The health care issue was a big loser for incumbent Democrats on Tuesday, particularly for self-proclaimed pro-life Democrats who backed the bill despite components that would require taxpayer funding of abortion. So who did the Susan B. Anthony List target? How many of their targeted incumbents went down to defeat? Did the group support any Democrats? We discuss all these questions with Marilyn Musgrave, director of the SBA List’s Votes Have Consequences project.
The Enthusiasm Gap is Real
For weeks we heard about the ‘enthusiasm gap’ that favors Republicans in the midterm elections. Democrats claim that gap has closed in the final weeks of the campaign. But has it? Why does Gallup see Republican intensity at a higher point than anytime in the past few decades? How is enthusiasm measured? And does GOP enthusiasm reflect great support for the Republicans or tremendous dissatisfaction with Democrats? We ask Frank Newport, editor-in-chief at Gallup.
What Next for the Tea Party?
The Tea Party movement has been growing for almost two years, but where will its focus be once the midterms are over? What does it want to see from lawmakers it helped to get elected? How much can be expected while Obama is president? And why will the Tea Party be targeting corporations much more in the months ahead? We ask Tom Borelli, director of the Free Enterprise Project at the National Center for Public Policy Research.
How to Really Reform the UN
Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton says the United States is paying a huge share of the United Nations’ budget only to watch that money be spent in ways that run contrary to U.S. interests. How would voluntary funding work? How would it drastically change the way the U.N. does business? Can we do such a thing unilaterally? We ask Bolton, who also rips the lack of any meaningful national security debate in this election season and why he believes President Obama is emboldening our enemies on a regular basis.
Christians Slaughtered in Iraq
Islamic terrorists are responsible for the massacre of more than 50 Christians at a Catholic church in Baghdad Sunday night. So why did the radicals target the Christians? How brutal has the persecution of Christians been during the course of the current war? How does the new Iraqi constitution foreshadow ongoing persecution? Would Christians find more safety if Iraq had a government in place? We ask Dr. Carl Moeller, president of Open Doors USA.
Voters Still Hate Obamacare
As voters head to the polls on Tuesday, how much is the ongoing health care debate playing into voter intentions. Will the implementation of some popular new provisions help Democrats? What do voters in the closest races think about the new health laws? If given the majority, should Republicans try to repeal the laws one piece at a time or all at once? We ask Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute.
How to Spot Voter Fraud
There have already been allegations of voting irregularities in early voting this year, but what should you be aware of when heading to the polls on Tuesday? How do poll workers and those ‘assisting’ voters break the law? Where is this most common? We discuss these and many other illegal Election Day activities with J. Christian Adams, former attorney with the Justice Department’s voting rights division.
Massive Spending Not Working
On Friday we learned that economic growth in the third quarter of this year was two percent. Positive growth is always welcome but what does this tell us about the health of the economy? What are the key numbers and why do they seem to tell conflicting stories? And as voters head to the polls, what can we say for sure about the results we’ve seen from the past two years of economic policy? We ask Bill Beach, director of the Center for Data Analysis at the Heritage Foundation.
Terror In A Package
Authorities in London and in several places here in the U.S. are investigating a series of suspicious packages arriving from Yemen. At least two of the packages were addressed to a Chicago synagogue, but none of the packages were actually explosives. So was this a dry run for a real terrorist strike down the road or could there be plans for an actual attack this weekend? How surprised should we be that this story come just four days before major elections in the U.S.? What does the Yemeni link tell us and how much can the Yemeni government do to stop attacks originating from its country? We ask Dr. Walid Phares from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and find out why he’s investigating a possible link between these packages and the recent shootings at military sites in Virginia.
Accustomed to My Facebook
Americans of all ages are fascinated, and often addicted, to Facebook. So that means the social media giant is a perfect target for ridicule from the Capitol Steps. Our guest is Steps performer Mark Eaton.