Posted on 08/10/2006 9:48:23 AM PDT by 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.
Rule number one which you forgot,,,keep your posts to yourself. Post to someone who gives a crap about your opinions.
Are you asking to get yourself banned, troll??
Your wife is getting brutally beaten and raped by a group of thugs. Instead of fighting the thugs to the death, you stand there and say to your wife, "Did you know you're getting fat? And one other thing, you probably put on too much makeup and have to shoulder some of the blame for this 'situation'."
Substitute wife for Bush/GOP and thugs for demonrats and YOU FOR YOU. One reason why I won't attack Bush is not that I support everything he does, but as long as he's under such a ferocious attack, I'M NOT JOINING THE THUGS!
And you're here to make it worse...but for a worthy cause.
Please spare us your lame attempt at "help".Your remedy for a hangnail would be to cut off the whole finger...maybe even the entire arm if it will make things go your way.
You're right EVERY VOTE COUNTS.
Leave him alone; he has nothing left to say.
He's getting close to the end of his talking points.
That analogy doesn't make a difference if you happen to BE the thug......
LOL your foot would be in more danger than a Islamofascist.
Still peddling that fear I see.
I thought he was at the end of his 'talking points' before he even started. :)
If you're too stupid to be afraid, don't you vote either.
How bizarre......
This Republican lives in a blue state and hardly ever sees her "Rs" elected to office. I will be out there voting for my "R" candidates anyway. Who knows, we might just unseat Maria Cantpay!
My representative, Eric Cantor-R, here in Virginia is a fine conservative and one of the few Jewish members of Congress. I will crawl over that crushed glass to vote for him again (and drag my wife with me).
We see graduates from this Clown College pop up and try this crap with greater frequency as the elections near. They don't fool anyone.
New York went 40% for Bush in 2004.
Connecticut went 45% for Bush in 2004.
New Jersey went 46% for Bush in 2004.
We are not all crazy here.
It really is a shame that my conservative vote here in California is negated by some illegal alien welfare recipient who registered to vote by mail and votes by absentee ballot, printed in Spanish.
Kinda prescient, you might say.....
I do not believe what the news media is saying. We are going to keep both the House and Senate in 2006.
MISERABLE failure.
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