Latest Connecticut Poll: Good News For Simmons, Bad News For Dodd, Obamacare

By: Dan McLaughlin (Diary)  |  November 12th at 01:18 PM  | 

The latest Quinnipiac poll of Connecticut voters is out, and while it is (standard disclaimer) only one poll, it shows bad news for Chris Dodd, good news for his strongest challenger, Rob Simmons, and bad news for President Obama’s health care plan. Here’s the topline result on Simmons vs Dodd: Former Connecticut Congressman Rob Simmons has an early lead in the Republican primary race for | Read More »

Moderation and Bipartisanship, Democrat-Style

By: Dan McLaughlin (Diary)  |  October 29th at 10:02 AM  | 

One of the convenient campaign-season fictions of the Democrats, especially the Obama camp, is that somehow “change” and “new politics” will lead us to an era of post-partisan sensible centrism. Here’s another little glimpse of the reality: John McCain and Joe Lieberman have a lot in common. Both have been party-line voters for some parts of their party’s agenda, but both have also frequently been | Read More »