Politics Bad signs for the Republican Party

Dems win again in Wisconsin. So much winning.

 

How about that WaPost? My bad, they don't spin things when they just post AP news articles varbatim.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...3391373867e_story.html?utm_term=.68619b9d75a7

Democrats lag GOP in fundraising despite anti-Trump energy
ByBill Barrow | AP January 31

The Republican National Committee raised $132.5 million in 2017 and ended the year with almost $39 million on hand and no debt. The Democratic committee took in $66 million and had $6.5 million in cash available, but also owed $6.1 million.

 

https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/MonmouthPoll_US_013118/

Monmouth University Polling Institute

Trump Rating Ticks Up; Support for Tax Plan Increases
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
GOP gains on Dems in generic House ballot

In a look ahead to 2018, Democrats currently hold a negligible edge on the generic Congress ballot. If the election for House of Representatives were held today, 47% of registered voters say they would vote for or lean toward voting for the Democratic candidate in their district compared to 45% who would support the Republican. This marks a dramatic shift from last month, when Democrats held a 15 point advantage on the generic ballot (51% to 36%).

"The generic Congressional ballot is prone to bouncing around for a bit until the campaign really gets underway later this year. But Democrats who counted on riding public hostility toward the tax bill to retake the House may have to rethink that strategy," said Murray.

 

If you are talking about that Monmouth poll, it now appears it was either an outlier or a high water mark.

barfo

 

Thanks Obama!

 

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/14/bill-clinton-metoo-backlash-campaign-407280

Dems: Bill Clinton too toxic to campaign in midterms
One of the party's top surrogates has been effectively sidelined by the #metoo movement.

 

How many different polls is barfo going to claim are outliers?



https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/14/trump-polling-democrats-republicans-407315

Poll: GOP gains on generic ballot, Trump approval ticks upward

Republicans have erased the Democratic advantage on the generic congressional ballot in a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll that, for the first time since April, also shows President Donald Trump’s approval rating equaling the percentage of voters who disapprove of his job performance.

Fully 39 percent of registered voters say they would support the GOP candidate for Congress in their district, while 38 percent would back the Democratic candidate. Nearly a quarter of voters, 23 percent, are undecided.

 

So far, exactly 1. I'll note that I was responding to a poll on congressional job approval, you've posted trump approval polls. Different subject.

barfo

 

I posted a 2nd poll about generic congressional ballot. One I posted previously, that you claimed was an outlier, showed a much closer gap than a couple months ago. This second one shows republicans ahead by a point.

I'm curious about which Trump poll you claim is the outlier. The one with the (D) after it?

 

I didn't claim any Trump poll was an outlier.

barfo

 

Without actual term limits, republicans do retire. It's nothing new. Plus they make much more money as lobbyists or in private practice.

http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/bob-corker-listening-reconsider-senate-race

Corker ‘Listening’ to Encouragement to Reconsider Senate Race