Washington Whispers: GOP voters: like a rock

U.S. News ^ | August 9, 2006 | Paul Bedard

[new yorker 77]

Many Democrats may hate the war in Iraq and itch to dump the president, but a new GOP survey shows that Republican base voters stand ready to jam the November polls to return their team to Congress. A three-page-survey memo obtained by Washington Whispers reveals that despite reports of some dissatisfaction with the economy, the war, and President Bush, 81 percent of Republican voters are "almost certain" to vote and an additional 14 percent say they are "very likely." It goes without saying that they'll vote Republican: By a margin of 84 percent to 6 percent, they will pull the GOP toggle switch in the voting booth. And here is something you don't hear very often: 88 percent of Republicans approve of how the prez is handling his job. What's it all mean? Analysts say that GOP voters are ready to dig in and play defense against the charges Democrats are tossing at Republican candidates.

The memo also helps to define what issues work for Republican candidates. The survey--officially tilted "Base Mobilization Survey Finds and Conclusions"--divided the issues into foreign and domestic. On the foreign side, it's all terrorism and war with polling that finds GOP voters back the war, worry about Democratic attacks on the fight against terrorism, and think the Patriot Act, moves to tighten the border, and even telephone surveillance are good things. And their favorite domestic issues aren't a surprise: They are pro-tax cuts, big on cultural values, and worried that Democrats want to put too much bureaucracy in healthcare. Another nonshocker: They don't like the media's war stories, thinking that they are too negative. Some 60 percent of the GOP base expresses "extremely high dissatisfaction" with the coverage of the war.

[justshutupandtakeit]

I am well aware of the context thus nothing in my response need be changed.

[new yorker 77]

It is Sabato by a mile, followed by Morris with Cook pulling in third.

[ohioWfan]

It's a well understood fact around here, leftie.

Anyone who compares President Bush UNfavorably with the wretch Bill Clinton, is a joke.

In your case, you didn't have to go that far to prove it, but it sort of adds the icing to your little leftist phony cake.

[phillyfanatic]

I hope this is true especially because of the terror plot exposed today by the Brits and Americans. Any Dem elected to lead this nation would be a disaster. They are pacifist-socialists who are Quislings who do not even realize they endanger the USA. I pray no one listens to Weyrich, Pat Buch. or any other Pub wussy. Time to vote for all Pubs and keep all Dems out of power. They will get us all killed, liberals included!

[shield]

We've even got posters here at FR that believed them. How many post have we seen saying dimwits would win in 2006? LOL...

[new yorker 77]

I think the GOP will turnout and protect our majorities, espically as we see more terrorist activity.

And that's just the LIB portion of it.

[beeler]

I'll say it again. It's got to get worse before it gets better. People need to wake up. Sometimes the only way to do that is to throw some water on them.

[STARWISE]

And, now a word from our TRUE grassroots base: a portion of my earlier post from another thread .. and BUMP to the tune!

"... terrifying, what these subhuman,filthy, pig ba**ard vermin conjure up. Raise yer hands .. who wants Algore, Shrillery, JohnFK, BreckBoy @ 1600 Pennsylvania??

All FReaking teach-'em-a-lesson, faint-hearted, fickle FReeping CINOS: still ready to sell your precious vote for stone cold vengeance and retribution?

[mystery-ak]

Here ya go....

FR's Third Party/Stay at Home Voters

2007 They're Just Like Republicans Congressional Delegation

Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House	John Conyers, Jr, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee
Tom Lantos, Chairman, House International Relations Committee	David R. Obey, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations
John Dingell, Chairman House Energy and Commerce Committee	Chaplain for the US House of Representatives??
Charles Rangel, Chairman, House Ways & Means Committee	Jane Harman, Chairman, House Intelligence Committee
BARNEY FRANK, Chairman, House Financial Services Committee	Henry Waxman - House Government Reform Committee
Patrick Kennedy, Chairman House Entertainment Committee	Chairperson, House Committee on Conspiracies
Harry Reid, President pro Tempore of the Senate, 3rd line of succession.	Joseph Biden, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee	Jay Rockefeller, Chairman, Senate Intelligence Committee
Robert C. Byrd, Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee	John F. Kerry, Chairman US Senate Committee on Finance
Joe Liebermann, Chairman, Senate Homeland Security Committee	Chris Dodd, Chairman, Senate Rules and Administration Committee
Carl Levin, Chairman Senate Armed Services Committee	John McCain, some things will stay the same
Ted Kennedy, Chairman, Senate Committee on Immigration	President in Waiting.
First Husband.	Patrick Leahy, we’ll find him a job
Barbara Boxer, we’ll find her a job.

[Howlin]

Sjackson put that lovely display together.

If that doesn't scare the living crap out of a "voter," then they are lost, IMO.

[capt. norm]

You should have stayed for the entire seminar on invading and posting on a conservative forum.

You are tripping and stumbling all over yourself and don't even realize it. (That's the fun part!)

That is not the mark of a conservative....it's the mark of a troll nutcase.

We love playing with trolls, especially the ones that are so "out there" that they can't even figure it out.

[new yorker 77]

I live in a district that elects NITA LOWEY.

I have the witch HILLARY as my Senator.

I am voting in the primary and the general.

Every vote counts.

[beeler]

That's funny, we have the same tagline. But I actually believe that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

[justshutupandtakeit]

There was no lesson for Republicans to learn. Hopefully the dumbasses who voted for Perot learned theirs though.

[fortheDeclaration]

Bush is a one-world Socialist.

Yes, I can tell that by his U.N. appointee, Bolten.

[bandleader]

RIGHT ON(only I live in The People's Republic of Mass)!!!!!!!

[beeler]

Republicans in this state are notorious weaklings, so you can bet I don't speak for them. Sadly, there aren't many conservatives either, but I know you're already aware of that.

It helps if you were to read the thread ,too, jackass.

[ohioWfan]

We're all wide awake here, troll.

That's why we all know what you're up to.

Now, go back and get some advanced troll training, and try again later.

You've bombed BIG time here.

[firewalk]

Thank you Howlin

I won't be party jumping...
or staying home...

I'll pull the lever for who ever wins the Republican nomination.