AP-GfK Poll: Only a third want own lawmakers back http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100515/ap_on_el_ge/us_ap_poll_restless_voters wonder what changed. I'm sure Denny was going to post this as soon as he had the time.
Why wouldn't it be more scary for Republicans, since they're the party people blame for causing the problem and strangling legislation.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/generic_congressional_ballot Monday, May 10, 2010 Republican candidates now hold a six-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot, matching the narrowest gap between the two parties this year. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 44% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for their district's Republican congressional candidate, while 38% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. Support for Republicans held steady from last week, while support for Democrats rose slightly. This is only the second time this year that the GOP lead has dipped below seven points. The first time was two weeks ago, when Republicans held a six-point lead over Democrats. However, three weeks ago, Republicans posted a 10-point lead, a high reached only one other time since January and the party's biggest lead in the history of Rasmussen Reports polling.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/pub...ood_of_america/right_direction_or_wrong_track Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Thirty percent (30%) of U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. That's the lowest level of confidence measured in nearly two months. Following the passage of the health care bill in late March, optimism in the nation's current course jumped nine points to 35%, the highest level measured since early September 2009. Since then, optimism in the nation’s current course has steadily declined. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Democrats say the country is heading in the right direction, while 36% say it’s not. An overwhelming majority (90%) of Republicans and 70% of voters not affiliated with either major political party continue to think the nation is heading down the wrong track. These findings have changed very little for several weeks now. Prior to the passage of the health care bill, Democrats were almost evenly divided on the question, while the pessimistic view of the country's direction among Republicans and unaffiliateds has held relatively steady for most of 2009 and all of 2010. Sixty-four percent (64%) of all voters now say the nation is heading down the wrong track, the highest level of pessimism measured since the week prior to the passage of healthcare reform in late March.
See, I think the country is headed in the wrong direction, and I'm for the Democrats. Obama has not reversed much of what Bush did, e.g. torture. The fact that liberals are unenthused by the conservative Obama does not mean that Republicans will get more votes, especially after the stultifying Republican performance in Congress this year.
