[areafiftyone]

All of the Republicans are doing badly. The Democrats do much better in polling. Not a good sign for 2008. This is not only Rudy all the Republicans are doing horribly.

[small voice in the wilderness]

Have you gotten the feeling lately that Republicans are busy outfitting their modern-day Massada? They see the enemy below, slowly but surely making progress toward the top of the fortress. They watch them daily pushing their way to the summit. And what do they do with this forewarning to eminent disaster? They seem to be searching for pebbles to scratch their lot number on. The Great Republican Plan: draw a high-numbered stone. Like that’s going to help..

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

All of the Republicans are doing badly. The Democrats do much better in polling. Not a good sign for 2008. This is not only Rudy all the Republicans are doing horribly.

I'm not sure where Rasmussen is getting the notion that all four front-runners are slipping. Fred Thompson and John McCain seem to be holding pretty steady, IIRC, and polling from other houses is consistent with these results for both of them. Rudy HAS slipped a lot over the past few weeks, but I think that has more to do with the base having pre-emptive buyer's remorse than anything else. All the same, I don't see any slippage to speak of. Okay, let's look at the favs/unfavs rating. Obama's 33%-33% vs. Rudy's 29%-34% That's all statistical. Seriously, folks, these numbers are nothing to hyperventilate about, especially being this far out from the primaries, not to mention the general.

Look, Hillary and Obama are NOT the juggernaut many people think they are. Hillary is probably going to spike Obama at some point, and she's the one that 50% have definitely said they WON'T vote for. WHy are you worried as much as you are???

I've noticed a trend for the past several weeks. Rudy supporters tend to be the folks who are convinced that the GOP is going to go down in flames in 2008 and that this is practically fated by the powers that be. Fred (and other conservative candidates) supporters are the opposite - they're optimistic for the party, and optimistic for the country as a whole, and they're the ones who think we can beat Hillary.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

In the latest party loyalty survey, Rasmussen had voters who will vote Democrat at 45% (up 1 point) and those who will vote Republican, 35% (up 1 point) Third party claims, 6% and undecideds, (Independent/swing) at 15%.

This is right in line with the claim that PEW and Quinnipac made earlier, that around 15% of the electorate is now Independent/Swing and are moderate, leaning liberal. over 56% of all the electorate, believe Republicans (seen as Conservatives) will not handle the economy, the environment or the WOT as well as a Democrat controlled GOVERNMENT will.

This is seriously alarming for those of us who are investigating these claims. But they are very real and disturbing in deed.

[pissant]

Worry not. Time and history are on the GOP side.