Poll: Republicans in Congress at risk (The establishment is destroying the party)

The Hill ^ | January 13th

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

Democrats have taken the lead in a generic congressional ballot for the first time since being washed out of office by Republicans in the 2010 election, according to a Democracy Corps survey released Friday.

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Fifty-three percent said they were increasingly displeased with Republicans in Congress, and the same amount said they were turned off by the increasingly contentious GOP presidential primary.

[MSF BU]

I’d don’t think Reid would have defeated a guy like Laxalt. Angle was a ditz, certainly a poor debater, or that was my impression the few times I saw her. My point is however that the GOP needs to do better recruitment.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"If Romney wins, we will get two more Souters Earl Warrens."

[Prokopton]

The GOP House MUST start the year by doing what they should have done months ago: REMOVE JOHN BOEHNER.

The Crybaby has to be a Democrat plant. No one could work as hard as he does to promote the Obama agenda who is not a Rat.

[elpadre]

The Conservatives (me included) have been so wrapped up in the primary season and this Romnyphobia, that we have been letting down the conservative Congress people. They have been doing a good job and not being recognized by us or anyone else. We have let this 8% Congressional approval rate apply to our people by just accepting it for the overall Congress and gloating. But the conservatives in Congress are being painted with the same brush. We must get behind them. The Senate files away and hides their work, but we are not broadcasting their good work. Shame!!!

[vmivol00]

No shocker. When they cram a socialist light candidate (Romney) down your throat...you tend to give up on that party.

Clearly the party of stupid needs another 4 more years of Zero. Pushing the candidate whose socialistic healthcare plan served as the baseline for Obamacare tells me the GOP doesn’t get it yet. Maybe 4 more years will help to run out the idiots in charge.

[Antoninus]

A Romney candidacy will depress the base and place the House in jeopardy.

That's it in a nutshell. Romney as the nominee will lead to disaster for conservatives---Unless a strong, 3rd party conservative emerges....

[Antoninus]

Clearly the party of stupid needs another 4 more years of Zero. Pushing the candidate whose socialistic healthcare plan served as the baseline for Obamacare tells me the GOP doesn’t get it yet. Maybe 4 more years will help to run out the idiots in charge.

I would argue that if the Stupid Party establishment can't get Romney, they'll be happy with another 4 years of Obama. Anything but an actual conservative. That's what's going on here.

[elpadre]

“..GOP needs to do better recruitment.”

I do agree with the statement, however as I said in another post, we are not supporting the good crop of freshmen conservatives we have. We put them in office and forget them. They need a booster club and FR ought to be it!

[Cato in PA]

The “conservatives” in the House? What, you mean the ones like Allen West who talk tough but let Crybaby Boehner push them around? It’s nice of you to try to bring some positivity into this thread, but I just don’t buy it.

The GOP establishment in the House is doing what it does best: killing America at a slightly slower rate and calling it “progress.”

Fun fact: most conservatives recognize the fallacy of “spending cuts” that just decrease the rate of increase, but they’ll turn around and vote for a socialist who will do the very same.

[Iron Munro]

The two year long campaign season is taking a toll.

[Twotone]

“This is why I am thankful that I am retired and able to live far away.”

I’ve promised my sweetie that if Obama is re-elected, I’ll go ex-pat with him. Any recommendations? :-)

[AlexW]

“I’ve promised my sweetie that if Obama is re-elected, I’ll go ex-pat with him. Any recommendations? :-)”
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[FastCoyote]

[This is what we get for thinking we could cross the republicans, they’re going to nuke some of our great conservative congress people too. ]

I believe you are right. I have resisted the calls for a third party in the past, but I am right on the edge now. I don’t think the GOP realizes what it has done this time pushing Romney down our throats.

[Psalm 144]

If they run Romney they will likely lose the House again. Not like the House is worth a damn under Boehner anyway.

[vicar7]

Great well written and thought out post and I could not agree more. However finding the spokesman for delivering that message is a real pain in the butt. I know who could have done it but she chose not to run and I can live with that decision as long Hope And Change 2.0 rule the next cycle.

[SaraJohnson]

They do not mind being the minority socialist party negotiating with the other socialist party. Conservatives just make things hard.

[backwoods-engineer]

Poll: Republicans in Congress at risk

Like I've been saying for a long time: a) there is little difference between the two parties in terms of freedom vs. statism, and b) there is no political solution to the problems America has.

[Smnz]

So just WHO THE HELL is this “REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT”?? Everyone seems to blame the “establishment” for all of this crap that’s destroying the Party. WHO are they? NAME THEM!! As long as there are individuals that hind behind this anonymous “establishment”, they’re safe from being held accountable. NAME THEM!!

[ncalburt]

It’s a Soros push poll !
It figured the left Hill is pushing
Dem Soros push poll
Scam .

[Smnz]

Typo -
As long as there are individuals that HIDE behind this anonymous “establishment”, they’re safe from being held accountable. NAME THEM!!