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LOTS OF NEW PREZ SWING STATE & US SENATE POLLS. LOTS OF NEW PREZ SWING STATE & US SENATE POLLS. P2008. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton hold their first unity event on Friday in -- fittingly -- Unity, New Hampshire. Also, conservative columnist Robert Novak reports that former Secretary of State Colin Powell is poised to break with GOP and endorse Obama for President some time this summer. Meanwhile, here are the latest independent polls from swing states: COLORADO (Quinnipiac University): Obama - 49%, McCain - 44%. MICHIGAN (Quinnipiac University): Obama - 48%, McCain - 42%. MINNESOTA (Quinnipiac University): Obama - 54%, McCain - 37%. MISSISSIPPI (Rasmussen): McCain 50%, Obama - 44%. TENNESSEE (Rasmussen): McCain 51%, Obama - 36%. TEXAS (Texas Lyceum): McCain - 43%, Obama - 38%. WISCONSIN (Quinnipiac University): Obama - 52%, McCain - 39%. US SENATE. Some new polls ... COLORADO (Quinnipiac University): Congressman Mark Udall (D) - 48%, former Congressman Bob Schaffer (R) - 38%. MINNESOTA (Quinnipiac University): US Senator Norm Coleman (R) - 51%, humorist Al Franken (D) - 41%. MISSISSIPPI - REGULAR ELECTION (Rasmussen): US Senator Thad Cochran (R) - 59%, State Rep. Erik Fleming (D) - 32%. MISSISSIPPI - SPECIAL ELECTION (Rasmussen): US Senator Roger Wicker (R) - 48%, former Governor Ronnie Musgrove (D) - 47%. NEW JERSEY (Fairleigh Dickinson University): US Senator Frank Lautenberg (D) - 48%, former Congressman Dick Zimmer (R) - 28%. TEXAS (Texas Lyceum): US Senator John Cornyn (R) - 38%, State Reprsentative Rick Noriega (D) - 36%. Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 06.27.08 SWING STATE POLLS; JOHANNS WIDENS LEAD; CHAFFETZ OUSTS REP CANNON ... AND AN EDITORIAL AGAINST HOYER'S FISA COMPROMISE. SWING STATE POLLS; JOHANNS WIDENS LEAD; CHAFFETZ OUSTS REP CANNON ... AND AN EDITORIAL AGAINST HOYER'S FISA COMPROMISE. P2008. No surprise, but the AFL-CIO is finally set to endorsed Barack Obama on Thursday. Meanwhile, here are the latest independent polls from swing states: ARIZONA (Arizona State Univ.): McCain - 38%, Obama - 28%. CALIFORNIA (Rasmussen): Obama - 58%, McCain - 30%. MISSOURI (SurveyUSA): McCain - 50%, Obama - 43%. NEW MEXICO (SurveyUSA): Obama - 49%, McCain - 46%. NEBRASKA. According to a new Rasmussem survey, former Governor Mike Johanns (R) now leads rancher Scott Kleeb (D) by a wide margin of 60% to 33% in the open US Senate race. Johanns has widened his lead by 12-points since last month's poll. UTAH. Jason Chaffetz (R) -- former Chief of Staff to Governor Jon Huntsman (R) -- scored a landslide primary victory Tuesday over Congressman Chris Cannon (R). Until election day, polls showed the two men locked in a close race. Chaffetz successfully attacked Cannon as a supporter of asylum for illegal immigrants. Most impressively, Chaffetz spent under $100,000 on his race and had no paid campaign staffers. The final vote: Chaffetz - 60%, Cannon - 40%. Chaffetz is a safe bet to win this CD-3 seat in November. Cannon is the third US House member this year to lose a primay for renomination. In other Utah news, a new Rasmussen reports poll shows Governor Huntsman leading businessman Bob Springmeyer (D) by a 66% to 19% vote. EDITORIAL. Senator Obama, please demonstrate your support for protecting our civil liberties by supporting Senators Chris Dodd and Russ Feingold planned filibuster against the so-called FISA "compromise" (or sell-out, depending upon your perspective). Do not grant immunity to the telecoms who helped the Bush Administration unlawfully spy on millions of law-abiding Americans by allowing federal agents to secretly listen to phone calls without obtaining any warrants. And -- one other aside -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) was the key player who helped broker this sell-out deal with the Republicans, thus proving he is not fit to ever be Speaker. Anyone who is willing to so readily cast aside our constitutional protections simply to broker a politics-as-usual deal doesn't have the values we need in the Speaker's chair. Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 06.26.08 How long did it take to write the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson took 17 days to write the Declaration of Independence, and the Second Continental Congress spent two days making some changes to the document. On July 4th, 1776, the Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence, which is why the United States celebrates that date each year as its Independence Day from Great Britain. To learn more, and for links to Fourth of July fun, visit USA.gov. Publ.Date : Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:20:52 GMT McCAIN DENOUNCES OWN STRATEGISTS REMARKS; REP CANNON FACES UTAH PRIMARY; GOV OTTER THREATENS IDAHO CONGRESSMAN; NEW HILL-SODREL REMATCH POLL. McCAIN DENOUNCES OWN STRATEGISTS REMARKS; REP CANNON FACES UTAH PRIMARY; GOV OTTER THREATENS IDAHO CONGRESSMAN; NEW HILL-SODREL REMATCH POLL. P2008. John McCain quickly distanced himself on Monday from remarks by his senior strategist Charlier Black. In an interview with Fortune magazine, Black said a new terrorist attack on the United States "certainly would be a big advantage" for McCain's campaign. Black also said the December assassination in Pakistan on Benazir Bhutto "helped us." Replied McCain: "If he said that -- and I don't know the context -- I strenuously disagree." Within hours, Black issued an apology: "I deeply regret the comments. They were inappropriate." In other news, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will hold their first joint unity appearance in -- of all places -- Unity, New Hampshire, a town in which they evenly split the vote in the primary. Also, here are the latest independent polls from swing states: NEW MEXICO (Rasmussen): Obama - 47%, McCain - 39%. OREGON (SurveyUSA): Obama - 48%, McCain - 45%. PENNSYLVANIA (Rasmussen): Obama - 46%, McCain - 42%. UTAH. Tuesday is primary day in Utah, but the only primary of note is the GOP race in CD-3. Congressman Chris Cannon (R) -- a perennial primary target -- yet again faces another stiff contest. Cannon is being challenged by former gubernatorial chief of staff and marketing executive Jason Chaffetz, who was also a BYU college football player. A Deseret News poll this week shows Cannon narrowly leading by a vote of 44% to 40%. Chaffetz attacks Cannon as insufficiently liberal, while Cannon responds that he is a reliable conservative vote in Congress. The winner of the GOP primary is a safe bet to win in November. IDAHO. Governor Butch Otter (R) is hinting he may work behind the scenes to defeat bombastic freshman Congressman Bill Sali (R) in November. Otter is upset that Sali backed a candidate against Otter's preferred choice for State Republican Chair. Otter's candidate lost, setting off a new round of open warfare between the two men who have never been close. When the Idaho Statesman asked Otter -- who formerly held the CD-1 seat -- if he was planning to get even with Sali, Otter responded by email: "Wait and see." Sali is facing an aggressive challenge from wealthy businessman Walt Minnick (D). INDIANA. A new SurveyUSA poll shows Congressman Baron Hill (D) looking well positioned to win re-election in CD-9. The numbers: Hill - 51%, Sodrel - 40%, college professor Eric Schansberg (Libertarian) - 4%. Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 06.24.08 McCAIN WANTS MORE OFF-SHORE DRILLING; SWING STATE POLLS; LOTS OF US SENATE POLLS; AND THE PROHIBITION NOMINEE EXPLAINS HOMOSEXUALITY CAUSES, WOMEN'S RIGHTS. McCAIN WANTS MORE OFF-SHORE DRILLING; SWING STATE POLLS; LOTS OF US SENATE POLLS; AND THE PROHIBITION NOMINEE EXPLAINS HOMOSEXUALITY CAUSES, WOMEN'S RIGHTS. P2008. John McCain is taking a very risky stance calling for expanded off-shore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and off the California coast -- as even Republicans in both those states almost universally oppose drilling. In Florida, for example, Jeb Bush, Charlie Crist, and the GOP Congressional members all strongly oppose any offshore drilling along Florida's Gulf coast. Supporting off-shore drilling in Florida is seen as an political topic so toxic that Sunshine State candidates are afraid to even discuss the possibility. GOP activists in Florida are already worried McCain's new position could cause problem in Florida, which McCain needs to carry if he is to have any chance at scoring an electoral victory. Also, Several new independent polls today from some swing states: KENTUCKY (SurveyUSA): McCain - 53%, Obama - 41%. MINNESOTA (SurveyUSA): Obama - 47%, McCain - 46%. NORTH CAROLINA (Civitas/TelOpinion-R): McCain - 45%, Obama - 41%. OHIO (Public Policy Polling): Obama - 50%, McCain - 39%. VIRGINIA (Rasmussen): Obama - 45%, McCain - 44%. US SENATE. Here are a several new US Senate polls: IOWA (Rasmussen): US Senator Tom Harkin (D) - 53%, businessman Chris Reed (R) - 37%. KANSAS (Rasmussen): US Senator Pat Roberts (R) - 48%, former Congressman Jim Slattery (D) - 39%. KENTUCKY (SurveyUSA): US Senator Mitch McConnell (R) - 50%, businessman Bruce Lunsford (D) - 46%. MICHIGAN (Rasmussen): US Senator Carl Levin (D) - 55%, State Rep. Jack Hoogendyk (R) - 35%. MINNESOTA (Rasmussen): US Senator Norm Coleman (R) - 48%, humorist Al Franken (D) - 45%. NORTH CAROLINA (Rasmussen): US Senator Elizabeth Dole - 53%, State Senator Kay Hagan (D) - 39%. OKLAHOMA (Rasmussen): US Senator Jim Inhofe - 53%, State Senator Andrew Rice (D) - 31%. OREGON (Rasmussen): US Senator Gordon Smith (R) - 47%, State House Speaker Jeff Merkley (D) - 38%. VIRGINIA (Rasmussen): Former Governor Mark Warner (D) - 60%, former Governor Jim Gilmore (R) - 33%. PROHIBITION PARTY. Just when you think the Prohibition Party is only good for comic relief ... they go and prove you right. Prohibition Presidential nominee and pastor Gene Amondson was a guest this week on The Weekly Filibuster political radio program in Maine and he offered rather, umm, unusual views on several topics. Here are his comments on what causes homosexuality and the sexual molestation of children: "I had a professor in college that said that the rising of homosexuality really came when our diets were changed, when they took out vitamin E, which was found in whole grains and real butter. You can change the diets of rats and remove vitamin E from them and rats can become homosexual. So, our diets need -- if you got kids, feed them whole grains, feed 'em real butter, none of this margarine -- [and] when I used to go home as a kid in college, I'd say to my folks, 'Pass the...pass the homo-margarine.' Well my dad didn't think that was funny -- but our diets need to be right and if we ... keep having drunk moms and dads...drunk dads molesting their children, that's where this homosexuality comes around a lot." Want to know what ruined morality, families and women? "Now see the Devil woke up and said 'How can I ruin America,' he says 'this is what I'll do, I'll go to the Catholic churches and the Protestant churches and I'll get all these women that used to do things like fight alcohol and I'll get them into Bible studies and they'll learn scripture, and scripture and they'll forget about fighting alcohol that hurts our children,'" explained Amondson. Yup ... everything went to hell in America when we started using margarine and women started reading the Bible for themselves instead on trusting their husbands to tell them what they needed to know. Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 06.18.08 Clickbank Datafeed Get Paid for Surveys

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