Posted on 11/10/2009 7:50:41 PM PST by Federalist Patriot
Rasmussen Reports quietly put out the Generic Congressional Ballot poll this afternoon showing the Republican Party with a six-point lead over the Democrats at 43%-37%. That's a two-point jump since last week, and an eight-point swing from one year ago.
Interestingly, an average of four key Generic Congressional Ballot Polls just days before the 1994 mid-term election gave a six-point margin for the GOP over Democrats.
Those four polls were:
ABC: --- 47-46 in favor of the Dems (a 6-point swing in the last week toward the Dems)
Gallup: --- 51-44 for the GOP (a 4 point swing in the last week toward the Dems)
NBC: --- 46-35 for the GOP (a 2 point swing in the two weeks toward the Dems)
Times Mirror: --- 48-43 for the GOP (a 7 point swing in the last month toward the Dems)
That was the year Republicans swept to a massive win, taking 54 seats away from Democrats and gaining control of the House of Representatives. Obviously, it is way too early to draw conclusions right now. But the trend is strong for Republicans right now, and it will bear watching closely as we get into the summer and fall of 2010. If the trend stays at 6-points + for the GOP, it will certainly make a lot of Democrats nervous about what may be coming.
(from Tombtone “Run you cur, Run...and tell all the other curs the LAW is coming - we’re coming and hell’s coming with us!)...Give this message to ALL our cur’s in CONGRESS!~
I guess the hopey changey is not working out for everyone. The hoi polloi remember how it was when unemployment was 5%.
I was reading a piece a little earlier that basically said that the Dems are ok with losing seats, because they know by passing their legislation they have created massive new entitlements that will be almost impossible to undo, thus changing America into a welfare state forever.
How they can sleep at night is astounding. They are purposefully destroying the greatest legacy on earth.
The Rats are underestimating the losses they will incur in 2010 as they maintain us on this path. They are delusional!Their party is going to be destroyed beyond repair not merely brand damaged.
We need 40 seats. Don’t count on it.
They will lose more than forty seats. The Blue Dogs are going to get decimated. I can name four in my state alone that they will lose.
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