Originally Posted By Darkbeer From the Wall Street Journal's Political Diary today.... >>Washington is abuzz with polls showing President Bush's approval ratings creeping up to 44% and the GOP closing the gap in generic voter preference. The key to the revival of their fortunes is simple: Republican voters are coming home and engaging again in the political fray. The percentage of Republican "base voters" who say they are "almost certain" to vote is up to 81%. Another 14% say they are "very likely" to vote. GOP pollster Fred Steeper says his surveys show that the centerpiece of the election among GOP voters is concern for winning the war on terror "and worries that Democrats will abdicate that responsibility." A full 56% of the base reported "extremely strong feelings" against the position of leading Democrats on the war on terror. Other issues are also playing a role, with over 70% of base Republican voters saying they are extremely motivated to vote by Democratic attempts to derail President Bush's attempts to make his tax cuts permanent. The nominations of John Roberts and Sam Alito to the Supreme Court also scored well among the GOP faithful. The poll also confirmed the wisdom of leading Democrats who had squelched talk that impeachment hearings against President Bush will be on the party's agenda should it win control of Congress. Mr. Steeper reports that "60% of the base has extremely negative feelings about the Democrats' impeachment threats -- placing it among the strongest in the survey." You can therefore expect Republicans to highlight impeachment-friendly Democratic leaders such as Michigan Rep. John Conyers, who is poised to take over the chairmanship of the House Judiciary committee if the GOP loses its majority. -- John Fund<<
Originally Posted By Beaumandy Just like in 2004 when the media said Kerry was going to win and the libs were posting the horrible news day after day, some of it using forged documents... the GOP is once again going to win come election day simply because the democrats are weak on national security, they care more about the terrorists rights than they do about winning and they are going to jack up our taxes. There is no reason to vote for a democrat. None.
Originally Posted By YourPalEd The support for the war is at less than 9 percent. only 27 percent of republicans support it. Everyone knows these are lies, by the same liars who are not calling for the impeachment of the known traitor, george bush. All they can do is lie, and that's all they do. Everyone knows this, you aren't fooling anyone. While scruitiny of diebold is showing pandering, and illegal manipulation, and federal offenses gallore. They think fox can lead the lies again, even while the probes and arrests continue.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I follow this polling data because the site did the best at predicting the 2004 race. Their numbers don't tend to swing as wildly as other polling firms. <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/BalanceofPower.htm" target="_blank">http://www.rasmussenreports.co m/2006/BalanceofPower.htm</a> Sounds like it's going to be a squeaker. No matter who wins, there will be many ways of spinning the results. But it's clear that no matter who wins overall, neither side can claim a clear 'mandate' (not that they won't do it anyway -- LOL!)
Originally Posted By DAR Does anyone really think if the Democrats get back into power there are going to be wholesale changes? Maybe I'm just cynical enought to think that in the end it really won't matter.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger >>Maybe I'm just cynical enought to think that in the end it really won't matter.<< Sounds to me like your level of cynicism is just about right.
Originally Posted By bboisvert -- John Fund<< This is the same John Fund who delivered a report on the John Kerry acceptance speech at the 2004 DNC National convention with not so glowing reviews on the candidates delivery of his speech. Comparing his demeanor to Al Gore, it was lackluster, etc... The problem was that he was busted phoning in that report before John Kerry even delivered it. John Fund is a rt-wing hack.
Originally Posted By YourPalEd What's sad is how republicans know these are pure lies. Less newspapers sales, and tv watching was inevitable, but this kind of pure lying, the opposite of known republican thinking which is alito is a shifty crook, and cheney should be removed as well as rumsfeld immediately. What is being done is an investigation on the control of media to blatantly create falsehoods, for partisan pandering. The serious offenses are attempting to be blamed on government censorship, when the republican pandering and propagandistic pandering is so evidently law breaking, and destructive to the american society.
Originally Posted By YourPalEd Oh by the way, the cnn poll found the opposite, they found 9 out of 10 people wanted bush to debate the irani president. Over 200,000 people responded, so the margin of error is low. People know what the truth is and how they are censored and propaganda, and lies are used as terror tools against honest americans.
Originally Posted By YourPalEd You know what is weird is how everyone you meet, people you buy stuff from, who are in your daily life, normal people tell me how they hate george bush, before i tell them. It's amazing how i just listen to everyone rant about how bad he is, and say things i was warning them about back in the reagan era of smash and grab.
Originally Posted By jonvn "Does anyone really think if the Democrats get back into power there are going to be wholesale changes?" I don't. I think nothing will change at all.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy The GOP isn't going to try and impeach the president like the libs are promising to do if they were to win. That is just for starters.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <"Does anyone really think if the Democrats get back into power there are going to be wholesale changes?" I don't. I think nothing will change at all.< Most major items, no - and that in a nutshell is what worries me.
Originally Posted By JohnS1 "You know what is weird is how everyone you meet, people you buy stuff from, who are in your daily life, normal people tell me how they hate george bush, before i tell them." Exactly!!! And you know why, Ed? Because you tend to gravitate toward people like yourself. (Which makes for an interesting picture in my mind) In any case, I remember people in the Hollywood crowd expressing complete disbelief after Bush won the first and for that matter, the second election. These Hollywood people said things like "we don't know a single person who voted for Bush!" Well of course not, because they did not know or associate with any normal people outside of the Hollywood community. Nothing has changed in 8 years as far as I can see. Devout liberals are completely in the dark as to the fact that there is a whole country between the west coast and east coast. And most of that country is relatively conservative. They may have their doubts as the prevailing media continue to cover all that is bad about life in America, but in the end, they usually return to their conservative values.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/09/the_tortoise_and_those_democra.html" target="_blank">http://www.realclearpolitics.c om/articles/2006/09/the_tortoise_and_those_democra.html</a> >>Despite their dreams of recapturing one or both houses of Congress this November, the Democrats seem determined to reprise their poor showings in 2002 and 2004. Now, as then, they are dozing in the campaign's homestretch, like Aesop's hare, lulled by rosy predictions and the premature applause of Hollywood and the mainstream press. Soon, however, they may awake to discover that while they snoozed before the finish line, George W. Bush hunkered down in his tough shell, kept his slow legs moving, and inched them out. The president has had a rough year since his reelection. But the furor is now subsiding, and once again, turtle-like, his poll numbers are creeping forward. The economy continues to grow. Interest rates, unemployment and inflation remain manageable. Gas may fall to $2 a gallon. It matters little whether the president is as responsible for the price decline as he was for its rise - the public feels better all the same. In hindsight, Hurricane Katrina is increasingly seen as the singular natural disaster it was - made worse by lapses in government at all levels. And too much federal largess, rather than too little, is the new worry.<<
Originally Posted By jonvn I think it is no coincidence that gas prices are dropping prior to the election.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>turtle-like, his poll numbers are creeping forward<< That must have been written last week. Update: <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Bush_Job_Approval.htm" target="_blank">http://www.rasmussenreports.co m/Bush_Job_Approval.htm</a>
Originally Posted By Beaumandy <<I think it is no coincidence that gas prices are dropping prior to the election.>> Then tell us how the oil companies and Bush can cause the world oil market to move just because a midterm election is coming? We have posted how oil markets actually work and how the price of oil is set if you are interested in dropping the conspriacy theories.
