Political Place: February 27, 2025

The Political Report – February 27, 2025

Republicans and Democrats are further apart on views of Israel than they’ve ever been, a new Gallup Poll finds. Whereas 83% of Republicans hold favorable views of Israel, only 33% of Democrats feel the same — a record gap. A Roanoke College poll finds Virginia’s gubernatorial race has taken a dramatic twist as Abigail Spanberger (D) surged to a healthy lead over Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R), 39% to 24%. The two were tied at 39% in the same s…

Political Place: February 27, 2025

During the presidential campaign we often heard the charge that illegal immigrants are surging across our borders laden with bags of fentanyl. It sounds terrible and has created a stigma to help justify the plan to round up millions of immigrants and send them back to their former country. According to the Cato institute, smuggling is a problem aggravated by the powerful nature of fentanyl allowing it to be easily hidden in a car as people cross…