AP-GfK Poll: Climate For GOP Keeps Getting Better

[ABM]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100916/ap_on_el_ge/us_election_lookahead

WASHINGTON – Tilted toward the GOP from the start of the year, the political environment has grown even more favorable for Republicans and rockier for President Barack Obama and his Democrats over the long primary season that just ended with a bang.

With November's matchups set and the general election campaign beginning in earnest Wednesday, an Associated Press-GfK poll found that more Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction than did before the nomination contests got under way in February. Also, more now disapprove of the job Obama is doing. And more now want to see Republicans in control of Congress rather than the Democrats who now run the House and Senate.

The country's pessimism benefits the out-of-power GOP, which clearly has enthusiasm on its side. Far more people voted this year in Republicans primaries than in Democratic contests, and the antiestablishment tea party coalition has energized the GOP even as it has sprung a series of primary surprises.

"We're definitely in a stronger position than we've been in really at any point this year," Sen. John Cornyn, who leads the effort to elect Senate Republicans, said in an interview.

Said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: "Turnout and enthusiasm are off the charts."..................

 

[Denny Crane]

My computer blew up yesterday so my boss loaned me his Mac Air laptop. I ended up reading through his bookmarks, mostly HuffPost and whatever they linked to.

I am stunned by the echo chamber on the left and all the wrong headed thinking. It's no wonder democratic voters aren't enthused (their way ain't working) and why the majority of the people want to throw out the democrats.

Examples? They claim the economic problems are structural, unemployment really should be 10%, the country's best days are behind it, etc.

And after spending $850B on infrastructure, we need more infrastructure spending, which will surely turn around the economy!

I have no problem with spending money on infrastructure projects, I just have a problem with raising taxes for it or borrowing for it. The govt. could have a lot more revenue if it wasn't hell bent on keeping people unemployed and borrowing to extend their unemployment benefits.

 

[Denny Crane]

I forgot to mention the "redistribute the wealth" schtick, like in this blog post by Robert Reich:

http://robertreich.org/post/1088134069

 

[Denny Crane]

Ouch.

http://biggovernment.com/capitolcon...at-house-member-puts-the-squeeze-on-lobbyist/

Out with the old culture of corruption, in with the new!

 

[barfo]

On the positive side, the Republicans just blew whatever little chance they had at taking the senate by defeating Castle in DE. Go tea party!

barfo

 

[Eastoff]

Ouch.

http://biggovernment.com/capitolcon...at-house-member-puts-the-squeeze-on-lobbyist/

Out with the old culture of corruption, in with the new!

yah, they need to ban lobbying.

 

[HailBlazers]

yah, they need to ban lobbying.

http://movetoamend.org/