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The GOP have hamstrung themselves with these nutty 'baggers. Now that we are getting closer to the election people are taking more serious consideration to what they are saying/believe in, a lot of which is truly stupid and downright alarming. The GOP has been ignoring Rove here and rallying around this "grass root" movement simply because it had momentum. The end result may not be what they had hoped for. Momentum sure, substance? Not so much. Polls are reflecting that.
The GOP has lost two elections now because they have not paid attention to substance and instead appeased their crazy wing of the party. They are doing it again...
As Democrats prepare for considerable losses in the November elections, there's reason to believe the party in power may not be headed for the bloodbath it might expect. According to a new NEWSWEEK Poll, President Obama's approval rating - 47 percent - indicates that the party is better off this year than Republicans were in 2006, when the GOP lost 30 House seats, and than the Democrats were in 1994, when they lost 52 House seats.
As with all midterm elections, the president's approval rating is considered a key factor in determining which party voters are likely to support. Indeed, 68 percent of registered voters say their view of Obama is "very" or "somewhat important" in determining their vote for Congress this year. That means little for partisans; Democratic voters appear just as willing as Republicans to vote for their party. But independents skew heavily toward the GOP. Forty-five percent of independents say they'll vote for Republican candidates, compared with just 33 percent for Democrats.
Still, Democrats' perceived weakness may not be so simple for the GOP to capitalize on this fall. Republican leaders still must deal with the Bush legacy, which 38 percent fault for today's economic problems (compared with 19 percent who fault Obama's policies). The public also strongly opposes extending the Bush tax cuts by a spread of 52 percent who think the cuts should expire at the end of this year, and 38 percent who would like them to be extended.
It depends on who did the poll? Newsweek isn't known for being middle of the road, that is for sure. It also depends on what one is calling a bloodbath. Will the Republicans take the house back? I have always said that is iffy and still feel that way, will they make huge gains? Of course they will, but you can keep on dreaming and believing whatever you want.
I noticed you mentioned in one post, the margin of error has closed in some races, would you say that is true in the CA race for governor or are you just talking about those the Democrats are behind in?
Nita
I think Dems might lose the house but it will be a lot closer than the Reps think. No way for the senate or the governor's races will Republicans prevail. One good thing will be the utter falure of tea party candidates. Angle, Miller, O'Donnell and that perv running in NY will all lose bigtime.
I disagree with you: I think the Republicans will clean up in the Governors races, the senate, I agree.
The majority of the country is fiscal conservative but it's broken across party lines. Most moderates on both sides of the aisle are fiscal conservative and I as a centrist am fiscal conservative. I just happen to know that these bailouts were necessary because our system has been breached.
My beef with current situation (dems in office) is that they haven't yet figured out that the only meaningful reform that can solve the most problems with the least effort & gaining the most political clout is doing a full court press on campaign finance reform giving the eviction notice to k street dominance. If GOP ever got around to finding it's soul again, they'd have to join in on that bandwagon to save America from falling on it's own sword. Until that work is done the representative system is corrupt and dysfunctional. No plan or policy implemented can achieve efficacy without ridding ourselves of parasites.
The other piece I'd add is to explain clearly to the American people the plan to get us out of this financial mess. Even if they've been chipping away at it, they haven't pulled it all together for people. When you have the other side campaigning by bumper sticker slogans spouted off by media personalities posing as journalists, you have to find a way to get past the BS and help people to understand.
We still have weeks before the midterms--lots can happen in a few weeks. I think another poster was right--they may take the house, but it's unlikely that it's going to be a landslide, and they're not going to get a super majority (60 votes) that they need in the Senate to move anything through.
As Democrats prepare for considerable losses in the November elections, there's reason to believe the party in power may not be headed for the bloodbath it might expect. According to a new NEWSWEEK Poll, President Obama's approval rating - 47 percent - indicates that the party is better off this year than Republicans were in 2006, when the GOP lost 30 House seats, and than the Democrats were in 1994, when they lost 52 House seats.
As with all midterm elections, the president's approval rating is considered a key factor in determining which party voters are likely to support. Indeed, 68 percent of registered voters say their view of Obama is "very" or "somewhat important" in determining their vote for Congress this year. That means little for partisans; Democratic voters appear just as willing as Republicans to vote for their party. But independents skew heavily toward the GOP. Forty-five percent of independents say they'll vote for Republican candidates, compared with just 33 percent for Democrats.
Still, Democrats' perceived weakness may not be so simple for the GOP to capitalize on this fall. Republican leaders still must deal with the Bush legacy, which 38 percent fault for today's economic problems (compared with 19 percent who fault Obama's policies). The public also strongly opposes extending the Bush tax cuts by a spread of 52 percent who think the cuts should expire at the end of this year, and 38 percent who would like them to be extended.
It is like asking the Nazis what they thought of Hitler.
Perhaps Newsweek should be looking at all the other polls. I beleive that the American public has caught on the the left wing propaganda mill and such "news stories" are laughable.
Newsweek took a publicly avowed turn to the left after the 2008 elections. I guess they bought the mantra that Democrats would be in power for the next 40 years. I'll believe the Gallup Poll over anyone Newsweek hires to do their polling. Gallup (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/gallups-astonishing-numbers-and-the-lake-superior-congressional-districts-104321583.html - broken link)
As Democrats prepare for considerable losses in the November elections, there's reason to believe the party in power may not be headed for the bloodbath it might expect. According to a new NEWSWEEK Poll, President Obama's approval rating - 47 percent - indicates that the party is better off this year than Republicans were in 2006, when the GOP lost 30 House seats, and than the Democrats were in 1994, when they lost 52 House seats.
As with all midterm elections, the president's approval rating is considered a key factor in determining which party voters are likely to support. Indeed, 68 percent of registered voters say their view of Obama is "very" or "somewhat important" in determining their vote for Congress this year. That means little for partisans; Democratic voters appear just as willing as Republicans to vote for their party. But independents skew heavily toward the GOP. Forty-five percent of independents say they'll vote for Republican candidates, compared with just 33 percent for Democrats.
Still, Democrats' perceived weakness may not be so simple for the GOP to capitalize on this fall. Republican leaders still must deal with the Bush legacy, which 38 percent fault for today's economic problems (compared with 19 percent who fault Obama's policies). The public also strongly opposes extending the Bush tax cuts by a spread of 52 percent who think the cuts should expire at the end of this year, and 38 percent who would like them to be extended.
Oh, that's right 1994! It is going to be a long 11/2 for the left!
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