Posted on 04/27/2006 3:17:35 PM PDT by VU4G10
A new poll from Rasmussen Reports has some bad news for Republicans—well, almost all Republicans. If you’re Rep. Tom Tancredo (R.-Colo.), the news couldn’t be better.
While a generic Republican candidate trails a generic Democrat by 12 percentage points, according to the poll, a third-party candidate who runs on a get-tough-on-immigration platform not only beats the Republican, but also actually runs even with the Democrat. Here’s an excerpt:
The survey also asked respondents how they would vote if "a third party candidate ran in 2008 and promised to build a barrier along the Mexican border and make enforcement of immigration law his top priority."
With that option, support fell sharply for both major parties. The Democrats still come out on top with support from 31% of Americans. The third party candidate moved into a virtual tie at 30% while the GOP fell to 21%.
If anyone fits Rasmussen’s description it’s Tancredo, who has made a very public name for himself as the anti-illegal-immigration crusader in Congress. And having spent time in both Iowa and New Hampshire beginning last year, he’s posited himself to be the candidate who could play spoiler.
Coming back to reality for just one moment, I should note the rest of the Rasmussen commentary about the poll numbers:
This result probably reflects unhappiness with both parties on the immigration issue rather than a true opportunity for a third party. Historically, issues that drive third party candidates get co-opted by one of the major parties as they demonstrate popular appeal. Most Americans favor a barrier along the border and enforcement of existing law prior to other reforms.
With the immigration issue candidate as an option, 36% of conservative voters opt for the Republican candidate while 35% take the third party option. Among political moderates, 34% pick the Democrat while 32% prefer the third party option.
I’d recommend reading the full Rasmussen summary as well as my post last night about the new Diageo/Hotline poll on Democrats.
So we've stumbled onto the Hillary Victory strategy of sending the Right into a Chasing-their-Tails Defeat. Most of the deeper thinkers have been warning about this for some time now.
Are you a professional comedian or just a wanna-be?
Oh wait. You said U.S. cities, didn't you. Nevermind. There aren't any cities in NJ that qualify for that label.
After living in VT for three years I don't think any city in New England qualifies.
Ok, so you cite an article from someone who spends their free time dividing the base.
You're right. I also would say that if Mr Tancredo is as popular as many think, then I would think he could start to get some followers elected in the congress, and all would work out fine eventually.
I hope he does too. I'm thinking the only way to get the Republican Party to actually consider running Tancredo for President is if they get demolished at the voters box in November.
We can expect scum demonrats to be pro-illegal, but when the Party of Principle, loses it's principles, there is no excuse for them to be around. We don't need two liberal parties.
Come on, surely someone can save the hot dogs:)
That poll has been left up by the PTB for longer than any FR poll I recall since the poll thingie started.
and it hasn't changed.
60% of FReepers are so disgusted with GOP sissies that they would prefer a thrid party....that is pretty bad.
I myself would prefer to change what the GOP has to offer if there is a chance and pray to God they just do nothing on amnesty till after 08
From reliable sources, yeah. But not from CBS.
Oh, my! "Brown Shirts conservatives"? You mean like....Nazis---those guys with the "Brown Shirts"? You're calling people concerned about our out-of-control border and illegal immigration NAZIS???
What a plan to get out the base in November! "Come on, you Schweinehunde Nazis, turn out for the Republicans who only just voted to give tens of millions of illegals legal residence, work and citizenship, or consider yourself 'racists'!!" Yeah, that's just gotta work. And if it doesn't, you can always blame folks like me, hunh, Howlin?
Enjoy your "power" while you have it; once the liberals are back in office, you'll be irrelevant till the end of time.
That'll be then. Question is, what is your relevance now if you choose to ignore the base's concern about illegal immigration? Hmmm?
On Catalina Island there's a golf cart with a "Tancredo for President" bumper sticker. He's rather popular solely because he wants our borders to be borders.
Watch what happens in the next two years. Congress may capitulate to the aliens and REALLY make the "mericans angry
Or Dalton, Georgia. I'd say it's self preservation. Those who don't are the insane.
You are right. Some people just can't see past their nose.
Howlin is now on record as believing CBS polls!
"It's the one and ONLY issue of Tancredo and his followers, who themselves are single-issue voters."
Is that not better than zero issues voters who look for the "R" label?
You're now on record as being a vacuous poster.
Any "American" who votes for a communist democrat is not an American in my opinion, rather a communist seeking to make this the Soviet States of Amerika.
And any "American" who supports any politician who advocates legal residence, employment and citizenship for tens of millions of criminal aliens; who attacks patriotic Americans against the illegal immigrant invasion as "Brownshirts," "Nazis," "racists"; who dismisses their concerns over the illegal immigrant invasion as "unimportant," "insanity," "single-issue" or "overwrought"---are not Americans in my opinion---and in the opinion of more and more patriotic American citizens if you bothered to read the article at the head of this thread---but traitors seeking to extinguish this country, as well as its system of government and way of life, and hand its people, its territory, and its wealth over to globalist corporations.
Are you with me? Are you with your fellow Americans? Or are you with the traitors and their illegal alien allies?
Zero issue voters? What the hell kind of dopey statement is that?
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