Jul 23 2007
GOP Reputation With Voters In Tatters
While Congress is less popular than the President in all recent surveys, the truth is the GOP is getting the worse end of the deal, even though Dems control Congress. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows the damage the GOP has done to itself:
a. the Republicans in Congress
Approve: 34
Disapprove: 64
[Difference: -30]b. the Democrats in Congress
Approve: 46
Disapprove: 51
[Difference: -6]
This is not good news. Right now the only thing that could save the Reps is Bush succeeds in Iraq. The GOP better figure that one out real quick.
A confirming poll is out from CBS News/NY Times:
Among those surveyed, Congressional Democrats receive 30 percent approval on how they’re handing Iraq after having failed in their recent attempt to force the start of a troop withdrawal. The Republicans, who mustered enough votes to scuttle the Democrats’ plans, fare even worse, getting only a 22 percent approval rating.
Only 25 percent of Americans approve of the way President Bush is handling the war.
These numbers will change dramatically if al-Qaeda continues on its current dismal course. But hoping your enemy self destructs is not the best strategy. Dems and al-Qaeda should lose on Iraq.
I’m guessing the 35 to 23, Dem to Rep, sampling is partly to account for the results.
This poll is also finding higher approval levels for Congress than the previous polls released the last couple of weeks for some reason.
14% in the poll aren’t even voters, let alone likely voters.
Most media samples are skewed to Democrats. So it is natural that if you poll many more Democrats than Republicans, the Democrats always end up looking better and Republican approval looking worse. It is a common trick that has been used by just about every single US news outlet for decades. Look at any poll they take and you will find that Democrats outnumber Republicans in the sample polled. The lowest polling bias I have seen recently was 6% but it tends to run somewhere around 10% to 12% more Democrats polled than Republicans.
One cannot help but think the GOP isn’t fully to blame.
Of course the MSM is deeply slanted, and an effective liar.
But many pundits, critics, cynics of the Conservative side, have foolishly weakened support for the Republican side, with overt hyperbole, anger, and vitriol.
As if they failed to recognize the many positives the Republicans have provided, especially when they held the Majority in Congress.
Objectivity and reason seem to have been lost…
We best wake up soon, before Hillary Clinton is returned to the White House.
But so many
Oversample Dems you get wacky polls.
Also, Rasmussen had a recent poll showing people coming back to the Republican party after the immigration debate was won by Republicans. Still lower than Dems; but, not by much anymore (I think only four points now).
NO doubt the Democrats are over represented, they almost always are, but the GOP needs to stop the infighting…that only helps the Democrats. Calling the president Jorge Busho is not conducive to high approval ratings, it is stupid.
Frogg:
What did they win? did they come up with a bill, a solution? Anything? No, we have the status quo and a bunch of people like me thinking there are as many loons in the Republican party as there are the Dems. The only thing that keeps me with the Republicans is the war, if not for that I would say to hell with them. Being called a traitor by someone making up outright lies about the opposition does not make me feel like one of the bunch.
Won the debate indeed. Yep, I remember hearing hardliners say they won the debate back before the midterms. You betcha.
The GOP’s biggest problem is all the in fighting about their individual pet projects. I’m sure the dems disagree with each other just as much as the reps do. The difference is the dems keep their mouths shut about them and present a united front to the public. The reps appear to not be able to agree about anything and seem to be fighting about everything.
Hold your horses on the myth of CoOngress being more unpopular than Bush. As bas as Congress sucks, Bush is worse.
New WaPo/ABC polling shows 65% of Americans disapprove of Georgie/33% approve. Congress has 37% disapproval – far better than the Chimp. The money shot – when asked:
“7. Who do you trust to do a better job handling the situation in Iraq, (Bush) or (the Democrats in Congress)? ” 32% said Bush; 55% said “the Democrats in Congress.”
Put a fork in Bush – he’s done. Full polling results here!
I have seen Soothsayer’s comments before and they don’t add up to his name. His basic problem is that he doesn’t look to the future, but rather assumes things will stay the same. AJ has pointed out that the MSM is finally starting to recognize the success of the surge. As that becomes even more noticeable, the Democrats urging surrender and withdrawal will become more and more isolated. We will be able to watch the mad scramble by Reid, and Pelosi, and their minions back to the center. They will not make it. That is why there is such urgency for withdrawal. The survivors will be Lieberman and the Republicans.
On the other hand, perhaps ol’ Sooth is looking into the future and sees a failure of the surge. I doubt it since we are seeing the coming together of Shia, Sunni, the Iraqi government, and the US troops to fight Al Quada. Actually, it seems moronic to me to assert that the US cannot defeat Al Quada in this environment. But, then I don’t claim to be a soothsayer.
Rick
Hey Truthslayer…as long as you are here…care to comment on the Plame case??
Soothsayer:
Done???Done doing what? He is still president which is something John Kerry and Ted Kennedy and Kos and Cindy Sheehan and Nancy Pelosi and you will never be.
Plame case, DC?
Well, Scooter was found guilty of numerous felonies, which convictions still stand. As for the civil suit, Judge John Bates, a bun-boy for Kenny Starr and the same a-hole who dismissed the suit to make public Dick Cheney’s criminally conspiratorial energy policy, found that outing covert CIA agents was part of Cheney, Bush, Rove and Libby’s job descriptions.
I believe the DC Appeals Court will re-instate the case on appeal.
“Put a fork in Bush — he’s done.” Just how many years have you been saying that, Sooth? And do you really think he’s going to be out of office before January 20, 2009? I don’t, because the impeachment warriors in Congress are long on rhetoric and short on guts.
Sooth’s at it again. He just defined numerous as 2. Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice. That must be a new “Sooth definition” of “numerous”.
Unfortunately, Sooth is probably wrong on the DC Appeals Court reinstating the suit. But, wouldn’t it be fun to get Plame and Wilson under oath both on the stand and in depositions.
I have no idea what Sooth meant by “found that outing covert CIA agents was part of Cheney, Bush, Rove and Libby’s job descriptions.”
Is he just making something up?
Rick
The leftnuts believe that the fact that Wilson and Plame were discussed in the WH, as well as with reporters..was a “crime” unto itself that they could all be prosecuted for. Further, that this would be the unravelling that once Cheney/Bush were on the stand…it would ultimately lead to the indictment of all involved as well as the imeachment of Bush.
Soothie! Where you been bro. We’ve been waiting for you to show up and eat your crow! But, alas, I see…you have no intention of doing that. Figures.