A recent Quinnipiac Poll has been released that supposedly confirms what everyone already knew about the Tea Party Movement (TPM). The liberal news media and blogging world is having a heyday with the poll results; this much is certain. Some of the liberal confirmations are the TPM is overwhelmingly Republican or GOP-leaning, is made up of a people who did not vote for Obama, and is predominately white.

Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute said, “The Tea Party movement is mostly made up of people who consider themselves Republicans. They are less educated but more interested in politics than the average Joe and Jane Six-Pack and are not in a traditional sense swing voters.” He went on to mention the concern of many in the TPM and confirm what many in the Democratic Party already know Continue Reading

The latest weekly tracking poll from Gallup reveals the results of a Generic Ballot Test which for those not familiar with the survey, may lead to the question, “exactly what is a Generic Ballot Test?” In short, it serves as a barometer of the percentage of voters in national surveys who say they intend to vote for either the Republican or the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in their district. Historically, the generic ballot has served to present a fairly accurate picture of the national political environment in mid-term elections. Practically speaking, the GBT gives some indication of which way the political winds are blowing.

The latest GBT polling reported by Gallup shows the Republicans leading the Democrats 48%-44%. Continue Reading

In the past, Tax Day Tea Parties were made up of conservative, grassroots Americans expressing their concerns over the direction of their country. The issues were basically government waste and misuse of tax dollars, the disrespect and disregard of the US Constitution, and expressions of passion and patriotism. Along the way, there were a few counter protesters who had differing viewpoints standing across the street or on the corner.

Mixed in were a few right wing extremists, who were very small in number – usually five or less, with ten at the max. They usually had their own agenda and did not represent the ideology of the hundreds of other Americans represented at the rallies. In the beginning of the Tea Party Movement Continue Reading

Overall, the Senate candidates endorsed by LibertyFirstPAC are doing well, and in some cases, far better than might have been expected. One such candidate is Marc Rubio in the Florida Senate race, who has developed a commanding lead over Charlie Crist in most polls. In the most recent Rasmussen Poll, Rubio leads Crist 57%-28%; a loss of 6% for Crist since March 23. Rubio also leads Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek 48%-34%. According to the Mason-Dixon Polling & Research data from May 2009, Crist was leading Rubio 53%-18% with 29% undecided. In their most recent poll, Mason-Dixon has Rubio leading Crist 48%-37% in a dramatic turnaround for Rubio. In the Daily Kos poll March 18, Rubio was leading Crist 58%-30%.

In the Pennsylvania Senate Race , Pat Toomey is leading Arlen Specter in all but one of seven major polls Continue Reading

This past weekend Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke to a large crowd of legal and illegal immigrants in Las Vegas – a much larger crowd than he was able to draw on his bus tour of Nevada in order to reach out to the legal citizens. Reid, as do other liberal progressives (and yes, even some RINOs) frequently uses the terminology of immigration reform. This is in contrast with what Reid said about illegal immigration to Congress and then President Bill Clinton back in the 90’s:

“In 1986, we granted amnesty — and I voted against that provision in law Continue Reading