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Straw Polls Don't Mean A Whole Lot. By Kleinheider Posted on November 16, 2009 at 7:33 am. Just ask Zach Wamp: “All these things don't really matter in the big scheme of things,” said Wamp “Most often they're a matter of how many tables ...

One of the things that struck me in the last week was that the president's poll numbers were holding pretty firm, despite a string of blunders and setbacks - his weird behavior after Fort Hood, the passage of an unpopular health ...

The finding brings another sigh of relieve in the White House as most of the polling out of New Jersey, including the election exit polls, show voters acted on the premise “all politics are local”. But is this really so. ...

Roy Herron (D-Dresden) decisively won the second Democratic straw poll in the race for Governor on Saturday. The poll was held at an event hosted by the Sullivan County Democratic Party in Blountville. With his strong win in the first straw poll in Rutherford County, Sen. Herron has now won the first two Democratic straw polls by large margins. “I am humbled and grateful to the voters of .... The World According to Oatney » Mumpower Political Suicide? Posted 2 days ago ...

Former chief minister Madhu Koda Saturday kicked off his campaign for the Jharkhand assembly polls, telling hundreds of supporters who turned up to welcome him that he would quit politics if charges against him in a Rs.2500 crore money laundering scam ... There is a conspiracy to keep me away from assembly elections as people are jealous of my (political) growth," Koda told reporters in Chaibasa. Koda Friday disappeared from his Ranchi home and surfaced in his Lok Sabha ...

A recent Quinnipiac University poll shows that the Legislature has a 47 percent disapproval rating from Ohio's citizens. This is unacceptable and it is long past due for the Republican solutions to be given proper consideration so we ...

This one got less than 1200 voters, which is interesting because the petition drive got 1200 signatures to call the election, and Hollin got well less than half of that number (542) to win the race over Murray (540). Ironically, I guess that just goes to show how much easier it is to get people to sign a petition, than it is to get to them to the polls. That's weird, but apparently true. .... The World According to Oatney » Mumpower Political Suicide? Posted 26 hours ago ...

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Our team of experienced reporters keeps you updated on what's happening in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington State and federal politics and government. From presidential campaign visits to city council campaigns, we've got it covered. ... Auditor Jan Shabro in May asked the council permission to close the polls temporarily to save money. And McCarthy – who closed dozens of polling places during her tenure as auditor – stripped $150000 for poll voting from her proposed ...