Tag Archives: WaPo

Hillary +8 In New ABC/Washington Post Poll

ABC News reports: Hillary Clinton has advanced among women and consolidated support within her party since her nominating convention, while a difficult few weeks have left Donald Trump still struggling on basic ratings from his temperament to his qualifications for office. She leads him by 8 points in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. All told, Clinton leads Trump by …

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Washington Post Editorial Board: Donald Trump’s Candidacy Presents A Unique Threat To Democracy

From the editorial board of the Washington Post: Mr. Trump campaigns by insult and denigration, insinuation and wild accusation: Ted Cruz’s father was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; Hillary Clinton may be guilty of murder; Mr. Obama is a traitor who wants Muslims to attack. The Republican Party has moved the lunatic fringe onto center stage, …

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New ABC/WaPo Poll: Hillary +12 Points

From the Washington Post: Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail from Scotland this week contending with sweeping unease about his candidacy as a large majority of Americans register their disapproval and see the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee as discriminatory and unqualified, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Following a month of self-­inflicted controversies, the survey shows …

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WaPo Gives NC Gov. Pat McCrory “Three Pinocchios”

The Washington Post has evaluated North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s statements in the video accompanying last week’s executive order and given him “Three Pinocchios.” They write: By saying he is “taking action to affirm and improve the state’s commitment to privacy and equality” through his executive order, McCrory creates the illusion that there will be more changes than he can …

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Jeff Bezos: Fire Donald Trump Into Outer Space

As he does nearly every day, Donald Trump has reacted to a negative news report by declaring that the source is biased and unprofitable. Yesterday he accused Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos of running a tax dodge to benefit Amazon, which Bezos founded. Bezos, conveniently enough, is also owner of the Blue Origin rocket.

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Washington Post Jumps The Gun On Biden Presidential Announcement: “This File Was Inadvertently Published”

As multiple unnamed sources continue to claim that Joe Biden is about to enter the presidential race, last night the Washington Post jumped the gun with a canned story announcing just that. Media Equalizer reports: Embarrassed Washington Post editors were left scrambling earlier today after a story was accidentally published that declared Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy. With “XXX” showing in …

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Hate Groups Publish Full-Page Message To SCOTUS In The Washington Post: We Won’t Honor Your Ruling On Marriage

A coalition of hate groups and Christian pastors calling themselves Defend Marriage has published a full-page message to SCOTUS in the Washington Post. Among the signers at the bottom of the ad are Mat Staver, Elaine Donnelly, the Benham brothers, Alveda King, Jim Garlow, John Hagee, E.W. Jackson, Don Wildmon, Dave Welch, Robert Jeffress, and Penny Nance. From the text: …

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WaPo 2016 Net Favorability Poll

Of all the declared and potential 2016 candidates in the Washington Post’s net favorability poll, only Sen. Bernie Sanders is (barely) in positive territory. The real-world surveys show that the overwhelming majority of presidential candidates are running negative favorability scores. Quinnipiac has Bernie Sanders at +1 overall, although that’s partly because 62 percent of Americans say they haven’t heard enough …

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Strong Lead For Hillary In New WaPo Poll

Via the Washington Post: Hillary Rodham Clinton holds double-digit leads over potential Republican challengers Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney as the likely Democratic presidential candidate moves closer to entering the race, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Although Clinton, Bush and Romney are all longtime politicians and members of political dynasties, registered voters are less likely to count that …

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MAP: Federal Aid By State

Via the Washington Post: Nearly $1 in $3 in state revenue comes from the federal government, according to a new analysis. While taxes are responsible for most state general revenues, the federal government is responsible for about 31.5 percent of the total, according to the nonprofit Tax Foundation. Mississippi is most reliant on the federal government, with 45.3 percent of …

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DC Priest To Gays: Stop All That Fucking

“A person with same-sex attraction is called to live celibately, like any unmarried heterosexual person. And though celibacy has its challenges (as does marriage) it can also be a very fulfilling way to live. Of this I am a witness. I am heterosexual, but I live celibately, not just because I am a priest, but because I am unmarried. And …

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MAP: Marriage Supporting Pols By State

Via the Washington Post: About 45 percent of all governors and members of Congress across the country support same-sex marriage, and in all but 10 states there is at least one member of Congress or the governor who does. The percentage of politicians who support marriage for same-sex couples is slightly lower than the percentage of Americans who do. A …

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Tweet Of The Day

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HomoQuotable – Matt Stolhandske

“As a gay man, I should hate Melissa and Aaron Klein. They’re the Portland-based Christian bakery owners who, in 2013, refused to make a cake for a lesbian couple’s wedding. And despite their insistence that they’re only morally opposed to gay marriage, not gays, they make their disdain for equality quite clear: ‘I didn’t want to be a part of …

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ABC/WaPo Poll: Half Of Americans Say Marriage Is A Constitutional Right

Via the Washington Post: A full 50 percent say gay marriage is protected by the Constitution’s Equal Protection clause, an argument repeated by judge after judge in a string of federal rulings against state bans since a pivotal Supreme Court decision last summer. Some 43 percent do not believe gay marriage enjoys constitutional protection. Support for gay marriage overall — …

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WaPo Marriage Map

The Washington Post has published an interactive marriage map.  Click on each state for recent developments.

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WaPo: 82% Chance GOP Wins Senate

Via the Washington Post: According to the model, which was built for The Post by political scientist and Monkey Cage blog author John Sides, Republicans have an 82 percent chance of claiming the six seats they need to move back into the majority. Explains Sides: The main problem for Democrats is that it’s a midterm year — and the president’s …

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New Poll: Record Support For Marriage

Via ABC News: Half of all Americans believe that gay men and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll in which a large majority also said businesses should not be able to deny serving gays for religious reasons. Fifty percent say the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection gives gays the right …

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WaPo Publishes Interactive Marriage Map

The Washington Post has published an interactive marriage equality map which doesn’t show all the lawsuits currently in progress, but it does highlight the states where we seem to be closest to a win.

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Op-Ed Of The Day

From a Washington Post op-ed written by Yale law professors Ian Ayres and William Eskridge: Eight U.S. states, and several cities and counties, have some version of what we call “no promo homo” provisions. Before the United States condemns the Russian statute’s infringement of free speech and academic freedom, it should recognize that our own republican forms of government have …

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