Posted on 12/21/2025 4:40:07 AM PST by MtnClimber
As my late father used to say, we have more polls than gas stations in this country. I think of that every time that I see a new poll. It seems as if that's all they do in the media these days. Also, everyone seems to have their poll, i.e. Fox News, the Washington Post, etc.
As long we are playing the game of polls, let's share this one. You are not hearing a lot about the Quinnipiac poll. Let's check with Matt Margolis:
Democrats are sinking like a stone, and the new Quinnipiac poll makes it official: their congressional approval rating has hit a historic low of just 18%, with a brutal 73% disapproving. That's the worst number Quinnipiac has recorded since they started asking the question back in 2009. Even CNN's chief data analyst, Harry Enten, couldn't hide his shock, declaring that "Democrats, in the minds of the American public, are lower than the Dead Sea."
The real kicker? Democrats are turning on their own party. Only 42% of Democratic voters approve of how their representatives in Congress are performing, while 48% disapprove. Back in October, the numbers were 58% approval and 36% disapproval among Democrats. That's a 28-point nosedive in just two months.
This is not a universal anti-Congress sentiment either. An impressive 77% of Republican voters approve of their party's performance. The enthusiasm gap couldn't be clearer.
The generic ballot tells another critical aspect of the story. Democrats still lead 47% to 43%, but that's down from a more comfortable 50% to 41% advantage in October. The momentum has swung hard toward Republicans heading into 2026, and the narrowing margin should have Democratic strategists sweating.
On the issues that matter most to voters, Republicans have seized control.
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If Trump does indeed move to require in person voting with paper ballots and valid ID then the Democrats are toast. Otherwise they will manage to cheat out enough wins to take back at least the House.
Its all about the cheating.
Bill Clinton.
The one disturbing observation here is the number of Republicans in Congress abjuring re-election. that seems to be a consistent bad sign over the last 50 years.
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That’s a clear sign “the fix is in.”
It happened in 2018 with at least 40 House members retiring during Mueller Time. Then, Ryan & McTurtle showed about as much election energy as a sloth or a koala.
Only the 45th President hitting the campaign trail hard, mitigated what could’ve been even worse losses.
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I can’t imagine democrats being popular in California, Oregon, Washington, or Arizona right now. With gas going to $10/gal or more due to incompetence, the republicans may have a chance to take over these states.
I’ve been sayin’ it and sayin it. Cue Randy Quaid (Russell Case in “Independence Day”). The DemoKKKrats are, in fact, on the road to extinction. 2026 may be the LAST time they can even hope of winning a national election, and I think they’ll lose that.
As of right now, without IN or MD redistricting but assuming both KS, NE, and FL complete theirs, the GOP is sitting around 215 safe seats, Ds around 208. There are roughly 10 seats truly up for grabs-—but this is all before the Supes weigh in on racial redistricting, which could hand the GOP the remaining 4 seats for the majority without having to win any tossups.
Moreoer, today NC crawled to within 600 (not 600,000) of the Rs making NC red. It will be a red state by January, ahead of projections. (NC was D+175,000 just five years ago). FL now is R+1.4 million, when Ds LED in 2020. AZ now is R+328,000 (was 100,000 in 2020).
With the exception of four or five reports where Ds won the registration battle (all in states with big D primaries, such as PA), in over THREE THOUSAND weekly observations since mid 2024, Rs have won all but a half dozen. Think of that.
Every single state where we can measure voter reg by party has shifted to the right. In AZ, every single county has shifted to the right.
I think DemoKKkrats know this, at least the smart ones. They have NOTHING. They were going to run on “affordability,” but then Trump persuaded the drug companies to slash their prices. Inflation stalled and began to fall a little. The economy WILL grow rapidly next year. So the DemoKKKrats hitched their wagon to the thing most likely to change in Trump’s favor in the next year.
Thanks for the report. Very encouraging! I am not going to get complacent though. I plan to work on voter turnout for team R. I live in FL so I hope I can make phone calls to voters in states like GA where it may make a difference.
Good Point!
But, but, but, Fox NeverTrump News polling says the Dims are going to sweep the midterm?
The ‘RATs worship leftist government and turn out religiously. Republicans are busy with jobs and family. If Republicans are complacent they will loose. We need to fight like we are losing and hope for a defeat that smashes the ‘RATs.
They are NOT in trouble. When democrats are unhappy, it is because things aren’t commie enough for them. They double down and manage to find massive motivation to vote in a bigger moron. Look at who runs their biggest cities and who they replaced. Look at their congressional reps.
But the dems could still take the House in ‘26.
Traditional Republicans aren’t a political party worth the name — instead they act more like a club or a fraternal organization.
The Democrat Party doesn’t have voters but they do have clients. Clients who jealously guard their government funded perks. Seems to me that anybody who is not a net tax payer at the federal level should not have the right to vote in federal elections.
Just find 20-30 competitive races and flood the zone.
The problem is candidate selection. The GoP basically sucks at it.
Ya got me there pal but I think it’s doable with the right amount of peer pressure. Rats have the same problem-think Crockett. Her and MTG did their thing in congress and are preparing for their next gig in the media.
Yeah, I think FL is safe :)
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