Posted on 10/11/2013 5:40:10 AM PDT by cotton1706
Shutdown: Obama's approval rating has cratered, Democrats are fighting among themselves and ObamaCare the reason for the shutdown in the first place has been a disaster. So why are Republicans' knees shaking?
The federal government's hometown newspaper, the Washington Post, reports "key GOP figures" are "abandoning their bid to immediately stop the federal health care law" and are "scrambling for a fallback strategy." Republicans, the paper claims, "have overreached," and their plan to stop ObamaCare has been "politically disastrous" and a "failure."
House leaders seem to be dropping talk of Obama-Care and, over in the Senate, Republicans appear ready to push only the repeal of ObamaCare's medical device tax, which already has wide bipartisan support.
Obviously the polls haven't been great for Republicans their favorability rating is down to 28% in Gallup's latest survey. But look past the liberal media spin and the evidence suggests the GOP is actually at risk of quitting while it's ahead. Consider:
Obama's poll numbers are tanking. The AP finds his approval rating has dropped to 37%. Gallup has him at 44%. Our IBD/TIPP Poll, which covered the first couple of days of the shutdown, found that 53% disapprove of Obama's leadership. As Rush Limbaugh wondered: Obama's approval "is down to 37%, and Republicans still think they're losing?"
The administration is looking increasing petulant. Besides the arbitrary and heavy-handed actions by the National Park Service and other federal agencies detailed in this space, National Park Service goons apparently removed the handles from water faucets along the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. The rank politicization of the shutdown hasn't been lost on the public.
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My take is that if they do it was the plan all along. This may be going better for them than they wanted it to and now they are going to look, well, stupid, caving when they are winning.
Follow the money. Where the hell has the NRSC and NRCC been? They should have been pounding Pryor, Landrieu, etc. They don’t want this battle. It’s the tip toe to the election loser strategy all over again.
Wouldn’t be the first time!
What bid to stop the health care law?
They are pushing for a year's reprieve on the individual mandate, not stopping the whole health care law.
Bad info in this article.
Perhaps Republican leaders should consider that a whole lot of the anger coming at them is actually from other Republicans, and it could very well be because our leaders aren’t fighting hard enough to delay or destroy Obamacare. Not only that, but we learn that they’re still working behind the scenes for immigration amnesty.
I am beginning to believe the GOP doen’t want a majority in the Senate with a bat #$@! crazy kenyan in the White Hut. Only controlling the House obscures their role in this mess.
Friend of mine speculates there’s a poison, pathogen... something sick that infects our nation’s capital... is it in the food/air/water??? It is deadly to our freedom and prosperity, as it robs Democrats of their MINDS, and Republicans (especially RINOs) of their SPINES! The only cure? LARGE doses of liberty TEA! It is all driving me to drink!
Isn’t that what Republicans always do when they’re winning?
Our once Free country has now become a shambles of what our Founders fought for! All because we keep electing no back bone RINOS and commie dems.
Look for wealthy contractors who are raking in HUGE amounts of cash from this laughable attempt to implement Obamacare, who are also big donors to the GOP.
“They’re calling us names!”
“They’re saying its our fault!”
As Rush said “ The President is at 37% and the GOP still thinks they are losing”
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