Posted on 04/28/2009 3:48:54 PM PDT by GOPGuide
For just the second time in more than five years of daily or weekly tracking, Republicans now lead Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 41% would vote for their district’s Republican candidate while 38% would choose the Democrat. Thirty-one percent (31%) of conservative Democrats said they would vote for their district’s Republican candidate.
Overall, the GOP gained two points this week, while the Democrats lost a point in support. Still, it’s important to note that the GOP’s improved position comes primarily from falling Democratic support. Democrats are currently at their lowest level of support in the past year while Republicans are at the high water mark.
Over the past year, Democratic support has ranged from a low of 38% to a high of 50%. In that same time period, Republicans have been preferred by 34% to 41% of voters nationwide.
During calendar 2009, Democratic support has ranged from 38% to 42% and the Republican range has been from 35% to 41%.
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Democrats began the year holding a six- or seven-point lead over the GOP for the first several weeks of 2009. That began to slip in early February and the Republicans actually took a two-point lead for a single week in the middle of March. Since then, the results have ranged from dead even to a four point lead for the Democrats.
Men now favor the GOP by a 45% to 34% margin. Women prefer the Democrats by a 42% to 38% margin.
Other recent polling shows 50% believe the high reelection rates result from election rules that are “rigged to benefit members of Congress.”
looking at the man
You obviously learned nothing from the '96 Presidential campaign.Can you say "Newt Gingrich"? I'll wager that Hussein can.
Men now favor the GOP by a 45% to 34% margin. Women prefer the Democrats by a 42% to 38% margin. Other recent polling shows 50% believe the high reelection rates result from election rules that are "rigged to benefit members of Congress."Term limits.
Although not a technical review, my nail techs today said they are hearing from ALOT of women that they voted for Obama and regret it.
And this is a very busy nail salon :)
Dr. Evil.
Juan’s selective and expedient memory apparently can’t recall the same was said about the demrats when Reagan got elected.
And, I wonder who Juan thinks will pick up the pieces when communism fails-—again.
What I’m about to say will no doubt bring feminine wrath down on my head. But here goes.
It is amazing to me that women, who want to feel free to compete with men for top jobs continue to, as a robotic group, vote for the touchy feely “we’ll take care of you” party.
I submit that when women accept that performance, and that means the creation of products people want that are successfully sold for a profit, there will be no glass ceilings. As long as they, as a sex, cling to whining about glass ceilings there will always be glass ceilings.
A good number of women will defend ABORTION to the death and includes the death of the Republic.
I don’t believe these polls. My guess is he is at 42% or less. Possibly under 40% unless people are brain dead.
True. I read something today maybe in the WSJ, whcih I will not be renewing, and someone said the Dems wanted a show investigations into waterboardings and bush when they did not have the votes to please their base.
Now that they have the votes - they will be afraid and will have no excuses. The base will demand it and normal Americans will have a backlash against it.
LOL! I see history is about to repeat itself. Jeffords jumped ship and then the GOP took a commanding lead in the Senate. Enjoy your minority status when the GOP takes over in 2010, Specter....................assuming you’re even in the Senate after that election.
And despite a 7% approval rating, 97% of congressmen were re-elected.
In short, any poll grouping Congress together is pointless.
“Overall, the GOP gained two points this week, while the Democrats lost a point in support. Still, it’s important to note that the GOP’s improved position comes primarily from falling Democratic support. Democrats are currently at their lowest level of support in the past year while Republicans are at the high water mark.”
The American people are getting a big taste of liberalism. I guess they don’t like it much. Can you imagine what this will look like once Mr Obama’s policies really kick in. Even the media won’t be able to cover for the assclown. People know if they have a job or not, money in their checking account, retirement account and a roof over their head.
“The problem is when the generic gets replaced with an actual politician.”
Bingo. Generic polls almost always favor the party out of power. Match up actual candidates and things tend to change. The power of incumbency is incredible.
Good news!
[The House is quite possible but, at the moment, still unlikely. ]
The real crapola hasn’t even hit the fan yet. TARP fraud, SS insolvency, double digit inflation, the collapse of Iraq and/or Pakistan, China dumping dollars, Israel bombing Iran, GMs collapse, high unemployment, commercial real estate collapse, etc. etc. Most of these things have a good chance of happening before the elections in 2010. I don’t envy the Stumble Bum In Chief’s political future when all this hits.
So what percent of total Dimocrats is that?
1%?
.05%?
I sure hope the GOP learns from this. This isn’t because we have become more “moderate” it is because Obama is scaring the bejesus out of America. Many thought they were electing a moderate and now they are seeing him in a different light and seeing the idea that the Democrats now have complete control of the government as a huge mistake. I sure hope the GOP can see the writing on this wall because now is not the time to gather in a circle and sing kumbya with Democrats. The Democrats don’t need the GOP and the GOP should hammer them and let them drown in their own quagmire of socialist radical leftist filth.
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