Posted on 07/14/2006 12:48:38 AM PDT by FairOpinion
Republicans are in jeopardy of losing their grip on Congress in November. With less than four months to the midterm elections, the latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that Americans by an almost 3-to-1 margin hold the GOP-controlled Congress in low regard and profess a desire to see Democrats wrest control after a dozen years of Republican rule.
Further complicating the GOP outlook to turn things around is a solid percentage of liberals, moderates and even conservatives who say they'll vote Democratic.
The election ultimately will be decided in 435 House districts and 33 Senate contests.
But a Democratic takeover of either the House or Senate would be disastrous for the president, leaving both his agenda for the last two years in office and the chairmanship of investigative committees in the hands of the opposition party. To seize control of Congress, the Democrats must displace 15 Republicans from House seats and six Republicans from the Senate.
The AP-Ipsos survey asked 789 registered voters if the election for the House were held today, would they vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in their district. Democrats were favored 51 percent to 40 percent.
Not surprisingly, 81 percent of self-described liberals said they would vote for the Democrat. Among moderates, though, 56 percent backed a Democrat in their district and almost a quarter of conservatives _ 24 percent _ said they will vote Democratic.
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You should be asking "What's the matter with the Republican Party?"
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And you think the DEMS will help on your issues?
Do you believe in cutting off your nose to spite your face?
IRANIRANIRAN
> Are you saying it's better to have more Dems in Congress, because that reduces "pork"?
It's the DEMS who are the ones who push useless spending.
The choice is Dems or Republicans. <
I think he's saying it really doesn't matter that much when it comes to wasteful spending.
It makes no damn difference. Although if you review spending, the Democrats look thrifty compared to our GOP led Congress.
They want everyone to believe that everyone else believes the Democrats are better in order to create a peer pressure to vote Democrat.
-PJ
exxcuse me, I have to go make some minor adjustments to the Diebold machines.......heeheehee..tippytippy toetoe....
"They want everyone to believe that everyone else believes the Democrats are better in order to create a peer pressure to vote Democrat."
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You may have hit the nail on the head.
I still think we have our work very cut out for us.
And, that we CANNOT AFFORD AS A NATION, FOR THE DIMRATS TO REGAIN POWER IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM.
REGARDLESS OF WHO'S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
"I still think we have our work very cut out for us. "
THAT is exactly the message we need to take away.
We must not be complacent, we need to work and get out the vote to keep a Republican Congress. Let's focus on 2006 first -- that election is a few months away.
Much agree.
Thanks, Mod. Didn't realize the first one had posted thru a hicup in the system. Sorry.
It appears to me that Ipsos is out trying to influence public opinion some more.
From their mission statement:
Welcome to Ipsos
Welcome to Ipsos, a company of inquiring minds and passionate people giving a voice and shape to the thoughts of millions of individuals around the world.
We explore, probe and challenge conventional wisdom. We assess market potential and interpret market trends. We test products and advertising, and help our clients build long-term relationships with customers. We study audiences and their responses to various media. We measure public opinion around the globe.
We are an independent company whose sole focus is survey-based market research. Research rooted in reality.
I have my doubts as to a French marketing company being presented as a legitimate pollster.
Polls? Don't talk to me about polls. Polls are for strippers.
Republicans will turn out and vote. DemonRATS will stay home and wait for Free Stuff to happen.
The "Student Vote" will, as usual, fail to materialize.
Well, that settles it then. Dems are so far ahead that they don't even have to bother to campaign. Just stay drunk until November, my Dem friends!
"almost a quarter of conservatives _ 24 percent _ said they will vote Democratic."
That must be the people on FreeRepublic who openly campaign for Democrats.
You are 100% correct. The left has been using the biased polling they commission as a campaign tool for years.
What about him?
His rating put him in Olympia Snowe territory and would you be eager to run out and vote for her cheering all the way?
It is a matter of what background you put them against. Put Zell against other Dims and he looks good, put Snowe against other Republicans and she looks bad. You put them together and it's hard to tell the difference.
A friend of mine works in this field.
She says to not believe any poll regardless of the outcome.
She says that the polling works something like this.
The polling company contracts with a party to run the poll and asks what type of outcome they want. They then poll people at random and keep polling until they get the results the client wants.
For instance, in this poll it states that the percentage is based on the answers of 1,000 individuals. What they do not tell you is that they actually polled 3-4000 people and used the responses from the 1000 people needed to come up with the result they wanted.
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