Posted on 10/03/2023 10:23:01 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
While most politicians, media outlets, talking heads, and political pundits eagerly jump all over the latest poll results about whatever or whomever, most polls are simply snapshots in time (popularity contests, as it were), while some polls lay bare deep-seated trends, good or bad, depending on one's views.
The results of a new poll from Gallup reveal a perfect example of the latter.
After more than 32 months of Joe Biden's presidency — arguably the worst presidency in at least modern history — likely voters across the board continue to reject Biden's policies, and the objectives of a Democrat Party that bears little resemblance, if any, to moderate Democrat lawmakers of the past.
According to Gallup, while the Democrat Party and Republican Party are equally disliked by a majority of Americans, voters strongly believe the GOP is more likely to better safeguard the U.S. economy, national security, and generically, the country's “most important problem."
On the question of which party is better able to handle the most important issue, Gallup said:
The recent poll ... finds the Republican Party leading the Democrats as the party more Americans choose as better able to handle whatever problem they name as the most important facing the country. Forty-four percent say the Republican Party is better, while 36% name the Democratic Party and the rest say the parties are the same or have no preference. This is at a time when the economy, government/poor leadership, and immigration lead Americans’ open-ended responses when asked to name the most important problem facing the country.
The poll found that more than eight in 10 Americans disapprove of the job the politically divided Congress is doing — which historically isn't exactly "Breaking News" — but nearly six in 10 disapprove of Biden's job performance, and nearly three-quarters are pessimistic about the direction of the Biden economy.
In addition:
The Republicans’ 14-point lead, with respect to ensuring that the country remains prosperous, is up from a 10-point margin in 2022 — and the widest margin since 1991.
Additionally, Americans overwhelmingly believe — by a 22-percent margin — that the GOP is more likely to protect the country from foreign military threats and international terrorism.
Is there any doubt? Particularly with respect to the threat of international terrorism, given the Biden Border Crisis and the ever-increasing number of illegal border-crossers from around the world.
As I analyzed the results of the poll, I thought about the golden opportunity for the GOP, seemingly there for the taking, as Joe Biden and Democrats continue their damnedest to all but hand the 2024 general election to the Republicans on a silver platter.
If there's ever been a better time for the Republican Party to avoid snatching defeat from the jaws of victory than in 2024, I'm unaware of when it was — so let's don't screw it up.
dems don’t need your stinking votes. they have your ballots.
dem policies suck but the other guys are nazis
I hope these voters are not watching what’s going on in the Pubbie House right now. Unfotunately, I’m sure the MSM will make it their next biggest story after Trump’s legal battles.
I've not been polled in 35 yrs.
Does it matter? Who’s in charge no and who has the upper hand? Do you expect an election to change it?
“Yes. I sincerely believe things were much better with Trump than Biden.”
DITTO!
Good news, but the trick will be to get voters to overlook Trump’s mouth and vote the issues rather than the man. Hope it works — or we could be toast.
“Does it matter? Who’s in charge no and who has the upper hand? Do you expect an election to change it?”
Yep, particularly if Trump can have a CONSERVATIVE working majority in Congress, something he was denied in his first term.
Want in one hand, ballot harvest in the other.
See which one gets full first...
“Does it matter? Who’s in charge no and who has the upper hand? Do you expect an election to change it?”
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It sure has for gun rights - the guy on top nominates ALL federal judges and Justices. If for no other reason than that (and immigration, and not starting wars with nuclear superpowers, and our energy policy, and getting rid of regulations to allow the economy to actually work), I am 109% in Trump’s corner.
YES, it matters!
What was the roll call on the CR that had 8 % cuts?
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