Posted on 03/10/2010 2:27:04 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Republican polling firm The Tarrance Group, in conjunction with the Start Over! Coalition (which appears to be an anti-ObamaCare group) has commissioned polling for the districts of eleven Democrats thought to be potential flippers on the final vote on health care reform. The results for the main question, “do you favor or oppose the health care reform legislation being proposed by President Obama and the Democrats in Congress” are as follows, along with the members' votes on the health care bill the first time around:
AZ-8 (Giffords, yea): 35% favor, 52% oppose, 46% strongly oppose;
CO-4 (Markey, nay): 33% favor, 58% oppose, 51% strongly oppose;
IN-9 (Hill, yea): 31% favor, 52% oppose, 44% strongly oppose;
NJ-3 (Adler, nay): 34% favor, 57% oppose, 46% strongly oppose;
OH-1 (Driehaus, yea): 39% favor, 54% oppose, 48% strongly oppose;
OH-16 (Boccieri, nay): 38% favor, 51% oppose, 46% strongly oppose;
NV-3 (Titus, yea): 40% favor, 52% oppose, 44% strongly oppose;
NY-13 (McMahon, nay): 40% favor, 46% oppose, 37% strongly oppose;
NY-24 (Arcuri, yea): 32% favor, 53% oppose, 47% strongly oppose;
PA-4 (Altmire, nay): 30% favor, 58% oppose, 47% strongly oppose;
PA-10 (Carney, yea): 28% favor, 58% oppose, 47% strongly oppose.
Obviously, any of these Democrats voting "yes" will be doing so in the face of some strong headwinds at home. Majorities oppose the bill in every district except one (McMahon's), and over 45% strongly oppose the bill in every district except for three.(continued)
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com ...
Definitely read the rest of the article for more context.
One thing that baffles me about such Republican polling is this: So what do we do about it?
The poll results indicate that HCR passage would damage Dem prospects in 2010 and 2012. Should Republicans in Congress just play it as it lays and cash in in the upcoming elections? Or is that too dangerous?
What could is controlling the house and senate if there is nothing left to control.
Remember this bill gives the WhiteHouse the power not Congress. To repeal it would require 2/3 and we won’t win it by that much. The Congress left after the elections will most probably be the really really far leftists from really really far left districts.
60 votes, not 2/3.
” and we won’t win it by that much”
We will in 2012, ad take the White House too.
And dont forget all the Commie radicals who have been appointed at all levels of the government by this administration.They have worked hard to ensure a Leftist infastructure will be in place regardless of future electoral processes.
The only way to remedy this will be a complete routing of the government after some sort of revolution.
I’m afraid things are going to have to get much worse before they start to get better.
|
If they are stupid enough to ram the Senate bill through the House, they give the issue of repealing it to the GOP for the next two election cycles, maybe longer. I don't see them having a two thirds vote to override Obama's veto.
“60 votes, not 2/3.”
???
We need to repeal it, which requires 2/3. What good would 60 do us?
Custer: “Look at all those f**king Indians.”
Pelosi: “Look at all those f**king Republican.”
Same result.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.