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Voters Trust GOP More than Democrats on Eight of 10 Key Issues
Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on eight out of 10 key electoral issues, including, for the second straight month, the top issue of the economy. They've also narrowed the gap on the remaining two issues, the traditionally Democratic strong suits of health care and education.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that voters trust the GOP more on economic issues 46% to 41%, showing little change from the six-point lead the party held last month. This is just the second time in over two years of polling the GOP has held the advantage on economic issues. The parties were close on the issue in May, with the Democrats holding a one-point lead.
Voters not affiliated with either party trust Republicans more to handle the economy by a 46% to 32% margin.
Last week’s report of 9.5 percent unemployment, the highest since 1983, raised doubts about the economy and the president's handling of it. Consumer and investor confidence is now down to the lowest levels in three months. Just 39% now say President Obama is doing a good or an excellent job on the economy while 43% rate his performance as poor. Those are by far the weakest numbers yet for the president.
The president's approval ratings also have fallen to new lows in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
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Most voters (52%) now trust Republicans more on the issue of taxes, also the highest level found in over two years. Only 36% trust Democrats more on taxes. A survey conducted at the end of June found that 39% of voters now expect their taxes to go up under Obama, the highest level of concern measured to date.
On national security, Republicans hold a 49% to 40% lead over Democrats. That’s down from a 15-point lead last month.
For the second straight month, voters put North Korea at the top of the list of biggest threats to U.S. national security.
Republicans hold a four-point lead on the issue of the War in Iraq, down from an eight-point advantage in June.
Even though American troops have now pulled out of all cities in Iraq and still are on schedule to be completely withdrawn by the end of 2011, 64% of U.S. voters do not believe the war in Iraq is over.
The GOP has a 40% to 34% lead on the issue of immigration and is ahead 46% to 39% on abortion.
Republicans also edge out Democrats on government ethics and corruption for the second straight month, 34% to 33%. In June, the GOP held a six-point advantage on the issue.
Also for the first time in over two years, Republicans lead Democrats on the issue of Social Security 42% to 37%. Democrats held a six-point lead on the issue last month, and the parties were tied in April.
Democrats have also seen their leads shrink on two of the party’s strong points, health care and education. The party holds a four-point lead on health care, down from 18 points in May. The Democrats’ advantage on the issue is the smallest found in over two years.
Voters are evenly divided when it comes to the health care reform plans being promoted by the president and Democrats in Congress.
On education, Democrats lead Republicans 41% to 38%, also the smallest margin in over two years. Democrats held a 15-point lead in May on the issue.
Fifty-four percent (54%) of all voters say the average congressional Democrat is more liberal than they are, while 36% believe the average Republican congressman is more conservative in comparison to themselves. Just 44% say their own representative in Congress is about the same as them ideologically.
Republican candidates lead Democrats for the second straight week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. Support for the GOP remains unchanged this week - at its highest level over the past year, but support for Democrats dropped one point to tie its lowest level in the same time period
go team.
I think it is a pretty good risk for the Axlerod administration to go balls out on agenda from the get-go seeing as how weak the GOP currently is.
Yeah they could play it safe the first term, easily get elected for the 2nd, then drop the hammer but why wait. Obama has the cult following and the media.
Actually, you see those sinking poll numbers and it's clear why they are trying to pass all their socialist this year. They won't have the majority after next fall's elections.
Great. But only 27% of the nation is identifying as GOP right now. So this is basically a poll of Bush voters who are now too ashamed to admit they're republicans. i.e. all those big-spenders who've suddenly found a new devotion to "libertarianism".Voters not affiliated with either party trust Republicans more to handle the economy by a 46% to 32% margin.
Fortunately, the majority of the actual voting public, (minus the qualifiers) aren't such morons when it comes to trusting the untrustable.
As well, I'd like to see this from a non-Rasmussen poll. Rasmussen seems to always give the GOP a few extra points more than other polls.
It's a relief to know that republicans appreciate a president who doesn't govern by polls. they support a president who makes tough decisions regardless of what polls say.
They voted for a man with zero experience. Real smart people there. They did it with signs that say "change" and smearing the other major party. Think about it. They have trained the democtrats and dumb mother ers to say "Blame Bush" whenever they talk policy. Says alot about these non-morons.
Normal everyday American citizen..."Man the economy really is tanking,Obama said if we did not pass this stimulus package right ing now (trilllion dollars) we would lose more jobs. Now that we passed the bill we lost more jobs and he promised it would not go over a certain % but it has, plus he promised no earmarks and there are over 8,000 of them"
Dumb mother er..."Blame Bush"
I heard a nine year old boy say "blame Bush" a few weeks ago when asked about global warming. I would love to laugh but it is really sad.
Obama.."Hey Baby, should we go to the theater and watch a play tonight"
Wife.."Baby, it's our date night,lets go to NYC and watch one"
Obama.."Baby, that would cost over a million bucks, we would have to fuel up Air Force One, grab a helicopter then hop in a limo and we would have to do it all over again because I have to meet with the CIA in the morning to kiss there ass about Pelosi calling them liars.I lied about the Stimulus bill. More people lost there jobs this month. Perhaps we can be responsible and use that money to help our citizens"
Wife.."But babyyyyyy. It's date night."
Obama.."Grab your 10,000 dollar purse" fist pump
Stupid ing Obama supporter "God Damnnnnn. These guys can't do anything without people ing."
Aren't they also better at predicting elections that the others?
Who's the slanted ones?
Just a thought.
I get so tired of these Obama sucks vs Republicans are dumb threads...
BTW, WC, is the Black Butte XXI that is in your signature any good ?
I think a lot of Democrats on this board are in for a rude awakening in '10. I fully expect the GOP to gain seats, enough seats to un- this partisan government.
I can't wait to get back to each side being 50/-50. There was much less gridlock when this is the case. 8 more years of getting nothing done..woohoo!
Well, I had some on tap a few days ago. It was not to my liking. Too harsh. It's too young and needs to mellow. The bottles are marked "best after 10/17/10." I don't plan to open them for a couple years, if I do. I bought it as a collectors item anyway. I never cared for a barley wine, which at 11%, it is.
Some of those barley wines are freaking good, and its hilarious watching other people drink them and be completely unprepared for how drunk they can get you if you aren't paying attention.
Rasmussen did a bang-up job on the 2004 elections. I don't think they did as well on the 2008, but I could be wrong. I did find one comparison that listed them as number one. I know fivethirtyeight did pretty well, and I thought I remember them mentioning a slight Republican lean on their polls. I'll have to check it later when I have time.
So, instead of a ed-up partisan government, it will be a ed-up bipartisan government?
Yep. Balance of power between the parties. Don't try to fix anything. Leave things in the ty condition they are, because when the government does , it only makes things worse.So, instead of a ed-up partisan government, it will be a ed-up bipartisan government?
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