A Sneak Peek At Tomorrow's Insider Polls
This week's National Journal polls Congressional and political insiders on their favorite members of Congress, the member they'd like most to shut up, the brightest thinkers and strategists in their parties and much more.
And Hotline OnCall is giving everyone a sneak preview. Some fascinating, and some very expected, results below. A full list of our insiders is at the bottom.
Which member has the brightest future?
Congressional InsidersDems GOPers
D. Wasserman Schultz 16% Kevin McCarthy 25%
Mark Warner 13 Paul Ryan 21Political Insiders
Dems GOPers
Mark Warner 13% John Thune 32%
D. Wasserman Schultz 8 Eric Cantor 20
Which voice in your party would you most like to mute?
Congressional Insiders
Dems GOPersJoe Lieberman 22% No one 16%
Dennis Kucinich 19 Michele Bachmann 11
Sheila Jackson Lee 13 Glenn Beck 11
No one 13 Steve King 11
Bart Stupak 6 Sarah Palin 11
Tom Price 11Political Insiders
Dems GOPers
Joe Lieberman 23% Sarah Palin 28%
Nancy Pelosi 15 Michael Steele 12
UPDATED: Check out the magazine's introduction to the full Insider's Poll, and the list of most admired senators.
Below the jump: Who's the best strategist, the most creative thinker and the most impressive political figure of the year.
Who is your party's best political strategist?
Congressional Insiders Dems GOPers Rahm Emanuel 29% Haley Barbour 17%Nancy Pelosi 16 Karl Rove 13
Political Insiders
Dems GOPers
David Axelrod 25% Karl Rove 26%
Rahm Emanuel 19 Haley Barbour 24
Who is the most creative thinker in your party?
Congressional Insiders Dems GOPers Barney Frank 13% Newt Gingrich 41%Bill Clinton 10 Paul Ryan 14
Political Insiders
Dems GOPers
Bill Clinton 12% Newt Gingrich 53%
Rahm Emanuel 8 Karl Rove 5
Which political figure has most impressed you this year?
Congressional InsidersDems GOPers
Barack Obama 31% Bob McDonnell 13%
Nancy Pelosi 16 John Boehner 9
Mitch McConnell 9
Sarah Palin 9Political Insiders
Dems GOPers
Barack Obama 25% Bob McDonnell 22%
Nancy Pelosi 11 Sarah Palin 11
The polls also show Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is the most-admired member of the upper chamber by colleagues, while Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) share that honor on the GOP side. Pelosi and Hoyer are the most admired Dems, while Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) takes the prize among GOPers.
For the full polls, plus some juicy blind quotes from our insiders, check out this week's edition of National Journal, hitting newsstands tomorrow.
National Journal's Dem Congressional Insiders include: Sens. Sherrod Brown, Ben Cardin, Thomas Carper, Christopher Dodd, Frank Lautenberg, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Pryor, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Warner; Reps. Jason Altmire, Robert Andrews, Michael Arcuri, Tammy Baldwin, Melissa Bean, Xavier Becerra, Howard Berman, Marion Berry, Rick Boucher, Lois Capps, Michael Capuano, Dennis Cardoza, Chris Carney, James Clyburn, Gerry Connolly, Jim Cooper, Joseph Crowley, Elijah Cummings, Artur Davis, Diana DeGette, Rosa DeLauro, Eliot Engel, Anna Eshoo, Sam Farr, Chaka Fattah, Bob Filner, Phil Hare, Alcee Hastings, Rush Holt, Mike Honda, Steve Israel, Frank Kratovil, Jim Langevin, John Lewis, Zoe Lofgren, Nita Lowey, Carolyn Maloney, Ed Markey, Jim McDermott, Jim McGovern, Kendrick Meek, Jim Moran, David Price, Silvestre Reyes, Linda Sanchez, Jan Schakowsky, Mark Schauer, Jose Serrano, Adam Smith, John Spratt, Pete Stark, John Tanner, Ellen Tauscher, Bennie Thompson, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Henry Waxman, and Peter Welch.
National Journal's GOP Congressional Insiders include: Sens. Lamar Alexander, Jim Bunning, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Johnny Isakson, George LeMieux, Richard Lugar, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Sessions, Olympia Snowe, John Thune, David Vitter; Reps. Michele Bachmann, Brian Bilbray, Marsha Blackburn, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Charles Boustany, Kevin Brady, John Campbell, Eric Cantor, John Carter, Michael Castle, Tom Cole, Mike Conaway, David Dreier, Jeff Flake, Scott Garrett, Bob Goodlatte, Kay Granger, Doc Hastings, Pete Hoekstra, Bob Inglis, Darrell Issa, Peter King, Jack Kingston, Mark Kirk, John Kline, Christopher Lee, Dan Lungren, Kenny Marchant, Kevin McCarthy, Patrick McHenry, John Mica, Candice Miller, Sue Myrick, Devin Nunes, Mike Pence, Tom Price, Adam Putnam, Dave Reichert, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Mike Rogers of Michigan, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Pete Sessions, John Shadegg, Adrian Smith, Mark Souder, Pat Tiberi, Fred Upton, and Joe Wilson.
National Journal's Dem Political Insiders include: Jill Alper, Brad Bannon, Dave Beattie, Andy Bechhoefer, Cornell Belcher, Matt Bennett, Mitchell W. Berger, Mike Berman, Stephanie Bosh, Paul Brathwaite, Donna Brazile, Mark Brewer, Ed Bruley, George Bruno, Deb Callahan, Bonnie Campbell, Bill Carrick, Guy Cecil, Martin J. Chavez, Tony Coelho, Jerry Crawford, Jeff Danielson, Peter Daou, Howard Dean, Jim Demers, Tad Devine, David Di Martino, Debbie Dingell, Monica Dixon, Patrick Dorton, Anita Dunn, Jeff Eller, Steve Elmendorf, Carter Eskew, Eric Eve, Vic Fazio, Peter Fenn, Scott Ferson, Jim Fleischmann, Tina Flournoy, Don Foley, Don Fowler, Vincent Frillici, Gina Glantz, Niles Godes, John Michael Gonzalez, Joe Grandmaison, Anna Greenberg, Stan Greenberg, Pat Griffin, Larry Grisolano, Michael Gronstal, Lisa Grove, Marcia Hale, Jill Hanauer, Dick Harpootlian, Paul Harstad, Laura Hartigan, Mike Henry, Karen Hicks, Leo Hindery, Jr., Harold Ickes, Marcus Jadotte, John Jameson, Steve Jarding, Jonathon Jones, Jim Jordan, Gale Kaufman, Lisa Kountoupes, Kam Kuwata, Celinda Lake, David Lang, Penny Lee, Chris Lehane, Jeff Link, Bill Lynch, Bob Maloney Steve Marchand, Jim Margolis, Paul Maslin, Keith Mason, Terry McAuliffe, Susan McCue, Gerald McEntee, Tom McMahon, Phil McNamara, David Medina, Mark Mellman, John Merrigan, Steve Murphy, Janet Napolitano, David Nassar, Marcia Nichols, John Norris, Tom Ochs, Tom O'Donnell, Scott Parven, Jeffrey Peck, Debora Pignatelli, Tony Podesta, Jack Quinn, Larry Rasky, Bruce Reed, Mame Reiley, Steve Ricchetti, Will Robinson, Steve Rosenthal, David Rudd, John Ryan, Wendy Sherman, Terry Shumaker, Sean Sinclair Phil Singer, Erik Smith, Doug Sosnik, Darry Sragow, Ken Strasma, Katrina Swett, Sarah Swisher, Jeffrey Trammell, Ed Turlington, Mike Veon, Rick Wiener, Bridgette Williams, James Williams, JoDee Winterhof, Brian Wolff, and Jim Zogby.
National Journal's GOP Political Insiders include: Dan Allen, Stan Anderson, Gary Andres, Saulius (Saul) Anuzis, Rich Ashooh, Whit Ayres, Brett Bader, Mitch Bainwol, Gary Bauer, David Beckwith, Clark Benson, Wayne Berman, Brian Bieron, Charlie Black, Kirk Blalock, Carmine Boal, Jeff Boeyink, Ron Bonjean, Jeff Buley, Luke Byars, Nick Calio, Danny Carroll, Ron Christie, Jim Cicconi, Cesar Conda, Jake Corman, Scott Cottington, Charlie Crist, Greg Crist, Diane Crookham-Johnson, Fergus Cullen, Tom Davis, Mike Dennehy, Ken Duberstein, Steve Duprey, Debi Durham, Frank Fahrenkopf, John Feehery, Don Fierce, Mindy Fletcher, Carl Forti, Alex Gage, Sam Geduldig, Adam Geller, Ed Gillespie, Benjamin Ginsberg, David Girard-diCarlo, Bill Greener, Jonathan Grella, Lanny Griffith, Janet Mullins Grissom, Doug Gross, Todd Harris, Steve Hart, Christopher Healy, Ralph Hellmann, Chris Henick, Terry Holt, David Iannelli, Barry Jackson, Clark Judge, David Keating, David Kensinger, Bruce Keough, Bob Kjellander, Ed Kutler, Chris Lacivita, Jim Lake, Steve Lombardo, Kevin Madden, Joel Maiola, Gary Maloney, David Marin, Mary Matalin, Dan Mattoon, Brian McCormack, Mark McKinnon, Kyle McSlarrow, Ken Mehlman, Jim Merrill, Tim Morrison, Mike Murphy, Phil Musser, Ron Nehring, Terry Nelson, Neil Newhouse, David Norcross, Ziad Ojakli, Jack Oliver, Todd Olsen, Connie Partoyan, Dana Perino, Van B. Poole, Tom Rath, Scott Reed, Davi d Rehr, Steve Roberts, Jason Roe, David Roederer, Dan Schnur, Russ Schriefer, Rich Schwarm, Brent Seaborn, Rick Shelby, Andrew Shore, Kevin Shuvalov, Don Sipple, Fred Steeper, Bob Stevenson, Eric Tanenblatt, Sara Taylor, Richard Temple, Heath Thompson, Jay Timmons, Warren Tompkins, Ted Van Der Meid, Dirk van Dongen, Jan van Lohuizen, Stewart Verdery, Dick Wadhams, John Weaver, Tom Wilson, Dave Winston, Ginny Wolfe, and Fred Wszolek.
Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR:
Omnibus Appropriations, Special Education, Global AIDS Initiative, Job Training, Unemployment Benefits, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, U.S.-Singapore Trade, U.S.-Chile Trade, Supplemental Spending for Iraq & Afghanistan, Prescription Drug Benefit, Child Nutrition Programs, Surface Transportation, Job Training and Worker Services, Agriculture Appropriations, Foreign Aid, Vocational/Technical Training, Supplemental Appropriations, UN “Reforms.” Patriot Act Reauthorization, CAFTA, Katrina Hurricane-relief Appropriations, Head Start Funding, Line-item Rescission, Oman Trade Agreement, Military Tribunals, Electronic Surveillance, Head Start Funding, COPS Funding, Funding the REAL ID Act (National ID), Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, Thought Crimes “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, Peru Free Trade Agreement, Economic Stimulus, Farm Bill (Veto Override), Warrantless Searches, Employee Verification Program, Body Imaging Screening.
Marsha Blackburn Voted AGAINST:
Ban on UN Contributions, eliminate Millennium Challenge Account, WTO Withdrawal, UN Dues Decrease, Defunding the NAIS, Iran Military Operations defunding Iraq Troop Withdrawal, congress authorization of Iran Military Operations.
Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman.
See her unconstitutional votes at :
http://tinyurl.com/qhayna
Mickey
If congressional insiders truly think Newt Gingrich is the most creative thinker in the GOP - we are sunk. Haley Barbour best political strategist? How depressing
Sarah Palin actually took on the Republican establishment in Alaska. The GOP establishment/insiders are part of the problem
Just goes to show how out of touch insiders are
My phone rings twice a day with calls from one or more GOP entities. Every once in a while I'll pick up and ream out the caller explaining that until the party understands that it needs to be conservative they can forget my donation as I will not, repeat not donate to a party that includes the likes of Snowe, Collins, Graham, etc.
Until that change takes place, my money goes to individual candidates that espuse and live to conservative ideals.
That, by the way, excludes the likes of Newt, Huckabee and Romney leaving only the lovely Sarah Palin. My money goes to her PAC, I trust she'll support candidates that meet my criteria.
Worthless poll other than to show one more time how corrupt and inbred the Federal politicians, lamestream media, D.C. lobbyists and their ilk are.
Waxman has the brightest future?
Thst discredits the whole poll
Waxman is 69 years old.
The only future Waxman has is retirement, hopefully as early as 2011.
Is this a joke? In case this is not a joke, the NJ needs new Insiders. First, I never heard of Paul Ryan, Kevin McCarthy or Tom Price. And I don't recognize any of the names in your list of GOP Political Insiders (except, of course, the lovely Dana Perino). Some of the names, I am sure, are fake.
But seriously...Newt Gingrich as most creative thinker? Creative in coming up with novel ways to marginalize the GOP and increase its irrelevance perhaps.
Most like to mute? With the exception of Tom Price (unknown) and Steele, only the most idiotic of "GOP Insiders" would want to mute the Palin, Beck and Bachmann, arguably the collective voice of modern American conservatism.
You may want to keep these "insiders" annonymous next time to save them the embarassment of being associated with this tripe.
The poll further showed that 28% of the GOP establishment were long time eunuchs who suffered from sever Palin envy given her demonstrated fearless ability to take the fight to the liberals in Washington.
They only wish they new how to man up and do battle.
Rep Thaddeus McCotter. No he isn't my Rep but that is who I listen to when he speaks GOP
I am an Independent. I like Senator Jim Webb on the Dem side.
I want to know who of these RINOs are against Palin.
May be Rush, Sean, Mark Levin, Glenn, can have their staff dissect the comments made in the past by each of these GOP RINOs and let's find out. Let's take our Republican Party Back from these RINOs. Let's Take Back America!.
I know Heritage Foundation is promoting Stone-faced expressionless Paul Ryan. That's why I haven't renewed my membership with Heritage Foundation.
Democrat insiders want to mute Sarah Palin. No secret why - if it wasn't for her and her FaceBook posts, health care reform would have already passed and cap and trade would be next.
Screw those 28 jackasses...they are probably RINOS anyway. Palin for President..Hell Yea!!
Palin has more guts then the out of touch ones that want too silence her.they are just cowards.
Wow, how out of touch with real Americans can you be?
Do we need any further proof that there is no one in Washington that is even FROM the United States LET ALONE represents the people of this nation.
We need to either boot out this entire cabal of liars, cheats, and traitors or secede in mass from Washington, DC put up walls a hundred feet high backed by land mines and ban anyone from there from entering OUR country.
The last American statesman is Ron Paul. Not only does he represent conservative values, he is the one Washington insider trusted by almost everyone. He appears on all the partisan "news shows" and explains the constitution, monetary policy, climate change and all the other issues of the day. He is the one standard bearer for the dangers of reliance upon the Federal Reserve. He is the ONLY politician to trust. His views and common sense constitutionalism are readily found at ronpaul.com. Sooner or later people MUST see how prescient and unwavering his traditional American values and his compassionate experiences have shaped him into the one man who can save us NOW from Big Government. He took a principled stand against the Iraq and Afghanistan wars but believes that retribution for an attack must be dealt with swiftly and severely. He is the last bastion of hope for the Republic and the ideals of Americanism.
I don't know about walls and land mines, but Wayne is definitely on the mark otherwise. If any of the "GOP Political Insiders" are reading this (except the lovely Dana Perino, of course)you need to get out more. Get to know the folks in America. There is a whole country outside the Hawk N Dove and Bullfeathers. There are other sources of information about these people, like the Internet. I don't have time to explain what the Internet is right now, but, dude(s)...get a clue!
How that idiot Lindsey Graham cannot be at the top of any "shut up" list is incredible. Goober is an absolute joke.
The GOP insiders are truly out of touch. Their biggest concern should be that in another year Sarah Palin may have a far bigger following than the GOP itself. What she has done to revive her career and increase her favorables since resigning is unbelievable.
The battle for the soul of the GOP takes place in the next 18 months - Conservatives vs. RINOs.
Look out RINOs. We're coming.
All I can say is God help us all if any of the nutball conservatives writing these blog posts ever take over America. I so hope Palin and Beck run for Pres and VP next time. Then we can play taps for the GOP once and for all.
The Republican insiders does not look like a veryy good cross section.I can see why Steve King is jot tyeir guy with some of the names I see here like Diane Crookam-Johnsojn of Iowa. Steve Scheffler, National Comm. Man
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