George Wenschhof
Obama Leads Romney 47% - 46% - in the daily Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll, a dead heat with less than two weeks to go.
However, Obama maintains a larger advantage in the state-by-state battle that will
determine the outcome of the election.
Ipsos projects that Obama holds an edge
in the most hotly contested states, including Florida, Virginia and Ohio, and is
likely to win by a relatively comfortable margin of 332 electoral votes to 206
electoral votes. You can read more here.
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New Home Sales in September Jump To 21/2 Year High - the Commerce Department reported today new home sales had risen 5.7% in September, the highest level since April 2010. Reuters.com has more here.
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Obama Begins 6 State 2 Day Campaign Blitz - The President trailed by NBC Brian Williams begins a six state swing beginning today in Iowa, Colorado and Nevada. Tomorrow, Obama will visit Florida, Virgina and Ohio. On Saturday, he will will New Hampshire. These are the remaining seven battleground states in the race to win 270 electoral votes.
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Obama Campaign Releases Off-Record Des Moines Register Interview - following a public rebuke by the editor. The paper will be publishing their endorsement for President within the next few days. You can read the full transcript of the 30 minute phone interview with President Obama here.
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Murdock Mirrors Akin with Remarks on Rape - the tea party backed Senator, who beat moderate incumbent Republican Senator Richard Lugar in the Indiana primary said last night in a debate with Democrat Joe Donnelly “I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize life is that
gift from God,” Mourdock said at a debate. “And I think even when life begins in
that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to
happen.”
Mitt Romney had endorsed Murdock the day before.
Similar to Missouri, where Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin made insensitive remarks about rape and is now losing by a significant margin to Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrats responded fiercely.
“The God I believe in and the God I know most Hoosiers believe in, does not
intend for rape to happen — ever,” Mourdock’s opponent, Rep. Joe Donnelly (D),
said in a statement. “What Mr. Mourdock said is shocking, and it is stunning
that he would be so disrespectful to survivors of rape.”
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Warren Up By 6 Points in Massachusetts Senate Race - the latest poll shows Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren leading Republican Senator Scott Brown 50% - 44%. Driving the surge is Warren's lead among women 52% - 39%. You can read more here.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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How does Gorin say she will balance the budget, keep essential services and preserve open spaces, hillsides, parks and farmland differently than the current budget for FY12-13? (see budget link below). It sounds to me like the current board of supervisors has a handle on getting economic issues back on track. After 3 years of change and moving forward, how can they turn back now?
http://www.sonoma-county.org/auditor/pdf/fy_12-13_recommended_budget.pdf
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