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Economic slump curbs Americans’ summer travel
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Hit by the country’s economic slow-down, a majority of Americans do not plan to travel this summer, and most of those who will won’t be going far from home, according to a new poll. Over a third, or 34 percent, of people surveyed in a…
Poll: Texans prefer Obama over Perry
A poll released Wednesday showed that in a hypothetical match-up for the presidency, President Barack Obama would defeat Texas Gov. Rick Perry among Texas voters by a margin of 45-47 percent. The findings put an exclamation point on the Republican governor’s bizarre claim that he is a “prophet” because he’s “not…
Poll surge boosts Bachmann to frontrunner status
WATERLOO, Iowa (AFP) – Michele Bachmann’s Republican presidential nomination bid received a boost with a poll showing her virtually tied with party frontrunner Mitt Romney in the key state of Iowa. The Iowa caucuses in early February are the first electoral event in the US presidential nomination process. They can,…
Republicans Romney and Bachmann lead Iowa poll
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Republican front-runner Mitt Romney and U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann led a closely watched presidential poll of Iowa Republicans, the state that holds the first contest in the nomination battle. The Iowa caucuses, often held on a frigid winter night that can limit turnout to those…
PolitiFact rates Jon Stewart’s remark about Fox News misinformation as ‘false’
The fact-checking website PolitiFact gave Jon Stewart a “false” rating on its Truth-O-Meter for claiming that Fox News viewers were consistently the most misinformed group of media consumers, but admitted Tuesday that a slew of readers had criticized their analysis. “Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers?” Stewart, host…
Palin fans hack MSNBC affiliate’s Twitter account
Supporters of Sarah Palin are again going to extraordinary lengths to shape opinion on the Internet — and this time, they may have actually broken the law. Fans of the failed Republican vice presidential candidate reportedly hacked into the Twitter account of Crivella West, the company that created a database…
Despite sinking polls and fleeing staff, Gingrich clings to 2012 campaign
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is back on the campaign trail as of last weekend, clinging to his candidacy despite having no staff and a lack of widespread public support. At a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Los Angeles Sunday night, a reporter asked Gingrich if he still…
U.S. voters uncomfortable with Mormon president
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US voters are uncomfortable with the idea of a president who is a Mormon, even as former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, a Mormon, leads the pack of Republican presidential hopefuls, a poll found. The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute survey however showed that Romney would lose 41-47 percent…
Romney tops Obama by 4 percent in new poll
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney pulled ahead of President Barack Obama in a poll of registered voters Tuesday, as public disapproval over the faltering US economy grows. By 49 to 46 percent, Romney outpolled Obama in a head-to-head election, according to the survey by The Washington Post…
42% of Republicans ‘definitely would not’ vote for Sarah Palin
The results of a new ABC News/Washington Post poll released Tuesday bear ill omen for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Nearly two-third of those surveyed said they “definitely would not” vote for Palin should she decide to run for president in 2012. It’s known that she is generally unpopular with…
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