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Two of California’s best-known Democrats are slipping in the polls as the calendar advances closer to Election Day. In fact, both Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein have only single-digit leads over their opponents, the results show. In the race for governor, a Probolsky Research poll, conducted between Aug. 29-Sept. 2, shows Newsom leading Republican businessman John Cox by a mere 5 points, with 17 percent of respondents undecided, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Feinstein faces similar problems, with the poll showing her with only an 8-point advantage over progressive challenger Kevin de León. A quarter of...

Americans love westerns in the style of Clint Eastwood, with his rough-talking, hard-hitting, clean-up-the-town bravado that brings a secure assurance that everything is going to be “righted” “rescued” and peace will reign again. It is no wonder then in this primary season Americans are looking for a leader to deliver us from the malaise and fear of the destructive direction the current administration has taken this country. Voters ask, where is our America? The America that is the “light of the world” and place where people of all countries have desired to come, prosper and be called an “American”? Where...

The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high in that dubious category. Last month, 11% of voters gave the legislature good or excellent ratings. Congress has not received higher than a 15% approval rating since the beginning of 2008. The percentage of Democrats who give Congress positive ratings fell from 17% last month to 13%...

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