ABC/WaPo Poll: Voters down on GOP, Tea Party

[underpants]

Only about 30 percent of Americans say they are inclined to re-elect their member of Congress and 60 percent are ready to "look around" for alternatives, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.

But the finding of voter dissatisfaction does not automatically translate to glad tidings of great joy for the Republicans. As well, the survey showed an increasingly negative view of the Tea Party movement.

Asked which party they trust to cope with the country's main problems, voters opted for the Democrats by a 44-32 margin, with nearly 20 percent saying they trust neither party.

Sixty percent of those surveyed voiced dissatisfaction with policies offered by Republicans in Congress, while only 38 percent had favorable opinions.

If the election were held today, the poll found, 47 percent would vote for Democratic candidates and 44 percent for Republicans. (A Gallup Poll last week put Republicans in the lead.)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/210079.asp?from=blog_last3

[alfredo]

1. Gallup has always tended right to some extent.

[DarthDem]

9. Gallup's Poll THIS Week . . .

Has it tied, just as it was before their obvious outlier last week. But don't expect any headlines about that.

[alfredo]

13. I like to watch the aggregates.

[bluestateguy]

2. "A total of 52 percent of those surveyed approved how Obama is handling his job"

With all the shit piles he has been having to clean up these last 17 months, THAT is amazing.

[underpants]

5. He has the highest poll numbers of any elected official in the country

or it might be of any national figure


but you never hear that now do you?

[Scurrilous]

3. K & R

:thumbsup:

[BootinUp]

4. Holy Crap! of course I predicted this about a month or 2

ago. :bounce:

[underpants]

6. A few months ago there was a poll in which 2/3 had never heard of the teabaggers or ....

had a negative opinion of them



all that free publicity and still no one likes them.

[BootinUp]

8. I am talking more about the generic ticket

and Obamas numbers which had reached their low point. I credit the teabaggers for helping to turn it around a little.

[David__77]

7. "Tea Party" = white right-wing of Republican Party.

As people become aware of this, they dislike it. It's an excellent means at base mobilization, but does nothing for changing the ideological landscape.

[Bitwit1234]

10. Some body show this to Matthews

He messing his pants with the chance to show how WUNDERFUL the tea bags are. Gee they must send more than a thrill up his leg, they send something else DOWN HIS LEG.

[vercetti2021]

11. Nice!!

About time it goes down, i still love seeing people say, WERE GOING TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK BLAH BLAH BLAH!! NOVEMBER DEM'S ARE OUT! I'm like ummm its not your country its ours and 2. If your expecting a '94 repeat, then you are in denial, because people are not stupid to give the GOP back control.

[Dawson Leery]

12. Americans don't like the Teaklan?

Matthews will be crying come November.