Rasmussen: Scandals Could Drag Down Obama, Democrats In 2014 (Public Opinion in Favor of GOP)

Newsmax ^ | Thursday, 30 May 2013 01:45 PM | Lisa Barron

[drewh]

Scott Rasmussen, founder and president of Rasmussen Reports, says there are signs the trio of scandals surrounding the Obama administration could cause more serious problems for the president and the Democratic Party if they persist.

Discussing how the scandals might help Republicans in the 2014 midterm elections, Rasmussen said public opinion is now "marginally in favor" of the GOP.

In the last five weeks Republicans have been ahead on the generic congressional ballots twice; Democrats, three times. We saw that same kind of balance going back and forth in April and May of 2009 and then gradually the Republican wave began to build," he said.

"So we'll be watching over this summer. If the scandals pick up and the generic ballot begins to move in the Republican direction, you'll see definitely that's going to help."

On top of the scandals, Republicans might also be able to capitalize on the rollout of Obamacare, according to Rasmussen. "It's likely to run into some administration hurdles, some bureaucratic issues, but it's also running into the fact that it has never become popular, and that's going to be a pretty healthy drag on Democrats."

He continued, "When we look at a question of, say, who do you trust more on the issue of ethics and corruption, it used to be Democrats had a big edge on the issue, but now with the scandals and controversy, the Republicans have a slight advantage; there's been a 10-point swing on that."

As for the targeting of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status, Rasmussen said, "Fifty-seven percent believe that the IRS really did target people and they don't buy the notion that it was some low-level people at the Cincinnati office. Sixty-five percent believe the decisions came from Washington at either the IRS headquarters or the White House."

[Victoria Delsoul]

Last election the polls said Obama would win handily. What is your point?

Trying to get some favorable publicity with those who didn’t vote for Obama?

[entropy12]

I saw on today on TeeVee (I think BOR) the reporter was asking people in the street if they were for Obamacare.
Those who said yes were asked how it works, and no one
knew any details! One guy was told he must get health
insurance else he will have to pay $2000 fine and he said
he has no money for any of that. The low information voters
should be banned from voting. But I know that won’t happen.

[entropy12]

Amnesty voting is 11 years away at the minimum. The country
will be finished long before that if Pelosi becomes speaker
in 2014.

The real amnesty is the current situation with illegals.

[Right Wing Assault]

The saddest thing about the headline is “Could.”