Posted on 10/21/2013 11:18:42 AM PDT by bestintxas
Edited on 10/21/2013 11:22:33 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Remember. These are the same rocket scientists who were telling their pollsters just a few years ago that “global warming” (currently known as ‘climate change’) was real and George Bush and the Republicans were causing it.
You are right—the leaders in the R party including the House leadership should have stepped down after the 2012 election. The party is too weak to win even the easy elections and the leadership is central to that weakness. A strong leadership would have a clear strategy immediately following the 2012 elections that would retain existing support and increase support among other supporters.
But, here we are one year later and the GOP continues to crash into walls, attack one another, and provide support to the opposition party from none other than recent Pres candidate J McCain. You wouldn’t believe it if it wasn’t happening right in front of you.
However, if Boehner steps down, and there is good reason for him to do so, who will step in to his position? I suspect the leadership will want someone who is very accomodating of the left so there is less criticism from the leftist press. They don’t want to be criticized by the EJ Dionne’s of the world.
See, Republicans and Democrats can agree on some things.
The 40% who want him to stay are all Democrats..
These polls are meaningless, as voters are all about ridding themselves of OTHER reps and senators... not their own.
I agree, I really don’t care how many demonrats want him gone, I want to here how many Conservatives want him replaced as Speaker.
Haven’t seen any.
Latest Harry Reid polls:
Pew Research Center
27% Favorable
39% Unfavorable
21% Never Heard Of
13% can’t rate/Refused
Gallup Poll
27% Favorable
43% Unfavorable
20% Never Heard Of
10% Unsure
CNN/ORC
30% Favorable
45% Unfavorable
16% Never Heard Of
9% Unsure
NANCY PELOSI
Pew Center
35% Favorable
47% Unfavorable
9% Never Heard Of
8% Can’t Rate/Refused
Gallup Poll
35% Favorable
47% Unfavorable
10% Never Heard Of
8% Unsure
CNN/ORC
37% Favorable
51% Unfavorable
6% Never Heard Of
6% Unsure
Pelousy and Reid MUST GO!
Latest Ted Cruz Polls
Pew Research Center
26% Favorable
33% Unfavorable
26% Never Heard Of
16% Can’t Rate/ Refused
Gallup
26% Favorable
36% Unfavorable
28% Never Heard Of
13% No Opinion
Fox News Poll
22% Favorable
30% Unfavorable
11% Can’t Say
37% Never a Heard Of
http://www.pollingreport.com/C2.htm#Cruz
A danger in forcing Boehner out is that it would only take 18 RINOs/GOPe types to forge an unholy alliance with the 200 Demon-rats in the House to elect the next Speaker.
Remember that 87 House Republicans just voted with all 200 Demon-rats to raise the debt ceiling.
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