[REDWOOD99]

They ARE on the defense! Read the poll data if you can.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/postpoll_110406.htm

[concerned about politics]

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?

This is a polling trick. If "approve" and "disapprove" switched places, the results would be the opposite. The subconscious mind remembers the last option the most. It is the last word it heard, and the respondent unconsciously responds to it.

Now reread the question again....

1. Do you disapprove/approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Do you disapprove/approve strongly or somewhat?

"Feel" the difference? It's slight, but the first question was negative in nature. The second was positive in nature.

[Question Liberal Authority]

I'm almost afraid to read the actual poll. If the stuff in the article was CHERRY PICKED to favor Dems, imagine what gruesome horrors are in the internals.

[Steven W.]

REGISTERED VOTERS ??? There are only a couple numbers in that poll that are likely voters. The bulk of results are registered voters (RV). Why would it be that this close to the election, when it's EASY to identify likely voters - would you not release those numbers ????

[boberino]

i just checked that web site and i can't believe the poll was 1205 ADULTS not even registered nor likely voters
quote:
This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone November 1-4, 2006, among a random national sample of 1,205 adults. The results have a three-point error margin. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, Pa.

[indianrightwinger]

GOP holds both House and Senate. If Iraq is the BIGGEST issue, and the result of responses to this following Iraq question is right, then I don't see any Dem advantage. BTW, this is the split from Registered Voter response, which is supposed to favor the Dems......

12. Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job handling the situation in Iraq?

Both Neither No
Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op.
11/4/06 RV 42 42 1 11 3
10/22/06 RV 48 40 1 8 3
10/8/06 51 38 3 7 2

[JCEccles]

LOL! Twice as many respondents consider themselves conservative than consider themselves liberal. That's a BIG jump just over the immediately preceding surveys.

People are waking up to the morally and intellectually bankrupt horror that is Pelosi's Party.

[JLS]

The data are very interesting considering that their random sample ended up with 33 Dims, 34 GOP and 30 Ind. That is quite different than what other pollsters have come up with.

The way I understand it is that a pollster draws a random sample gettng demographics that match the population of the country. But there is no demographic of party. So it is interesting that as we have approached this election a higher percentage of people are willing to call themselves Republicans.

This is a very encouraging poll to me. If it is right, there may be some seriously funny TV on Tuesday night.

[WOSG]

DEMS lost big advantage on handling Iraq they had 1 months ago - Kerry factor or people just wising up? ... or the Foley factor gettign washed away as people re-think what "NANCY PELOSI CONGRESS" might mean?


12. Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job handling the situation in Iraq?

x-......--.........---..........
Democrats Republicans Both Neither No (vol.) (vol.) op.
11/4/06 RV 42 42 1 11 3
10/22/06 RV 48 40 1 8 3
10/8/06 51 38 3 7 2
9/7/06 43 44 2 10 2