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ABC/WP Poll: Republicans Get a Bounce From Midterm Wins

Jack Hays said:
My personal opinion is that public attitudes are evolving more rapidly and deeply than most observers had expected.
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Faster than I expected. But how long can it last? The party affiliation gap since 2000 has been close with the Democrats usually having anywhere from a 2-5 point gap in their favor. Really kind of consistent. Party favorability though at times was hugely in the Democrats favor.

Now for the last couple of month I have been talking about Obama fatigue beginning to set in much like Bush fatigue did back in early 2006. This just might be another sign of that. But it is too early to tell.
 
Perotista said:
Faster than I expected. But how long can it last? The party affiliation gap since 2000 has been close with the Democrats usually having anywhere from a 2-5 point gap in their favor. Really kind of consistent. Party favorability though at times was hugely in the Democrats favor.

Now for the last couple of month I have been talking about Obama fatigue beginning to set in much like Bush fatigue did back in early 2006. This just might be another sign of that. But it is too early to tell.
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The Dems had their chance to turn Bush fatigue into a durable majority 2006-2008, but their terrible decisions in 2009 led to their defeat in 2010. Since then they have continued to stumble and now the Repubs have an opportunity. If they make wise choices they could turn this into a multi-cycle period in power. If not, well . . .
 
Jack Hays said:
The Dems had their chance to turn Bush fatigue into a durable majority 2006-2008, but their terrible decisions in 2009 led to their defeat in 2010. Since then they have continued to stumble and now the Repubs have an opportunity. If they make wise choices they could turn this into a multi-cycle period in power. If not, well . . .
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I agree, the Democrats blew it with the ACA. The people elected them to fix the economy, not to give them healthcare. Then the people saw them spending all their time on healthcare instead of the economy, well, 2010 happened. Ignore the voters wishes, 58% of them said no to healthcare, they can bite back. Not often, but when they do it is glorious.

If McConnell/Boehner and company follow the publics wishes in the legislation they propose, they just might be a political realignment. I said might.
 
Jack Hays said:
The Dems had their chance to turn Bush fatigue into a durable majority 2006-2008, but their terrible decisions in 2009 led to their defeat in 2010. Since then they have continued to stumble and now the Repubs have an opportunity. If they make wise choices they could turn this into a multi-cycle period in power. If not, well . . .
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In fact, I think it is fair to say that they have created an “Obama fatigue” that massively dwarfs the “Bush fatigue” on which they rode into power in 2008.
 
Doesn't it bother you that the right's image only improves when fewer people are taking part in the political process?
 
Bob Blaylock said:
In fact, I think it is fair to say that they have created an “Obama fatigue” that massively dwarfs the “Bush fatigue” on which they rode into power in 2008.
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Plus, we know that whatever the new POTUS does, nothing bad will be his fault for at least 6 years because hey OBAMA!
 
Perotista said:
I agree, the Democrats blew it with the ACA. The people elected them to fix the economy, not to give them healthcare. Then the people saw them spending all their time on healthcare instead of the economy, well, 2010 happened. Ignore the voters wishes, 58% of them said no to healthcare, they can bite back. Not often, but when they do it is glorious.
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Worse than that. We wanted the economy fixed, and the Democrats did the opposite. They gave us the ObamaCare scam, which has become a huge, unprecedented drag on the economy. They gave us new environmental regulations, which have become a drag on the economy.

Even their policies aimed at the economy, consisted of irresponsible, outrageous spending sprees, which have only harmed the economy.

A recession which ought to have corrected itself in a few years has now dragged on for a decade, due entirely to Obama's and the Democrats' policies.
 
Bob Blaylock said:
Worse than that. We wanted the economy fixed, and the Democrats did the opposite. They gave us the ObamaCare scam, which has become a huge, unprecedented drag on the economy. They gave us new environmental regulations, which have become a drag on the economy.

Even their policies aimed at the economy, consisted of irresponsible, outrageous spending sprees, which have only harmed the economy.

A recession which ought to have corrected itself in a few years has now dragged on for a decade, due entirely to Obama's and the Democrats' policies.
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:2rofll: A decade. Due to Obama's policies, the recession started in 2004. Bob Blaylock everybody. Take a bow!



In case you're actually interested in some factual information, the recession ended in the summer of 2009 and this year's job growth is slated to be the strongest since the turn of the millenium.
 
US Conservative said:
Although I'd like to think otherwise, they probably are winning by default. The leadership of the GOP seems to think going dem light is the future, they bring little to conservatives except being better than democrats, but not much. They will roll like its cool at the earliest opportunity, already have in fact.
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You are unfortunately correct. The establishment republicans are afraid of their own shadow. They give conservatism lip service and approve a conservative platform every time they hold a convention, however they do not govern by it. They answer to their big donors and for the most part ignore their conservative base. They have the impression that the base will always hold it's nose and vote for them. They did well in the 2010 and 2014 midterms, however it was more a result of the democrats marching off a political cliff with obamacare and illegal immigration then anything the republicans have offered. They have been given a chance. If they fight to repeal or otherwise undo the worst aspect of obamacare and and fight hard to overturn Obama's unconstitutional EO in regards to illegal immigrants, they might keep their majorities. If not, will slowly fade like they did after 1994.
 
a351 said:
:2rofll: A decade. Due to Obama's policies, the recession started in 2004. Bob Blaylock everybody. Take a bow!



In case you're actually interested in some factual information, the recession ended in the summer of 2009 and this year's job growth is slated to be the strongest since the turn of the millenium.
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Nobody is buying the propaganda-see last months election, the economy sucks.
 
ObamacareFail said:
You are unfortunately correct. The establishment republicans are afraid of their own shadow. They give conservatism lip service and approve a conservative platform every time they hold a convention, however they do not govern by it. They answer to their big donors and for the most part ignore their conservative base. They have the impression that the base will always hold it's nose and vote for them. They did well in the 2010 and 2014 midterms, however it was more a result of the democrats marching off a political cliff with obamacare and illegal immigration then anything the republicans have offered. They have been given a chance. If they fight to repeal or otherwise undo the worst aspect of obamacare and and fight hard to overturn Obama's unconstitutional EO in regards to illegal immigrants, they might keep their majorities. If not, will slowly fade like they did after 1994.
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Indeed. If they can't remember why they are there I want em gone. Let it serve as a reminder to whom they represent.
 
Jack Hays said:
I think McConnell is going to be a game-changer running the Senate.

I consider McConnell to be a RINO. However he will at least let bills and riders come to the floor for a vote. He will not table everything he is against like Reid has done.
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Assuming that the poll is accurate, it shows how stupid the uninformed centrists are since the GOP has not done anything to deserve a higher approval level yet. It seems that they are like the sports fans who only support a team when it is winning.
 
US Conservative said:
Nobody is buying the propaganda-see last months election, the economy sucks.
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How absurd. Popular opinion and election results do not change the relevant facts. Both the economy and employment are expanding at an above average pace.
 
a351 said:
How absurd. Popular opinion and election results do not change the relevant facts. Both the economy and employment are expanding at an above average pace.
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And the average American's net worth is in the ****ter. People aren't forgetting, like it or not.
 
US Conservative said:
And the average American's net worth is in the ****ter. People aren't forgetting, like it or not.
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A deflection, but that's quite the overstatement nonetheless. Cumulative net worth is at an all time high, while median and average net worth is largely unchanged from 2009/10. There's no credible data to support the notion that personal wealth is anywhere near the "****ter."
 
a351 said:
A deflection, but that's quite the overstatement nonetheless. Cumulative net worth is at an all time high, while median and average net worth is largely unchanged from 2009/10. There's no credible data to support the notion that personal wealth is anywhere near the "****ter."
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Tell it to the poor, blacks, and hispanics.
 
Bob Blaylock said:
The Democrats have certainly set the bar very low. All the Republican party really needs to accomplish in order to stay on top of public perception, at this point, is to not screw things up as spectacularly as the Democrats have done.
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I'd be very surprised if they could pull that off.

There's a good chance we'll be looking at 2006-style corruption all over again.
 
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