Only a few decades ago it was common for many Congressional Republicans to be more liberal than some of their Democratic colleagues and vise versa. Those days though are over. An analysis by the National Journal found that last year the parties were the most polarized they have ever been in modern times. From the [...]

Nationally, President Obama currently holds an impressive seven point lead over Mitt Romney, according to two new polls. That is equal to the margin by which Obama beat John McCain in the popular vote in 2008. The Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll found Obama 50 percent compared to Romney 43 percent. The most interesting take [...]