Scott Holds Lead for Florida Governor
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 1st, 2010 4:41 am by HL
Scott Holds Lead for Florida Governor
A new Quinnipiac poll in Florida shows Rick Scott (R) leading Alex Sink (D) in the race for governor among likely voters, 49% to 43%.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “Scott’s millions in TV advertising may annoy voters, but it won him the Republican nomination and is pushing him to a 6-point general election lead. It’s no surprise that Scott’s campaigning and advertising has been trying to tie Sink to President Barack Obama. The president’s low ratings, especially among independents who are likely to decide the governor’s race, are a problem for Ms. Sink’s campaign.”
Iraq Breaks Record for Having No Government
Iraq will today “surpass the previous record for the country that has gone the longest between holding a parliamentary election and forming a government,” the Washington Post reports.
“The Netherlands had held that unfortunate honor after a series of failed attempts left the country without an elected government for 207 days in 1977… Iraqis have now spent 208 days with no new government.”
“As politicians jockey for positions and broker deals in backroom meetings, many Iraqis now say they wonder why they risked their lives to vote on March 7. U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that the lack of an elected government has limited Iraq’s ability to make national decisions and could eventually eat away at hard-earned security gains. The most optimistic of Iraqi politicians expect the process to take at least another month, if not much longer.”
Fox News Parent Gives to Chamber of Commerce
“News Corp., the parent company of Fox News, contributed $1 million this summer to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the business lobby that has been running an aggressive campaign in support of the Republican effort to retake Congress,” Politico reports.
“It was the second $1 million contribution the company has made this election cycle to a GOP-aligned group. In late June it gave that amount to the Republican Governors Association.”
