Tuesday, 07 September 2010 09:00

When It Comes To The Economy, Washington Isn't Feeling Your Pain

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 July 2010 20:06 Written by Raghavan Mayur, Investor's Business Daily Thursday, 22 July 2010 19:43

Most Americans feel Washington has become a Land of Oz — completely out of touch with public pain, almost to the point of denial. Our politicians are akin to Nero who fiddled while Rome burned.

IBD/TIPP Takes Top Honors Again

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 January 2010 15:11 Written by Investor's Business Daily Monday, 15 December 2008 20:00

Election: Now that the '08 tally is official, we note that for the second election in a row, the IBD/TIPP Poll not only came closest to the final margin, but was right on the money — tantamount to hitting a bullet with a bullet.

Results certified over the weekend show Barack Obama got 52.9% of the popular vote vs. 45.7% for John McCain. The difference — 7.2 percentage points — is exactly what IBD/TIPP predicted just hours before polls opened Nov. 4.