GOP reaps gains from president's popularity

Washington Times ^ | 4/05/02 | Dave Boyer and Amy Fagan

[kattracks]

President Bush's high job-approval rating will benefit Republicans in November's midterm elections, a survey released yesterday suggests, and it appears to be fueling record-setting fund raising by the Republican National Committee.

Mr. Bush "will sustain high job-approval ratings throughout the 2002 elections," stated a report by the Republican polling firm Public Opinion Strategies, which evaluated spikes in approval ratings for other presidents in the past 30 years.

[Jeff Chandler]

     A CBS News poll released Wednesday put Mr. Bush's job approval at 77 percent. A CNN/ Gallup/USA Today poll last week showed his job approval at 79 percent.

I can see the headlines: Bush Popularity Plummets

[Timesink]

Democrats say congressional races will be decided individually...

Yeah, you said that in 1994 too. Get ready for total minority party status in Washington come January, RATS!

[Jeff Chandler]

Get ready for total minority party status in Washington come January, RATS!

Be still my heart! (Can you believe I used to be one of them?)

[Bullish]

Get ready for total minority party status in Washington come January, RATS!

From your lips to Gods' ears.

[Satadru]

I actually think we will lose Senate seats. Anyone wants to bet on whether we will take the Senate? I say the GOP will have anywhere between 45-47 seats in the Senate after this election. They will keep the House though.

[NYpeanut]

(Can you believe I used to be one of them?)

That's OK, there are tons of recovered democrats here, including me. We've all been through the 12-step program.

[AFPhys]

I am seriously afraid that the Republicans will suffer a loss of seats in the Senate. There are so many more Republican than Demodog seats up in 2002... holding all of those is going to be difficult. I have not given up hope, but it is naive to believe conservatives have anything like a cakewalk to gain the Senate.

[AmericaUnited]

You must look at each Senate race. When you do that, it looks very, very close, with a slight edge (IMHO) going to the Republicans.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics has Bush at 79% job approval from a poll taken 4/2-4/02. Pretty good for 7-months after 9/11.

[rwfromkansas]

I would guess by Nov. his approval will be around 67-72 or so....I can't imagine it dropping to pre-911 days. We need to fight hard to win this year, but there is a hope that we may be able to do something that has not happened for us in a long time.....have both houses of Congress and the presidency....but we will need to fight hard to see this happen.

[upcountry miss]

"That's OK, there are tons of recovered democrats here, including me. We've all been through the 12-step program" It's really tough when you come from a family who has voted Dem for generations regardless of the issues.