N.C. Dems prefer Edwards to Clinton, Obama
N.C. Dems prefer Edwards to Clinton, Obama
North Carolina Republicans are divided over who should be their next presidential nominee, but Democrats like home boy John Edwards, according to a new poll.Edwards, the former Tar Heel senator, had the support of 29 percent of Democratic voters, according to a survey by Public Policy Polling of Raleigh. Edwards is followed by New York Sen. Hillary Clinton (16 percent) and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama (15 percent), with 40 percent saying they would support another choice.
The former mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, had the support of 30 percent of GOP voters, followed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (29 percent), Arizona Sen. John McCain (22 percent) and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (6 percent). The remaining 13 percent supported someone else.
It should be noted that the survey was taken just a few days after Edwards, the Democrat's vice presidential nominee in 2004, announced his candidacy for 2008 in New Orleans.
In the 2008 governor's race, Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue leads among Democrats, and Salisbury attorney Bill Graham leads among Republicans.
Perdue leads with 32 percent, followed by state Treasurer Richard Moore (20 percent) and state Rep. Bill Faison of Orange County (7 percent). About 41 percent said they wanted someone else.
On the Republican side, Graham, who spent more than a $1 million on his ads opposing a gas tax increase, had 24 percent. He was followed by former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr (13 percent), state Sen. Robert Pittenger of Charlotte (10 percent) and state Sen. Fred Smith of Clayton (9 percent). About 44 percent said they wanted somebody else.
The survey of 691 likely Republican voters was taken Jan. 2 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points. The survey of 529 likely Democratic voters was conducted Jan. 4-5 and had a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points.
The firm uses recorded telephone messages to conduct the polling.
The cardinal pecking order
It's official: U.S. Rep. David Price is a cardinal.
That's not a religious designation, just a signal that as the new chairman of a House Appropriations subcommittee, he wields more financial clout than most everyone else in Congress. The Appropriations subcommittee chairs are traditionally so powerful they've been known around Capitol Hill as "cardinals."
As expected, Price, a Chapel Hill Democrat, was appointed Wednesday to lead the Homeland Security subcommittee.
He'll have control of billions of dollars to fund more than 20 agencies within the Department of Homeland Security. He'll handle matters relating to border patrol, immigration issues, port and air security, disaster preparedness and emergency response issues.
The subcommittee Price will lead pays the bills, as opposed to the Homeland Security authorizing committee, which writes laws.
But by handling the checkbook, Price will help determine the nation's homeland security priorities.
Edwards swipes at McCain
Edwards is calling for Congress to block funding for an escalation of the war in Iraq and is tying a potential rival -- GOP Sen. John McCain -- to the policy.
"George Bush's expected decision to adopt the McCain Doctrine and escalate the war in Iraq is a grave mistake," Edwards said in a statement.
Edwards said Congress "should make it clear to the president that he will not get any money to put more of our troops in harm's way until he provides a plan to turn responsibility of Iraq over to the Iraqi people and to ultimately leave Iraq."
GOP resistance to war plan
There are also some Republican voices asking the president to reconsider.
Republican U.S. Reps. Walter Jones and Howard Coble along with six other Republican House members have written to Bush asking him not to increase troops.
"The Pentagon has warned that an escalation of our troops levels in Iraq could lead to an increase in al-Qaeda attacks, provide more targets for Sunni insurgents and fuel the jihadist appeals for foreign fighters to attack U.S. soldiers," they said in their letter.
http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/531117.html
By staff writers Rob Christensen and Barbara Barrett. Christensen can be reached at 829-4532 or robc@newsobserver.com.
North Carolina Republicans are divided over who should be their next presidential nominee, but Democrats like home boy John Edwards, according to a new poll.Edwards, the former Tar Heel senator, had the support of 29 percent of Democratic voters, according to a survey by Public Policy Polling of Raleigh. Edwards is followed by New York Sen. Hillary Clinton (16 percent) and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama (15 percent), with 40 percent saying they would support another choice.
The former mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, had the support of 30 percent of GOP voters, followed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (29 percent), Arizona Sen. John McCain (22 percent) and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (6 percent). The remaining 13 percent supported someone else.
It should be noted that the survey was taken just a few days after Edwards, the Democrat's vice presidential nominee in 2004, announced his candidacy for 2008 in New Orleans.
In the 2008 governor's race, Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue leads among Democrats, and Salisbury attorney Bill Graham leads among Republicans.
Perdue leads with 32 percent, followed by state Treasurer Richard Moore (20 percent) and state Rep. Bill Faison of Orange County (7 percent). About 41 percent said they wanted someone else.
On the Republican side, Graham, who spent more than a $1 million on his ads opposing a gas tax increase, had 24 percent. He was followed by former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr (13 percent), state Sen. Robert Pittenger of Charlotte (10 percent) and state Sen. Fred Smith of Clayton (9 percent). About 44 percent said they wanted somebody else.
The survey of 691 likely Republican voters was taken Jan. 2 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points. The survey of 529 likely Democratic voters was conducted Jan. 4-5 and had a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points.
The firm uses recorded telephone messages to conduct the polling.
The cardinal pecking order
It's official: U.S. Rep. David Price is a cardinal.
That's not a religious designation, just a signal that as the new chairman of a House Appropriations subcommittee, he wields more financial clout than most everyone else in Congress. The Appropriations subcommittee chairs are traditionally so powerful they've been known around Capitol Hill as "cardinals."
As expected, Price, a Chapel Hill Democrat, was appointed Wednesday to lead the Homeland Security subcommittee.
He'll have control of billions of dollars to fund more than 20 agencies within the Department of Homeland Security. He'll handle matters relating to border patrol, immigration issues, port and air security, disaster preparedness and emergency response issues.
The subcommittee Price will lead pays the bills, as opposed to the Homeland Security authorizing committee, which writes laws.
But by handling the checkbook, Price will help determine the nation's homeland security priorities.
Edwards swipes at McCain
Edwards is calling for Congress to block funding for an escalation of the war in Iraq and is tying a potential rival -- GOP Sen. John McCain -- to the policy.
"George Bush's expected decision to adopt the McCain Doctrine and escalate the war in Iraq is a grave mistake," Edwards said in a statement.
Edwards said Congress "should make it clear to the president that he will not get any money to put more of our troops in harm's way until he provides a plan to turn responsibility of Iraq over to the Iraqi people and to ultimately leave Iraq."
GOP resistance to war plan
There are also some Republican voices asking the president to reconsider.
Republican U.S. Reps. Walter Jones and Howard Coble along with six other Republican House members have written to Bush asking him not to increase troops.
"The Pentagon has warned that an escalation of our troops levels in Iraq could lead to an increase in al-Qaeda attacks, provide more targets for Sunni insurgents and fuel the jihadist appeals for foreign fighters to attack U.S. soldiers," they said in their letter.
http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/531117.html
By staff writers Rob Christensen and Barbara Barrett. Christensen can be reached at 829-4532 or robc@newsobserver.com.
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