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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Obama Leads Romney By 18 Points Among Women - 56%-38% in a poll taken by Quinnipiac.  This is more bad news for the Romney campaign as women have consistently outvoted men in recent elections.  You can read more here.

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Second Warren-Brown Debate Illustrates Tight Race - Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren landed several zingers in another tough debate with Republican Senator Scott Brown.  You can read more here.

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The 10 most memorable moments in presidential debates - is a good read by Sean Sullivan in The Washington Post today.  You can read it here.

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Pennsylvania Judge Blocks Voter ID Law - the ruling still allows poll workers to ask for identification.  However, withing six days of the election, a person may vote without identification can vote on a provisional ballot.  You can read more here.

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Senate Leaders Continue to Work on Plan to Avoid "Fiscal Cliff" - negotiations are continuing on what is developing to be a three step plan, which would include reaching an agreement on the long term figure for deficit reduction, along with increased revenue and spending cuts.  You can read more here.

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New Report Compares Affordable Care Act and Romney Health Plan - President Obama's Affordable Care Act, when fully implemented, will most likely reduce the number of uninsured in every state, age group and income level - a stark contrast to a GOP presidential nominee and Mitt Romney's plan, according to a new report by The Commonwealth Fund, which compares the ACA to Romney's pledge to repeal the law and replace it with more targeted policies.  You can read more here.

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