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| 2006-07-14 |
| WASHINGTON - Republicans are in jeopardy of losing their grip on Congress in November. With less than four months to the midterm elections, the latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that Americans by an almost 3-to-1 margin hold the GOP-controlled Congress in low regard and profess a desire to see Democrats wrest control after a dozen years of Republican rule. Further complicating the GOP outlook to turn things around is a solid percentage of liberals, moderates and even conservatives who say they'll vote Democratic. The party out of power also holds the edge among persuadable voters, a prospect that doesn't bode well for the Republicans. The election ultimately will be decided in 435 House districts and 33 Senate contests, in which incumbents typically hold the upper hand. But the survey underscored the difficulty Republicans face in trying to persuade a skeptical public to return them to Washington. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #14 #11 "Unnamed Candidate" has never done anything to tick anyone off.--eLarson Right on! It's like that football player who never scores a touchdown or makes a critical, game-saving tackle. His name is potential. |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-07-14 15:48 |
| #13 They are just plowing the field for the kook-squads. Just like those famous exit polls of 2004, if they have a poll of 1,000 people it must be the gospel. I work with both liberals and conservatives in the VERY red state of California. While I am sure there are a few conservatives that have converted to liberalism, I have found that most often people turn in the other direction. I was very liberal when I was young (and stupid) but the older I got the more conservative I became. I highly doubt that the Liberals will get a great many conservatives to vote for say Hillary, Gore, Biden, or Kerry. Truth is told you can always piss off a liberal by making them defend a moonbat position by one of the fore mentioned political leaders. they get extememly mad if you ask what the Democratic plan is for ______ (fill inthe blank). |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-07-14 13:53 |
| #12 So they surveyed 1,000 folks. So what! They probably went to Berkley or the NY Times cafeteria to get the data. This is just planting data to try to turn those that want to be able to say they voted for the winner toward the Dems. Won't help. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-07-14 13:03 |
| #11 "Unnamed Candidate" has never done anything to tick anyone off. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2006-07-14 12:19 |
| #10 Not according to what I read. The Aspen Institute also did a poll, very, very interesting. People don't want dems, they actually want more conservative policies and 2/3 wanted more religion in politics. Oh, and the Senate overwhelmingly voted AGAINST funding said fence down the South way. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2006-07-14 11:49 |
| #9 Well, we all know the old saying.... "There's only one poll that matters, and that one comes in November." I'd also note this was before Israel/Lebanon heated up. The more we get reminded about the fanatics we face, the more the vote heads Repub. I'ma just sayin' is'all. |
| Posted by: BA 2006-07-14 11:26 |
| #8 I think this poll just illustrates just how many people lie to pollsters. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-07-14 11:17 |
| #7 51% to 40% is a 3 to 1 margin??? Depending on what public school you attended, bigjim-ky, you bet it is! ;) |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2006-07-14 10:23 |
| #6 What pure crap. Look, I might *prefer* to vote Dem in a perfect world. However, I'm going to look at the candidates that I actually have presented to me. If I think the Dem personifies the party mascot, no freakin' way will I vote for him or her. Very, very few voters actually think about whether or not they are "punishing" or "rewarding" the current President when they vote. It's more along the lines of "what have you done for me lately?" no matter what high, noble ideal they tell some goofy pollster. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2006-07-14 10:22 |
| #5 51% to 40% is a 3 to 1 margin??? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-07-14 10:15 |
| #4 3 to 1 margin? This is getting stupid. Do people really believe this bullshit? It's the ol Jeddi Mind Trick, some people will vote not on who they would like to win, but on who they think will win anyway. But that's not enough to win anything. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-07-14 10:13 |
| #3 Well, there's really no point in actually holding the elections, is there? I looked yesterday on the official John Kerry website to see what his plan was for "handling" the current crisis in the Mideast. * crickets * |
| Posted by: Matt 2006-07-14 10:10 |
| #2 Riiiiight. And we will all hold hands and sing kumbia in peace. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-07-14 09:44 |
| #1 AP/IPSOS is leftist fantasy polling. I even wonder if they made any phone calls at all. Why waste money when you know what results you are going to have ahead of time. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-07-14 09:19 |