Posted on 10/28/2005 3:53:51 PM PDT by ovrtaxt
Public has had it
with both parties
Battleground poll reveals Americans disillusioned with government
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
A just-released political survey by George Washington University contains bad news for Democrats and Republicans because it lays bare a public seemingly disenfranchised with both major parties.
The Battleground poll – unique for its inclusion of top Democrat and Republican pollsters – shows a definite slide in support for President Bush and the GOP. But the survey contains little good news for Democrats as a viable alternative.
The poll found just 44 percent of the public is satisfied with President Bush's job performance – a figure well below his two-term average but still slightly higher than other recent polls showing his approval at all-time lows.
"The mounting casualties of American troops in Iraq, the higher gas prices certainly put a dampening on any of the good news about the economy, and you had the surfacing scandals with Republicans in the House, the Senate and the White House, potential scandals," said GOP pollster Ed Goeas.
While a Republican retreat in the polls normally means good news for Democrats, there is little evidence Americans are enamored with the opposition party, survey results indicate. On a host of issues – Iraq, homeland security, the economy – Democrats don't fare much better, the poll indicated.
"There is a real void right now in terms of what the alternative is. And right now, Democrats suffer from the fact that Americans are disillusioned and distrustful of government in general," Democratic pollster Celinda Lake told Voice Of America. "They tend to be feeling more negative about the Republicans, but not particularly positive about the Democrats."
Goeas believes Democrats' inability to capitalize on Republican weakness is actually encouraging.
"But the Democrats, whether you look at the image of the Democratic Party, whether you look at Democrats in Congress, not only did not gain anything, they actually had their negatives go up some during this period of time," he told VOA.
And, the survey noted, Republicans continue to hold an edge in the public's eye on issues related to taxes and terrorism. Democrats, meanwhile, fare better with health care, jobs and education.
The mid-October poll surveyed 1,000 registered likely voters nationwide. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.
appreciate it...follow the money and it all becomes clear...dollars are the red corpuscles of the world.
Of course they don't.
Nor do second or first party candidates.
ALL politicians do however.
No.
But, I know it's easier to post ad hominem attacks and stereotypes.
Perot and Buchanan both got taxpayer money for their campaigns in '96 and 2000.
And they both were mighty glad to take it!
I'm not fed up with the 'R's quite yet.
I am fed up with too many jackasses masquarading as Republicans and subverting the will of the conservative 'R' base and most Americans, but scum can be found in any pond. However, the alternative RAT party, is all scum - no pond. Until the socialist RATs are completely eliminated, there is NO room for an alternative conservative party.
Hillary could be easily reduced to irrelevance, but the Republicans play nice. Why?
The only viable guy that the Dems could possibly nominate is Lieberman, and he will NEVER get past the primary.
But a moonbat socialist like Hillary is useful to the GOP to keep conseratives feeding from their trough.
I am anemic.
Very anemic!!
Yeah. From 160 years ago.
Name a 3rd party that has been a viable force since the Republicans replaced the Whigs.
There aren't any.
Let's take a poll on how fed up Americans are with pollsters.
"Hooo-weee!
Can I retire now?
I mean, the food is good and everything...."
Don't retire yet, I do good BBQ-Beef ribs, marinated in hard cider, smoked slow...
See post 9. It precisely addresses that.
Alrighty then.
Maybe it's time for another Whig replacement?
"If the GOP candidate is anything like GHWB in 92, or Dole, good luck."
Agreed, we need someone better. We need another Ronald Reagan type, someone people trust and who can withstand liberal character assassination tactics.
I thought the nightmare was over with the stepping down of Miers from appointment?
I would say that most conservatives within the GOP are a de facto 3rd party.
The Republican Party today is run by moderates, RINOs, and neo-cons.
No doubt-That's why I volunteered.
I love a good show. Got a feeling it could be a pay per view
We have one or two guys like that every four years, but we always end up with a centrist who advances more socialism. And we always vote for him because the alternative is complete waste of skin.
We're being used.
"Let's take a poll on how fed up Americans are with pollsters."
I pay very little attention to them.
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