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Bush-Era Tax Cuts a Likely Campaign Theme
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July 28, 2010
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John D. McKinnon | Wall Street Journal
Democrats are aiming to push legislation extending Bush-era middle-class tax cuts ahead of midterm elections. But with Republicans and several Democrats advocating a similar extension for high-earners, too, prospects for passage before November balloting appear uncertain.
GOP poll: Voters in toss-up states closely eyeing tax battle
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July 28, 2010
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Richard Barry | The Hill
Voters in states with “toss-up” Senate races will look heavily to a looming battle over income taxes, a GOP poll argued Monday.
Resurgent Republic, a research group founded by former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Ed Gillespie, released a poll stating that voters from states undergoing “toss-up” Senate races in November largely oppose letting the Bush-era tax cuts expire at the end of the year.
Resurgent Republic Polls Voters in Battleground States
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July 28, 2010
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Texas Insider
Overwhelmingly Oppose Scheduled Tax Increases in New Survey, “Lame Duck Session” of Congress also opposed
Speaker Pelosi only last week refused to rule out a lame duck session of Congress to consider controversial legislation, seeking to set up Republicans for blame if they do, citing obstructionism. She is cutting against the grain of public opinion in key swing states, and Republicans should reinforce voter wariness of a possible lame duck session of Congress.
Poll: Dems Hurt If They Don't Renew Bush Tax Cuts
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July 28, 2010
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John Rossomando | Newsmax
The upcoming fight over the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts at the end of the year could motivate voters to cast their ballots against Democrats in a handful of tossup Senate races, a new poll finds.
The Resurgent Republic poll shows that voters in these tossup states overwhelmingly oppose letting the tax cuts expire on Dec. 31, the Hill reports.
Lame duck session poses a threat to Democrats this November
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July 26, 2010
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Ed Gillespie | The Daily Caller
Democrats in Congress are clearly considering convening a lame duck session of congress after November’s elections to move much of their liberal agenda. Last week Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to rule it out, and when Senator John Kerry was asked recently if cap-and-trade legislation was dead, he said it wasn’t because “we’re going to have a lame-duck session and we have weeks ahead of us.”