Shocker: Democrat lead in US House race drops to only two points (the worm is turning Smithers)

Human Events ^ | 8/22/06 | Election Dog

[teddyballgame]

And just as I reported earlier today on the problems with the Gallup poll and other surveys showing a bias for Democrats, the Gallup poll suddenly reports a dramatic drop in the Democrat lead in the US House race to only two points.

In a poll taken over the weekend, the poll of registered voters shows that Democrats now lead only 47%-45% which is down from a nine percentage point lead earlier in August. This is well within the poll's margin of error (+-4%) so the race is essentially even. It is the best showing for Republicans in this poll since just before the 2004 November election when Democrats were ahead by four points among registered voters, but Republicans still won the popular U.S. vote and a 232-203 lead in House seats.

According to the poll, the sudden focus on the war on terror has greatly helped the GOP. The poll states that "President Bush's approval rating has topped 40% for the first time since February...Behind the movements: In the wake of the terror plot that British authorities say they broke up, Bush seems to have gotten a boost. Some of that may have reflected positively on Republican candidates as well.

[zook]

This oughta make for a good Rush show today.

[goldstategop]

I have a feeling when people start paying attention to politics, the Democrats and the Drive By Media won't see it coming. Right now, they're full of it, feeling their oats and heady about being swept back into power, reclaiming the birthright of the good old days.

( No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo!)

[rightinthemiddle]

Very interesting ping.

[Republican Red]

I really have never understood the talk about the Democratic takeover of Congress in 2006. Most polls show that a wide majority of voters in both parties are dissatisfied with Congress. The same polls also show that most though are satisfied with their representatives.

Everyone else's Congresscrtter sucks.

Thats what gerrymandering is all about Charlie Brown.

[teddyballgame]

Watch Dems/MSM-DBM change the goal posts as we get closer to election Day. It's going to go from "we're going to take back both Houses" to "we should take atleast one House" to "look for us to pick up seats".

[aynrandfreak]

I read your book!

[SoFloFreeper]

Intelligent, thinking people will not vote Democrat. Hopefully those will be the people going into the voting booths. Otherwise, we're screwed.

[SoFloFreeper]

Intelligent, thinking people will not vote Democrat. Hopefully those will be the people going into the voting booths. Otherwise, we're screwed.

[advance_copy]

All this - BEFORE Labor Day.

Yep, and before President Bush has really kicked into gear for the election. George W. Bush (and that includes Karl Rove) has been the best thing that happened to the Republican party. You gotta be trying really hard not to like the President, even when you don't agree with him. Buh, bye, RATS.

[Cheburashka]

We'll be getting "blow by blow" retrospectives about Katrina for the next two weeks, at least. If it works, it'll be for the next two months.

[Owen]

I was kinda wondering what all the fuss was about some alleged Catholic group declaring Bush to be pro Choice yesterday. It smelled of desperation and there seemed to be no reason for desperation.

But they had this data already.

Now you know the right thing to do? Find GOP House and Senate candidates in vulnerable districts and send your money and time to them. Behave just like we were behind. Crush them. Here are said districts:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1631282/posts?page=15

Scroll down to about post #50 for elaboration.

[Eagles Talon IV]

This will cause the lame libs to go completely ballistic. The result will be they will lash out with more and more insane and hateful rhetoric. This will serve to cement in the minds of normal Americans the fact the left is far more concerned with the acquisition of power then they are protecting America from the nut jobs who wear their underwear on their heads.

The result of THIS will be a steepening of their tailspin into obscurity.

[EricT.]

I have a feeling when people start paying attention to politics, the Democrats and the Drive By Media won't see it coming. Right now, they're full of it, feeling their oats and heady about being swept back into power, reclaiming the birthright of the good old days.

I knew I should read the whole thread before responding, just in case someone posted exactly what I was going to say. All of this feeling their oats is what loses elections for Dhimmicrats, since people are again reminded of what a bunch of dangerously clueless nutbags those folks are.

[teddyballgame]

"We'll be getting "blow by blow" retrospectives about Katrina for the next two weeks, at least. If it works, it'll be for the next two months."

There was a really, really bias documentary on HBO last night on Katrina. I was flipping through and could only watch about a minute before I was ready to hurl something through the TV.

[The G Man]

LOL!

[noblejones]

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This could be GOP-oversampled or something.
<<

Pfffffttt.

[Eagles Talon IV]

Your friend, like all Democrats, seem to only seek out information from sources they KNOW will say exactly what they want to hear. They really do live in a fantasy world where they believe if they wish hard enough for something it will magically happen for them.

[justshutupandtakeit]

And its Registered voters not Likely so add another 3 points to the GOP totals. Add that to Dick Morris predictions of GOP disaster and Nov is looking good.

I thing the governor's race here in RAT central is very close as well. Six months ago that was not the case.

[teddyballgame]

"The result of THIS will be a steepening of their tailspin into obscurity."

I wish I could be that optimistic. The last two Presidential elections were too close in my mind. Hopefully '08 will be a Reagan/Nixon-like landslide.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Who is going to watch weather re-runs when there is Jon Benet "news"?