June 18, 2013 - Pensito

A Ten Point Loss Is Welcome News for Florida Gov. Rick Scott

June 18, 2013June 19, 2013 Trish

The news was all good for Florida Gov. Rick Scott (Tea/GOP) in a recent Quinnipiac University poll…if you consider losing re-election to any competitor by at least six points to be good news.

In a match-up with former Gov. Charlie Crist (who is considering running against him as a Democrat), Scott would lose 47 – 37. But that’s six points lower than he would have lost in March, according to the poll.

If he were running against U.S. Sen Bill Nelson (D – Fla.), he would still lose, 48 – 38.

Against former state Sen. Nan Rich (D), Scott would lose less badly: 42 – 36 percent. Of course, 84 percent of those polled said they didn’t know enough about Rich to form an opinion on her.

Scott also earned the highest approval ratings he’s seen, showing that a PR charm offensive that included basically paying teachers off is working. A whopping 43 percent of those queried approved of his job performance.

Best of all, only 50 percent of voters say Scott does not deserve to be re-elected.

If you’re wondering why what might be seen by others as reason for a stiff, commiserating drink is making Scott so happy, Quinnipiac explains.

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Not a Dick?

June 18, 2013 Buck Banks

With the NSA surveillance scandal loomin’,
Obama’s experiencing some personality confusion.
Despite the Patriot Act,
The prez says, in fact,
“I am not Dick Cheney — I’m a human!”

Large Majority Opposes Syria Intervention

June 18, 2013 Buck Banks

70%

Of Americans oppose the U.S. sending arms and military supplies to rebels in Syria while 27% favor the move, a new Pew Research poll finds, and 68% of Americans say the country is too overcommitted in other issues to get involved in another conflict.

Generations at Odds Over Immigration reform

June 18, 2013 Buck Banks

51%

Of Americans say they support a bill that would attempt to increase border security and create a pathway to citizenship for many undocumented immigrants, with 45% saying they are opposed to such a measure, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. Six in 10 Democrats favor the bill, with independents and Republicans split down the middle. Senior citizens oppose the bill by a 17-point margin, while younger Americans tend to favor it.

Florida Governor Achieves Highest Approval Rating Ever: 43%

June 18, 2013 Buck Banks

43%

Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) highest-ever approval rating, though 44% still disapprove, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Scott continues to trail former Gov. Charlie Crist in a general election match-up, 47% to 37%, a slight improvement from his 16-point deficit in March.

Graham Describes GOP’s Immigration Dilemma

June 18, 2013 Buck Banks

How do we put together a bill and then the guy who put it together says that he may not vote for it? “I just don’t get what we’re doing here.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R=SC), quoted by the Huffington Post, complaining about Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) wavering stand on immigration reform.

Palin: Let Allah Sort Out Syria

June 18, 2013 Buck Banks

Until we have a commander in chief who knows what he is doing … let Allah sort it out!

— Sarah Palin, quoted by The Hill, saying the United States should not intervene in Syria.

Obama Explains That He’s Not Dick Cheney

June 18, 2013 Trish

Remember when anti-Obama folks couldn’t decide if he was a socialist, a communist, or a Nazi? Well now some on our team are crying a name worse than all those: Dick Cheney.

Day: June 18, 2013

A Ten Point Loss Is Welcome News for Florida Gov. Rick Scott

Not a Dick?

Large Majority Opposes Syria Intervention

70%

Of Americans oppose the U.S. sending arms and military supplies to rebels in Syria while 27% favor the move, a new Pew Research poll finds, and 68% of Americans say the country is too overcommitted in other issues to get involved in another conflict.

Generations at Odds Over Immigration reform

51%

Florida Governor Achieves Highest Approval Rating Ever: 43%

43%

Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) highest-ever approval rating, though 44% still disapprove, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Scott continues to trail former Gov. Charlie Crist in a general election match-up, 47% to 37%, a slight improvement from his 16-point deficit in March.

Graham Describes GOP’s Immigration Dilemma

How do we put together a bill and then the guy who put it together says that he may not vote for it? “I just don’t get what we’re doing here.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R=SC), quoted by the Huffington Post, complaining about Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) wavering stand on immigration reform.

Palin: Let Allah Sort Out Syria

Until we have a commander in chief who knows what he is doing … let Allah sort it out!

— Sarah Palin, quoted by The Hill, saying the United States should not intervene in Syria.

Obama Explains That He’s Not Dick Cheney

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”