This pretty much sums up my thoughts on politics lately.
The Dems are pushing stuff that people don't want, they are not trusted on most issues and the GOP has its head stuffed so far up its butt that it can't see how crappy of a job it is doing.
The Dems are pushing stuff that people don't want, they are not trusted on most issues and the GOP has its head stuffed so far up its butt that it can't see how crappy of a job it is doing.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/pub..._they_told_us_reviewing_last_week_s_key_polls
Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Just 15% of Republicans who plan to vote in 2012 state primaries say the party’s representatives in Congress have done a good job of representing GOP values. Seventy-three percent (73%) say Republicans in Congress have lost touch with their voters throughout the nation.
In New Jersey, Republicans once seemed headed toward an unlikely statewide win, thanks largely to the unpopularity of incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine. Now it appears the governor’s race is a toss-up and may come down to turnout and how much support an independent candidate can hold onto.
The good news for Republicans is that for the first time in recent years, voters trust them more than Democrats on all 10 key electoral issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports.
The Republican advantage over Democrats increased to five points this week in the Generic Congressional Ballot. Forty-two percent (42%) would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 37% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent.
There’s been a shake-up, too, in the early rankings of Republican presidential hopefuls. Nationally, 29% of Republican voters now say former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is their pick to represent the GOP in the 2012 presidential campaign, while 24% prefer former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and 18% like former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. These numbers reflect an improvement for Huckabee since July when the three candidates were virtually even. Huckabee’s gain appears to be Palin’s loss as Romney’s support has barely changed.
If the choice for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 comes down to a choice between Huckabee and Romney, Huckabee has a slight edge among likely GOP voters. In the eyes of the political Left, Palin is perhaps America’s most visible national Republican, but she loses handily in face-to-face march-ups with Huckabee and Romney.
Despite content concerns nationwide about the health care reform plan proposed by the president and congressional Democrats, Republicans are losing on the public relations front. A plurality (42%) of voters say Republicans are opposed to the plan for partisan reasons only. Thirty-five percent (35%) disagree and say GOP opposition is due to the contents of the plan.
The Senate Finance Committee’s just-completed version of the health care reform plan brought more details to the fore, but only 42% of voters nationwide now support the effort. Fifty-four percent (54%) are opposed. Rasmussen Reports is tracking support for the health care proposal on a weekly basis and will have updated results on Monday morning.
Forty-nine percent (49%) believe that passing no health care reform bill this year would be better than passing the plan currently working its way through Congress. That’s down five points from August. Thirty-nine percent (39%) say the current effort is better than doing nothing.
Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Just 15% of Republicans who plan to vote in 2012 state primaries say the party’s representatives in Congress have done a good job of representing GOP values. Seventy-three percent (73%) say Republicans in Congress have lost touch with their voters throughout the nation.
In New Jersey, Republicans once seemed headed toward an unlikely statewide win, thanks largely to the unpopularity of incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine. Now it appears the governor’s race is a toss-up and may come down to turnout and how much support an independent candidate can hold onto.
The good news for Republicans is that for the first time in recent years, voters trust them more than Democrats on all 10 key electoral issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports.
The Republican advantage over Democrats increased to five points this week in the Generic Congressional Ballot. Forty-two percent (42%) would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 37% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent.
There’s been a shake-up, too, in the early rankings of Republican presidential hopefuls. Nationally, 29% of Republican voters now say former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is their pick to represent the GOP in the 2012 presidential campaign, while 24% prefer former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and 18% like former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. These numbers reflect an improvement for Huckabee since July when the three candidates were virtually even. Huckabee’s gain appears to be Palin’s loss as Romney’s support has barely changed.
If the choice for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 comes down to a choice between Huckabee and Romney, Huckabee has a slight edge among likely GOP voters. In the eyes of the political Left, Palin is perhaps America’s most visible national Republican, but she loses handily in face-to-face march-ups with Huckabee and Romney.
Despite content concerns nationwide about the health care reform plan proposed by the president and congressional Democrats, Republicans are losing on the public relations front. A plurality (42%) of voters say Republicans are opposed to the plan for partisan reasons only. Thirty-five percent (35%) disagree and say GOP opposition is due to the contents of the plan.
The Senate Finance Committee’s just-completed version of the health care reform plan brought more details to the fore, but only 42% of voters nationwide now support the effort. Fifty-four percent (54%) are opposed. Rasmussen Reports is tracking support for the health care proposal on a weekly basis and will have updated results on Monday morning.
Forty-nine percent (49%) believe that passing no health care reform bill this year would be better than passing the plan currently working its way through Congress. That’s down five points from August. Thirty-nine percent (39%) say the current effort is better than doing nothing.