ratings in all age demographics and in all income brackets. She also has majorities among conservatives and moderates, while... hotair.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075416/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:09:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047132/posts And only Only 32% of whites think Obama is "Very Patriotic" versus 77% for McCain. Another little gem. Guess which race will not vote for a black guy? Hmmmm. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047132/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:31:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046921/posts Obama: Right Wing to Blame for Wife's Negs Amanda Carpenter In October’s installation of Glamour Magazine, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama blames conservative-leaning media outlets for driving up his wife’s negative ratings. “What happened was that the conservative press — Fox News and the National Review and columnists of every ilk — went fairly deliberately at her in a pretty systematic way,” Obama told Glamour’s editor-in-chief Cindi Leive. The women’s magazine published excerpts of the Obama interview on their political blog Glamocracy on Thursday morning. [Full disclosure, I blog there every Tuesday] “It took a toll,” Obama said. “If you... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046921/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:58:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045916/posts What happens if it turns out that we've nominated two unelectable candidates for president? Do we get our money back? This illustration provided by The New Yorker magazine, the cover of the July 21, 2008 issue by artist Barry Blitt, shows Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist. The magazine says the cover is meant to satirize the use of scare tactics and misinformation in the presidential election to derail Obamas campaign, but Obama's campaign called it "tasteless and offensive." (AP Photo/New Yorker) Logic, common sense and the Constitution insist that either... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045916/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:31:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045003/posts Bill Clinton, once his wife's greatest political asset, is now viewed by Barack Obama as such a liability that he is likely to scupper Hillary Clinton's chances of becoming the Democratic vice-presidential candidate. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton: Bill Clinton 'problem' rules out Hillary as Barack Obama's running mate Sources close to the Obama campaign indicated that Mr Clinton's reluctance to disclose who has donated money to his presidential library and even concerns about possible extra-marital affairs mean that his wife would not pass the vetting procedure all potential running mates have to undergo. "It is absolutely standard operating procedure... Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045003/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:39:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025719/posts OPE. CHANGE. Hope and change. Hope 'n' change. Say the words often enough and they begin to take hold, attaching themselves lichen-like to the psyche. Soon they take on a life of their own and assume human form. He is the one Democrats have been waiting for -- the agent, the beacon, the Everyman who can change the culture of Washington and restore hope to the disenfranchised. He even comes from Hope. Arkansas, that is. Or was. How quickly time passes, how urgently things stay the same. Not so long ago, Bill Clinton was the man of the moment, the... Manchester Union Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025719/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:11:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019435/posts Say what you want about Bill Clinton...the guy doesn't hold back. That was the case again during his recent interview with People magazine. Yeas & Nays has obtained an advanced copy of the June 2 issue (on stands this Friday) and here's what the former prez has to say: -Hillary Clinton's been "outspent, dismissed, denigrated, declared dead." -"I think most of the press people are in Obama's demographic. ... There have been times when I thought I was literally lost in a fun house." -On how he and Hillary will unite the party once a Democratic nominee has been chosen:... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019435/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 00:12:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015316/posts Obama can't win. It's not that complex, really. He just can't win. A candidate who can't win over his own party certainly can't win over the country. The traits and flaws which make him an unacceptable candidate to roughly a third of Democrats will make him an unacceptable candidate to a majority of Americans. And that's how you lose elections. This isn't meant to bash him, it's just meant to be honest and lay the cards on the table. The nagging question from the Clinton camp -- Why can't he close the deal? -- is legitimate and haunting, and it... boblonsberry.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015316/posts#comment Tue, 13 May 2008 16:50:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991935/posts Is it too early for Hillary Rodham Clinton to suggest Barack Obama as her vice president on the ticket? Yes, absolutely. The answer for Clinton, however, appears to depend on your definition of what "smidgen" is. Only "smidgens of difference," she said, separate them in the critical delegate count needed to win the Democratic presidential nomination. The operative word is derived from "smidge," or "barely detectable." For example, the 5,963,110 votes that Florida counted in the 2000 election allowed Gov. Jeb Bush to award his brother George W. a disputed victory. His margin of 537 votes - .0009 percent -... Newsday http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991935/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:14:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992135/posts From NBC's Chuck Todd As expected, one of the two major Democratic candidates saw a downturn in the latest NBC/WSJ poll, but it's not the candidate that you think. Hillary Clinton is sporting the lowest personal ratings of the campaign. Moreover, her 37% positive rating is the lowest the NBC/WSJ poll has recorded since March 2001, two months after she was elected to the U.S. Senate from New York..........[snip] As for the damage this controversy did or didn't do to Obama, it's a mixed bag. Yes, Obama saw some of his numbers go down slightly among certain voting groups, most... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992135/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:14:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990132/posts While Obama supporters fall all over themselves extolling the campaign's "turnaround" following the Wright controversy (evidenced by a Gallup poll published today showing Obama up by three,) I'll just toss out a contrary poll from Scott Rasmussen that shows Hillary up by two -- a swing of three in her direction. And that's not all. On Saturday, Obama’s favorable ratings slipped a little further—46% favorable, 51% unfavorable. Before the Pastor Problem became big news, Obama was viewed favorably by 52%. One month ago, he was viewed favorably by 56%. McCain is viewed favorably by 54% of voters nationwide and... The News Buckit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990132/posts#comment Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:23:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986217/posts The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton essentially even in the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination. It’s Obama 46% Clinton 45% (see recent daily results). This reflects an unusually sharp change from yesterday’s results when Obama led by eight points and reached the 50% level of support for the first time. Daily tracking results are collected via nightly telephone surveys and reported on a four-day rolling average basis. Last night’s results were very favorable for Clinton and it remains to be seen whether this marks a lasting change in the race... Rasmussen Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986217/posts#comment Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:17:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977478/posts Just 24% of American voters have a favorable opinion of the New York Times. Forty-four percent (44%) have an unfavorable opinion and 31% are not sure. The paper’s ratings are much like a candidate’s and divide sharply along partisan and ideological lines. By a 50% to 18% margin, liberal voters have a favorable opinion of the paper. By a 69% to 9%, conservative voters offer an unfavorable view. The newspaper earns favorable reviews from 44% of Democrats, 9% of Republicans, and 17% of those not affiliated with either major political story. Of those who followed the story, 66% believe it... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977478/posts#comment Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:21:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976175/posts While Hillary Clinton has not found a way to break the consecutive primaries losing streak against Barack Obama, now at 10 or 11 depending on whether one counts the expatriate poll, she has managed to force Obama to talk a little more specifically about policy. That apparently has cost Obama some ground, according to Rasmussen, although not so much against Hillary. His negatives have risen seven points in the last month, and now are ten points higher than those of John McCain: Thirty-four percent (34%) of all voters say they will definitely vote for John McCain if he is on... Captain's Quarters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976175/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:10:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1947487/posts Other than the standard; No fire in the belly, he got in too late, and the evil membership in the Council on Foreign Relations, what are his negatives? For the record, I am a Fred Thompson supporter. my question http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1947487/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jan 2008 03:10:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945693/posts Hillary Clinton? No, not reasonable. I concede her sturdy mind, deep sophistication, and seriousness of intent. I see her as a triangulator like her husband, not a radical but a maneuverer in the direction of a vague, half-forgotten but always remembered, leftism. It is also true that she has a command-and-control mentality, an urgent, insistent and grating sense of destiny, and she appears to believe that any act that benefits Clintons is a virtuous act, because Clintons are good and deserve to be benefited. But this is not, actually, my central problem with her candidacy. My central problem is that... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945693/posts#comment Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:25:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944603/posts If you have any doubts as to whether this political campaign season has lasted too long and soured voters on the whole political process, look at the favorable/unfavorable poll ratings of the candidates. Premier pollster Scott Rasmussen's latest polling of likely voters nationally shows that most Democrats and Republicans have higher negative than positive poll numbers. -snip- Wednesday Rasmussen reported that among Democrats, Hillary Clinton scored 45 favorable/54 unfavorable, Barack Obama's numbers were at 52/45, John Edwards was 48/44, Joe Biden 38/37, with all other Democrats disliked more than they were liked by as much as 23 points. Republican hopeful... SF Gate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944603/posts#comment Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:48:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943251/posts Among the leading Presidential candidates, New York Senator Hillary Clinton and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney have the highest level of core opposition among voters. Forty-seven percent (47%) say they will vote against each of these candidates no matter who else is on the ballot. At the opposite end of the spectrum is Arizona Senator John McCain. For the second straight month, McCain finds himself with the smallest level of core opposition--just 33% say they will definitely vote against him. That figure is unchanged from a month ago, down from 39% a two months ago and a peak of 42%... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943251/posts#comment Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:29:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942457/posts Hillary Clinton doesn't have the luxury Al Gore did of choosing to dump Bill Clinton on the presidential campaign trail. She's stuck with him, for better or for worse. And if she becomes president, so is America. People always questioned Gore's judgment to cut his umbilical cord from Mother Bill, some saying he had to do it to free himself of the taint of the scandals and others saying the move cost him the election because he was unable to capitalize as much on the Clinton economic record. There's doubtlessly merit to both arguments, and Gore was probably hurt some... davidlimbaugh.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942457/posts#comment Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:16:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941719/posts CORALVILLE, Iowa — It was a blunt question for Hillary Rodham Clinton at the end of a long campaign day. A young man said he knew a lot of people who just didn't like her, and he wanted to know what she could do about it. She agreed there are people who will never vote for her. "It breaks my heart, but that is true," she said, suggesting it's just part of the game when you stick to your principles. But with two weeks to go to the Iowa caucuses, her campaign is making a bigger effort to confront the... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941719/posts#comment Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:31:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940851/posts New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, trying to warm up an image some voters perceive as cold, starts a drive Monday to showcase her personal side with testimonials from friends, associates and constituents she has helped. The online and in-person campaign, complete with a website called TheHillaryIKnow.com, comes a day after Clinton won a key endorsement from The Des Moines Register and her chief rival in the Democratic nomination race, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, was endorsed by The Boston Globe. The rush of endorsements comes as candidates angle for advantage in Iowa's Jan. 3 caucuses and New Hampshire's Jan. 8... WZZM 13 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940851/posts#comment Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:28:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936659/posts She's the ultimate professional woman. So you'd think Hillary Clinton's biggest source of support would be other alpha females. But as the New York senator's presidential campaign works to mobilize women executives, doctors and lawyers around America, it's getting a reality check: Many have resisted the call-up. So far, she's doing better among women of more modest means. Professional women are "much harder sells" than men. "They're tough." They are less inclined than men to see things in black and white, and seek more information before deciding, this adviser says. Events for businesswomen must be substantive, because they frequently ask... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936659/posts#comment Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:22:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936127/posts On paper, they look an awful lot like Hillary Rodham Clinton. They are professional women of a certain age -- politically active Democrats, liberals, unabashed feminists who remember what it was like to be told they could not become firefighters or university department heads, let alone president of the United States of America. They are women of accomplishment who have bumped up against glass ceilings, sometimes breaking them, while managing marriages, raising children and trying to make the world their version of a better place. The Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936127/posts#comment Fri, 7 Dec 2007 15:09:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936176/posts Jane Fonda summed up this view best in which she called Clinton "a ventriloquist for the patriarchy with a skirt and a vagina." (It would be such a great quote, except when was the last time Hillary wore a skirt?)....... They are like her, but they don't like her. Such is the curious phenomenon of many educated, professional, liberal women of a certain age when it comes to Hillary Clinton, the Los Angeles Times reports. In fact, upper-middle-class women on the left are "historically her toughest crowd," the paper reports. Why is this? The Times offers a handful of possibilities:... CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936176/posts#comment Fri, 7 Dec 2007 16:16:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933460/posts Both Frank Rich and Maureen Dowd have columns today. Rich has little to say about the Iraq War. He stresses Obama opposed it and Hillary did not. Presumably, this is enough for Frank Rich and Pinch to switch sides. Here is a quote from Rich: ”…But much like the Clinton campaign itself, the Republicans have fallen into a trap by continuing to cling to the Hillary-is-inevitable trope. They have not allowed themselves to think the unthinkable — that they might need a Plan B to go up against a candidate who is not she. It’s far from clear that they... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933460/posts#comment Sun, 2 Dec 2007 03:52:20 GMT