Okay, for a while there, I got really sick of politics. I almost got to the point where I hated it, but then I realized "Hey, the Republicans are screwed in the midterms"; thus, I am back here. I'm going to try to breathe new life into this place (maybe a new template would be nice), but for right now, I've got some new poll numbers (these I got off of MSNBC this morning.)
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Okay, in a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll,
On the subject of Iraq,
Now - 68% are feeling less optimistic about Iraq
Now - 20% are felling more optimistic about Iraq
June - 44% are feeling less optimistic about Iraq
June - 45% are felling more optimistic about Iraq
On the subject of the president's approval rating:
38% approve of the president's overall job. That's down three points from the last poll.
On the subject of who Americans would like in power:
52% - Democrats, 37% - Republicans -- That's the widest gap ever measured on this poll.
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Okay, over on CNN, they had a few other numbers:
Is Congress out of touch with Americans?
Now - 74% say YES!
1994 - 75% said YES!
In 1994, the Democrats lost control of Congress to Republicans.
Does big business have too much influence over the Bush Administration?
79% - Yes, 19% - No
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Denny Hastert: remember to leave the keys to the speaker's office on the counter, so the Democrats can pick them up afterwards.
I'm not sure how many seats Democrats will pick up, but I know it'll be enough. Remember to vote this November.
-Adam
3 comments:
Man, if only polls were elections. Seriously. These assholes are way too good at winning elections when the early numbers don't support them.
A couple of thoughts: One, all incumbents should be thrown out of office at each election. Two, we need a grassroots third-party that embraces traditional American values. Three, from here on out, the real political and election issue is national security, given the fact that we are up against 200 million fanatics who value death (theirs and ours!) more than they value life.
Brad,
If early polls were the elections, then congratulations, we have Congress.
n. pike:
I have a few thoughts on why third-parties haven't quite got a firm grasp on the elections. I'll think about posting that.
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