Posted on 10/24/2006 2:07:19 PM PDT by Dane
The Nation -- This morning at a briefing on the congressional elections, an event that featured former Representatives Dick Armey, Jennifer Dunn, and Dick Gephardt and that was sponsored by a Washington law firm, political analyst Charlie Cook--an independent handicapper trusted by Ds and Rs--offered good news for the Democrats. He compared 2006 to 1994, the year when Republicans shockingly seized control of both houses of Congress, netting a whopping 52 House seats. Cook noted that in October 1994, 39 percent of Americans said they believed the country was heading in the right direction and 48 percent thought it was on the wrong track. Now the right direction/wrong track numbers are far more negative: 26 percent to 61 percent. In October 1994, President Bill Clinton's approval rating was 48 percent. These days, President George W. Bush is about 38 percent. The approval rating for Congress in 1994 was 24 percent (with 67 percent disapproving). Today, it's lower: 16 percent (with 75 percent giving Congress a thumb's down). In 1994, Republicans had a 6 point lead in polls asking respondents to say whether they preferred a GOP or Democratic candidate. Now the Democrats have a 15 point edge. But when asked if their own member of Congress deserved reelection, 49 percent in 1994 said no; now only 45 percent say no. (In both years, 39 percent said boot the bum out.)
The bottom-line: out of five key indicators of the national politicalmood, four are significantly worse for the Republicans in 2006 compared to the Democrats in 1994. As Cook put it, the 2006 political wave (at this moment) is bigger than that of 1994. But that does not mean the Dems are going to win as many seats as the GOPers did twelve years ago.
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The morning of November 8th, the sales of Zoloft are going to skyrocket for the leftists.
They have to couch this election as "anti-GOP" because if they cast it as pro-Democrat, no one would show up.
I've been contacted by Zog many times recently. I just delete his surveys because they are trash and I don't have the time. I will participate on the Nov 7 poll and cast a straight Republican ballot. If this is an indication of the what the other surveys are they must just be crap too.
zogby polls.....
zogby is a muzzie.....the muzzies want the lib/dems to win!
they throw out all replies that respond positively to republicans....just think aobut the past zogby predictions...this guy couldn't predict rain in the chocolate city during katrina!!!
More lunacy from David Porn!!
david corn has predicted six of the last zero democrat election victories.
David Cornholio?
I agree that Democrats will be depressed. I think that, in the U.S. Senate, Republicans will gain a seat and that, in the U.S. House, Republicans will gain three seats. What are your predictions?
How big will it be? About as big as when my grand daughter farts in the bath tub....
Really? I hope you are correct.
Is all this "GOP is in trouble" stuff all just media bias and hype?
yeah.....that's him
If it weren't for the positive thinking FREEPERS I would be almost suicidal.
Don't you sometime say to yourself, "Now I know how Custer must have felt? :o)
For election night, I think it would be good to stock up on a large bottle of vodka, and a small couple of bottles of Champaign....one to get blitzed with and the other to quietly toast to any small successes. :o)
You guys are making me feel a little better about this election.
I need to come on FR more..lol
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