Poll: Half say Burris should be blocked from Sen. seat (flag)

www.usatoday.com — In a spectacle that spilled onto the Capitol steps, Burris was turned away from the Senate Tuesday as the 111th Congress was gaveled into session. His lawyer, Timothy Wright III, said the Illinois politician was considering more negotiations or a court challenge to press his case. The ...

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Poll Backs Senate Nixing Burris From Taking Illinois Senate Senate
The Moderate Voice — ... The Senate and Democrats in particular are in a bind. The battle has been thrust into the racial politics barrel, amid charges that the Democrats are in effect racist for not seating him. The battle seems on legal ground as steady as California soil in Malibu after a monster rain. Yet, a new poll shows that most Americans agree with the Democrats: ...

Silly Democrats Keep Reflecting The Will Of The People
Oliver Willis — Crazy bastards. A majority of Americans say Roland Burris should be blocked from taking a U.S. Senate seat and Illinois should hold a special election to fill the vacancy he was appointed to fill, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. – Interest in the dispute is high — six in 10 are following it closely — and support for Burris is scant. By nearly 2-1, 51% to 27%, those surveyed say the Senate should block him from taking his seat. A similar majority, 52%, say Illinois should hold a special election as soon as possible to fill the ...

America to Democratic Party: Hey, you know what would be great? A Special Election in Illinois.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — First, America as a whole: Poll: Half say Burris should be blocked from Sen. seat WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans say Roland Burris should be blocked from taking a U.S. Senate seat and Illinois should hold a special election to fill the vacancy he was appointed to fill, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. [snip] Interest in the dispute is high — six in 10 are following it closely — and support for Burris is scant. By nearly 2-1, 51% to 27%, those surveyed say the Senate should block him from taking his seat. A similar majority, ...

Whip Me, Beat Me, Call Me Trash
Balloon Juice — ... I couldn’t sleep, having foolishly had a cup of coffee after dinner, so I was lying in bed flipping between the midnight Hardball re-run and whatever disaster show was on the History channel, when at the end of the hour, Pat Buchanan, Susan Page from USA Today, and Matthews discussed this little gem of a poll: ...

Wednesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — ... that Illinois' vacant seat should not viewed as "the black seat." If that happens, "we begin to lose the progress we made," Cleaver said. * Most Americans believe the Senate should block Roland Burris' appointment. * Walter Dellinger, a former head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel under Clinton, presents ...

1/8: The Trouble With Harry
Blogometer — ... 's John Cole : "Harry Reid has now, according to this poll , through his obstinance and idiocy, helped create popular support for Burris to not be seated. Since Burris will be seated anyway, these people will be pissed, Reid will look like a clown for being rolled over and put in his place by [IL Gov. Rod] Blagojevich , and Republicans, with an assist from the Democrats who ran around calling Burris tainted for several weeks, will now claim Democrats are just as corrupt as Republicans. It really is impressive how Reid and company got themselves into this mess. Their ability ...