Posted on 09/07/2010 9:46:45 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AFP) – New opinion polls Tuesday made painful reading for President Barack Obama's Democrats, cementing conventional wisdom that they face a pounding by Republicans in November's congressional elections.
The surveys, published after the Labor Day weekend, the traditional campaign kick-off date, suggest voters have soured on Obama, see him as too liberal and are increasingly pessimistic about the sluggish economic recovery.
At a time of high unemployment and economic pain, it appears that the cocktail of hope and change that powered Obama to the presidency has drained away and that a short era of Democratic political dominance may be closing.
Yet, the polls also suggest that despite their anger at incumbent Democrats, the public has little genuine affection for Republicans, opening possible lines of attack for the White House as it seeks to limit the damage.
A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows Republicans have a yawning 49 percent to 40 percent advantage among likely voters, which would probably be enough for them to grab back control of the House of Representatives.
All 435 House seats are up for grabs along with 37 of the 100 Senate seats in the November 2 election.
Several key analysts believe Republicans are in reach of winning the 39 seats they need to capture the House but are less likely to snatch the Senate.
Should Republicans win or capture both chambers, they could spell the end of Obama's sweeping reform agenda and usher in a period of tense divided government.
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They all deserve to be flushed down the commode with him. They voted for his radical agenda knowing the American people were against it.
Some 2/3 of the Senate seats up for election in '12 are dems. That presents a great opportunity IF the GOP can nominate a candidate with coattails.
True, and the Republicans currently in congress have voted against the Obama agenda since he took office.
bttt
“It ain’t over until it’s over.”
“Should Republicans win or capture both chambers, they could spell the end of Obama’s sweeping reform agenda and usher in a period of tense divided government.”
Just what does that idiot think we have had for the last 20 months? Only difference is 0 destroys the Constitution and attacks citizens.
Yes, they certainly are delusional.
Gordon Gekko:
“Gridlock is good.”
No matter how many they lose, they’ll say it was less than what was predicted so nothing matters.
Ya wanna bet Nan will retire when she loses the gavel?
“...does she attack him from the left or right?”
Yes!
“...does she attack him from the left or right?”
Yes!
There’s a huge difference.
Roberts & Alito -vs- Sotomayor & Kagan
Sorry to butt in but I just heard Chicago's Mayor Daley just announced he will not stand for re-election. He said "it's time to move on". That's all the details at the moment.
Now back to your regularly scheduled thread....
Leni
And once this happens, when the administration and MSM harps about congressional “obstruction”, we have to embrace it and own it:
Obstructing the continuation of the most destructive 2 years in history.
Working to correct the damage.
Obstructing for now because the presidential election is held only every 4 years.
That *pounding* better bring about change from what the RINOs before Barry gave us. Otherwise we’ll be right back where we started.
“...does she attack him from the left or right?”
Yes!
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Given what he did to her in 2008, I suspect she will clobber him in the back of the head with a Louisville Slugger.
ie: If she has them, the private threat made to him to release his long form birth certificate, release of his college applications that reflect he applied as a foreign exchange student and his college GPA’s that reflect poor grades.
The Clintons are not stupid, and they can change into whatever they want voters to believe. With the country trending to the right and rejecting socialist policies of 0bama, there’s no way she’s gonna attack the him from left. She’ll put herself in the center, and defines Palin or other GOP candidate as extreme right.
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