Thursday, June 07, 2012
Bad Week Aside, Female Voters Still Love Obama More Than Romney - The Daily Beast / Kirsten Powers - “One of the things we saw among independents is they see the Republican Party as much more extreme as they used to,” said Erickson of Third Way’s polling. “To the extent Obama can link Romney to congressional Republicans, those independent women will be with Obama. Romney needs to distance himself from some of the things that make the GOP seem so extreme” if he wants to win over these voters
Casey Martin, who needs a cart to play golf, earns spot in U.S. Open with win at sectional qualifier in Oregon - NY Daily News - Hank Gola - Casey Martin rides again. Famous for winning a landmark 2001 case against the USGA to be allowed to use a golf cart because of a degenerative leg condition, Tiger Woods' old Stanford teammate qualified for next week's U.S. Open by snatching the first of two spots open at the Sectional Qualifier in Creswell, Oregon late Monday. Martin will return to the Olympic Club in San Francisco, where he played his only major in a cart 14 years ago. He’ll be allowed to use the cart in 2012, too.
2012 U.S. Open -- Casey Martin qualifies for Olympic Club -- 14 years after his only major appearance there - ESPN - Martin, who finished in near darkness and admitted he probably should have stopped and resumed in the morning, won a lawsuit in 2001 filed against the PGA Tour that went to the Supreme Court, allowing him the use of a cart in competition under the Americans With Disabilities Act. He had been granted an injunction in 1997 and qualified for the Open in 1998 at Olympic, where he tied for 23rd in his only appearance in a major championship.
Miss USA contestant resigns, says pageant was 'fixed' - USATODAY - Sheena Monnin, 27, is angry and has turned in her tiara as Miss Pennsylvania USA 2012. In a note on her Facebook page, she says that she believes Sunday's Miss USA competition was fixed. She said she saw evidence that the top five contestants were selected before they were announced on Sunday's show.
Chipper Jones, Tim Tebow to open facility in Orlando | ajc.com - "I haven't met Tim. I hope to in the very near future," Jones said before Wednesday's game at Miami. "He's probably the most recognizable figure in America right now. We're from the same area in Jacksonville. I know he comes from a good family.
Wisconsin Exit Polls: Obama, (Pretty) Big - The Daily Beast - Michael Tomasky - The political outcome I really cared about was the exit poll question showing Obama beating Romney. By how much it's hard to say. The first wave had Obama plus six, then later on MSNBC I saw plus 12, which I also saw here, at Business Insider. The Washington Post put it at nine. So let's be conservative and call it seven. Folks, if ever there was a day in the history of Wisconsin polling that should have shown Romney within spitting distance of Obama--or even ahead, given the obviously massive pro-Walker turnout--it should have been yesterday, which was the biggest and most enthusiastic day for Republican politics in recent state history. Yes, Romney should have been ahead, or at the very least tied. Instead, the same electorate that gave Walker this huge win said it would reelect the president handily. On the presidential level, Wisconsin is a blue state. Let's look at a few numbers.
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