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New poll spells potential trouble for Democrats
Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 3/8/10 | Steve Holland

Posted on 03/08/2010 2:54:25 PM PST by NormsRevenge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new poll on Monday found signs of trouble ahead for President Barack Obama and his Democrats on national security issues such as the handling of terrorism suspects.

The poll was conducted jointly by Democratic Corps, a Democratic organization, and Third Way, a progressive non-profit organization. It was done mainly to gauge voters' views on Democrats' handling of national security.

The poll also found weaknesses for the Democrats on other issues ahead of November elections, in which they hope to defend their strong majorities in Congress.

The poll found 60 percent of Americans believe the United States is on the wrong track. It also found that people rated Democrats at about the same level as Republicans, in what amounted to an erosion of the advantage Democrats have held.

"We would not want the election to be held today, with this poll," said Democracy Corps' chief pollster Stan Greenberg. "If the election were held today, this would be a 'change' election."

Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, interviewed by Newsweek, shrugged off a question about whether she was worrying about the November elections, saying they are a long way off.

"We can't afford to focus on the day-to-day polls," she said. "If you think that we should second-guess (Obama's) decision to do fundamentally big things, there are plenty of other people who would have been that kind of president. That's not the kind of president he wants to be."

Obama received strong ratings in the poll on his handling of national security challenges such as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democracycorps; democraticcorps; democrats; poll; potential; thirdway; trouble

1 posted on 03/08/2010 2:54:25 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

Before today I had never heard of the Democratic Corpse . . . I wonder why they named it that?


2 posted on 03/08/2010 2:56:07 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat
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To: NormsRevenge
Hey, Dims, have I got an idea for you! Why doncha try turning these numbers around by ramming through Congress a health care plan two thirds of the voters don't want!

Don't thank me, I'll send you my bill . . . .

3 posted on 03/08/2010 2:58:13 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: NormsRevenge
"Potential trouble"??

There's nothing "potential" about it. They are in REAL trouble.

4 posted on 03/08/2010 2:58:34 PM PST by Russ (Repeal the 17th amendment)
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To: NormsRevenge

Sure took a long time for Obama to send more additional troops over seas.
Now he wants all the glory. Guess he needs to have done something in the past year. Took him six months to decide about a little pooch.
What a guy - Such a leader for the free World....


5 posted on 03/08/2010 3:00:02 PM PST by mendedheart
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To: A_Former_Democrat

What pray tell will folks think of Rahm Emanuel who haunts the Congressional Gym, naked and enraged.


6 posted on 03/08/2010 3:00:12 PM PST by Hans
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To: NormsRevenge; 70th Division; bitt; Bitsy; seekthetruth; Candor7; freekitty; unkus; flat; ...

Potential? No, it’s a certainty just like the sun will up tomorrow.


7 posted on 03/08/2010 3:01:21 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead (Clean the RAT/RINO Sewer in 2010 and 2012)
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To: NormsRevenge

We The People won’t forget the war that was declared on America by Zero and his thug Administration and the traitors in Congress. November, it’s personal.


8 posted on 03/08/2010 3:02:11 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead (Clean the RAT/RINO Sewer in 2010 and 2012)
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To: Hans

And without shower curtains? I wonder if Bawney Fwank has this fetish..ah you know..just to have a wee peek once in a while?


9 posted on 03/08/2010 3:03:47 PM PST by crz
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To: ExTexasRedhead
I'd have to agree with you on that.

This is more like it: voters' views on Democrats' handling fumbling of national security.

10 posted on 03/08/2010 3:04:03 PM PST by SouthTexas (Exterminate the rats!)
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To: NormsRevenge
Somebody open 'em a can:

Voters have been screaming since last summer at their Congressmen and Senators. Loudly. But they can't believe their lyin' eyes. Duh!

11 posted on 03/08/2010 3:04:48 PM PST by Albion Wilde (Liberals love the poor so much they came up w/ a plan to create millions more of them. - Ann Coulter)
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To: NormsRevenge

“Obama received strong ratings in the poll on his handling of national security challenges such as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.”

Because Gates, Jones and the military are handling things not Obozo the TWAP.


12 posted on 03/08/2010 3:05:54 PM PST by DarthVader (Liberalism is the politics of EVIL whose time of judgment has come.)
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To: colorado tanker
Why doncha try turning these numbers around by ramming through Congress a health care plan two thirds of the voters don't want! Don't thank me, I'll send you my bill . . . .

Bob?

Bob Schrum?

Is that you, Bob?

13 posted on 03/08/2010 3:15:58 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: A_Former_Democrat
Before today I had never heard of the Democratic Corpse . . . I wonder why they named it that?

Same reason Kim named North Korea 'The Peoples Democratic Republic of Korea."

14 posted on 03/08/2010 3:17:35 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Hans

They’d probably rather visualize a corpse than that


15 posted on 03/08/2010 3:30:20 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat
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To: Izzy Dunne
Aw, you recognized me!

"This plan is guaranteed to produce victory for the Democrats this November, just as sure as I have a full head of hair!

16 posted on 03/08/2010 3:31:15 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: NormsRevenge

The poll was conducted jointly by Democratic Corps, a Democratic organization, and Third Way, a progressive non-profit organization.


If the libtards don’t like the results of their own biased poll, then, you can be sure that the reality is very toxic for them.


17 posted on 03/08/2010 3:31:59 PM PST by crazyhorse691 (Now that the libs are in power dissent is not only unpatriotic, but, it is also racist.)
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To: NormsRevenge

8 more months to go...

Eventually they are going to decide that the elections are NOT that far off, and then the panic will ensue.


18 posted on 03/08/2010 3:38:55 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Epic Fail)
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To: NormsRevenge

Or..., as Obama would say...”Democracy Corpse”


19 posted on 03/08/2010 4:06:58 PM PST by LibFreeUSA (Show me what Obama brought that was new and there you will find things only blind and destructive.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Potential trouble? Bwahahahahahahaha!


20 posted on 03/08/2010 6:31:14 PM PST by Sunshine Sister
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