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Additional recommendation from AFP-Arizona Arizona-PIRG News Conference on ACA Study May 17, 2012 “The Arizona chapter of Americans for Prosperity agrees with the findings and the transparency and accountability recommendations of the Arizona PIRG report released today, but we have one additional recommendation,” said AFP-Arizona director Tom Jenney. “In addition to providing information in subsidy contracts about expected economic benefits — number of jobs created, number of employees trained, increased…

Rasmussen: Nebraska Senate: Fischer (R) 56%, Kerrey (D) 38% Posted on May 17 2012 – 10:19 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady Scott Rasmussen’s first look at the Nebraska Senate general election: State Senator Deb Fischer holds an 18-point lead over Democrat Bob Kerrey in the first Rasmussen Reports survey of the Nebraska U.S. Senate race since her upset win in last week’s state Republican primary. A new telephone survey of…

Update on Rebecca Kleefisch… Posted on May 18 2012 – 1:56 AM – Posted by: Roderic Deane There’s been an awful lot of press regarding Wisconsin and Governor Scott Walker’s recall challenge. Lost in that coverage has been his Lieutenant Governor, Rebecca Kleefisch, who is being subjected to a recall election as well. New polling data released this week by the Marquette Law School shows Scott Walker leading Milwaukee Mayor…

Brian Bolduc | Could Obama Lose the Arkansas Democrat Primary? Posted on May 18 2012 – 7:00 AM – Posted by: Doug Brady In West Virginia, federal inmate Keith Judd recently swiped 42 percent of Democratic votes from the president, indicating the level of dissatisfaction among the rank and file. And according to a Talk Business–Hendrix College poll conducted on May 10, Obama leads John Wolfe, a virtually unknown candidate,…

Caitlin Huey-Burns | Walker Leads Barrett in Wisconsin Recall Poll Posted on May 17 2012 – 4:00 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady With his recall election just three weeks away, Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker leads Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett by six points among likely voters, according to a new Marquette Law School poll. Walker — whose law curbing collective bargaining rights for public workers in Wisconsin triggered…

Politico | ‘Fix Congress Now’ rallies around Cooper’s ‘No Budget, No Pay Act’ Posted on May 17 2012 – 5:30 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady The fledgling “Fix Congress Now” caucus has found their first legislative cause to rally around: Rep. Jim Cooper’s (D-Tenn.)“No Budget, No Pay Act.” Cooper’s bill stipulates that members wouldn’t get paid, even retroactively, if Congress doesn’t pass a budget by October 1st. The group…

Dustin Hawkins | Palin’s Golden Endorsement Touch Posted on May 17 2012 – 7:00 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady Many naysayers have dismissed Palin’s influence, instead suggesting that her endorsements had little effect as the candidates were rising in the polls anyway. But the coincidences are far too many and the number of out-of-nowhere candidates to win (or come darn close to winning) are simply too plentiful to ignore….