Posted on 05/10/2006 7:15:13 PM PDT by Dems_R_Losers
Disaffection over spending and immigration have caused conservatives to take flight from President Bush and the Republican Congress at a rapid pace in recent weeks, sending Bush's approval ratings to record lows and presenting a new threat to the GOP's 12-year reign on Capitol Hill, according to White House officials, lawmakers and new polling data.
Bush and Congress have suffered a decline in support from almost every part of the conservative coalition over the past year, a trend that has accelerated with alarming implications for Bush's governing strategy.
The Gallup polling organization recorded a 13-percentage-point drop in Republican support for Bush in the past couple weeks. These usually reliable voters are telling pollsters and lawmakers they are fed up with what they see as out-of-control spending by Washington and an abandonment of core conservative principles more generally.
There are also significant pockets of conservatives turning on Bush and Congress over the their failure to tighten immigration laws, restrict gay marriage and to put an end to the Iraq war and the rash of political scandals, according to lawmakers and pollsters.
Bush won two presidential elections by pursuing a political and governing model that was predicated on winning and sustaining the loyal backing of social, economic and foreign policy conservatives. The strategy was based on the belief that conservatives, who are often more politically active than the general public, could be inspired to vote in larger numbers and would serve as a reliable foundation for his presidency. The theory, as explained by Bush strategists, is that the president would enjoy a floor below which his support would never fall.
It is now apparent that this floor has weakened dramatically and collapsed in places.
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You're in SC too? Graham is my senator also and I detest him.
Border trolls vs. the BushBots.. Wheres the popcorn..
When its all over illegal and legal alien democrats will still be voting.. O.K.. O.K. a bare minimum of the illegals and legals voters will be RINOS.. Multi millions of prospective democrat voters.. IMPORTED with heavy very heavy leverage from the White House.. The Shrub is scarier than a naked picture of Ted Kennedy..
Bush is going to mess around and even Bushbots will go silent..
Because Tom DeLay told him there's no support for it in the House, which is where a constitutional amendment would have to originate.
Many Republicans are reluctant to propose constitutional amendments. That's just the way it is.
It is just unbelieveable to me that this would be a deciding issue at this critical time in the WOT.
Wow, you're learning the ropes quick kid. Nice setup, nice insult...carry on.
Because half (at least) of them are trolls. The rest of being led by the MSM and the hysterics on FR.
gay marriage is a states rights issue, abortion will be too someday. voters at the state level have plenty of opportunities to vote and elect people who will express their will regarding gay marriage and abortion.
now, if the SCOTUS tosses the defense of marriage act - then the game changes, but until (if) that happens, I don't see any groundswell for federal activism regarding a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
We in Ohio have the weakest sisters as Republican Senator -- DeWanker and Voinovich. Bad as they are, the 'Rats were worse.
Bush is scarier than Kennedy? You're a fool.
what do you want to bet that these sleepers didn't read your post.
Do you really think they want to be confused with facts?
Republicans cannot make the rats vote the way we want. Yes, they could and should have done more. And that's why I haven't stopped writing and calling them about it.
Thankyouverymuch. :)
May I know why?
Don't tell me you don't actually believe Lou Dobbs is about to do to Fox, what Fox did to CNN?
You don't actually think Lou Dobbs is an audienceless waif, lost in his vigilanteism?
Right?
Right?
Bravo, ilovew!!! I saw what Conservative Goddess posted to you and was ready to make a comment to her ridiculous statement about the Republicans fumbling S.S. (Bush's fault...LOL), but decided to let you handle that comment yourself. You ARE intelligent and well-read! I love it!
The Rats are way worse, even worse than the RINOs. But hey - let's let the hysterics have their night. LOL
I can't stand the idiot. He's been completely worthless. I'm still hoping Ravenel will run against him next time.
yep.
It looks to me like there a lot of DU-er sleepers in here. Subversion is a well honed trait of the commies...
Anybody but Graham. That's my motto and I'm sticking to it.
This accounts for a twenty point drop from Bush's peak. Doing nothing about border security adds another twenty point drop.
At this point, I'm practically convinced that Bush was sent to put the Republicans back on a parity with the Democrats.
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